This is the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Rare Bird Alert
(250-491-7738).

Sightings for Friday, April 11th - 10:30 PM update

Featured birds include:

PACIFIC LOON (Kelowna)
DUNLIN (Kelowna)

Other birds mentioned:

Greater Yellowlegs
American Avocet
Blue-winged Teal
EURASIAN WIGEON
Osprey
White-throated Swift
Blue-winged Teal
Great Horned Owl
Thayer's Gull
Western Grebe
Lincoln's Sparrow
Cliff Swallow
Sora
Horned Lark
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Savannah Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Northern Shrike


Sightings for April 11

A DUNLIN, a GREATER YELLOWLEGS and 3 AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen at Robert
Lake in Kelowna (HV,JM).

At the Maude Roxby Bird Sanctuary in Kelowna, was a PACIFIC LOON (HV)and a
TUNDRA SWAN (JC).

Three TURKEY VULTURES were at Munson's Pond, off Benvoulin Rd, in Kelowna
(JM).


Sightings for April 10

Two AMERICAN AVOCETS were at Robert Lake in Kelowna (CC,BC). Also seen at
Robert Lk was a DUNLIN (SM).

The male EURASIAN WIGEON continues at Munson's Pond in Kelowna (CC).

At Thomson-Brook Pond, on Gordon Rd, in Kelowna, was a CLIFF SWALLOW and a
LINCOLN'S SPARROW (CC).

5 WHITE-THROATED SWIFTS were seen over Dilworth Mtn, in Kelowna (CC). The
best viewing is from the Kelowna Cemetery.

With various gulls at the Maude Roxby Bird Sanctuary, in Kelowna, was an
adult THAYER'S GULL (CC). A male BLUE-WINGED TEAL was seen along the shore
at Maude Roxby (RT), while offshore were at least 100 WESTERN GREBES (CC).

A pair of GREAT HORNED OWLS were hooting in the daylight at Belgo Pond, in
Kelowna's Rutland area (CC).

The first OSPREYS of the spring were reported on the 9th, with one at
Sutherland Park, in Kelowna (GW), and one at Green Bay in Westbank (EF).


Sightings for April 6

In the marshes N. of Vaseux Lake, a SORA and a singing male YELLOW-HEADED
BLACKBIRD were reported (LN).

Two HORNED LARKS were in a gravel pit, along Hwy 97, S. of OK Falls, just S.
of the Weyerheuser Rd (HB). In Kelowna, a HORNED LARK was at Thomson-Brook
Pond on Gordon Rd (CC). Other birds seen there included 3 NORTHERN
ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS, a SAVANNAH SPARROW, a singing SWAMP SPARROW and 2 ad.
NORTHERN SHRIKES (CC).

The male EURASIAN WIGEON continues at Munson's Pond, in Kelowna (CC).


Observers - CC - Chris Charlesworth; RT - Ryan Tomlinson; LN - Laure Neish;
HB - Howard Braun; EF - Elke Fischer; GW - Gwynneth Wilson; BC - Bill
Cutfield; SM - Sue McGregor; HV - Hank Vanderpol; JC - Janice Casling; JM -
James McGregor.


If you have any questions about Okanagan Valley birding, contact Chris
Charlesworth (250) 718-0335, Dick Cannings at (250) 496-4019, or Phil Gehlen
(250) 542-8053.


This update has been sponsored by the TUMBLEWEED NATURE STORE at 67 Front
St. in Penticton.

Chris Charlesworth
Avocet Tours
725 Richards Road
Kelowna, BC, Canada
V1X 2X5
www.avocettours.com
c_charlesworth at avocettours.com

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