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

Sightings for Thursday, April 24th - 9:30 PM Update

The Featured Birds Include:

MEW GULL (Kelowna)
DUNLIN (Kelowna)
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN (Kelowna)

Other birds mentioned:

Evening Grosbeak
American Avocet
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Hammond's Flycatcher
Wood Duck


Sightings for April 24

An AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was seen from the end of Truswell Road, in
Kelowna, sitting on the sand bar at the mouth of Mission Ck (HV). Another,
or possibly the same bird, was seen soaring over the Kelowna General
Hospital on Pandosy St. later in the day (CC).

At the Maude Roxby Bird Sanctuary in Kelowna, was the first HAMMOND'S
FLYCATCHER, a "Myrtle" race YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER (CC), 19 AMERICAN AVOCETS
and an adult MEW GULL (HV).

A breeding plumage DUNLIN, 19 AMERICAN AVOCETS, a male WOOD DUCK and an
adult GOLDEN EAGLE were reported at Alki Lake, at the Kelowna Dump (HV).

Three EVENING GROSBEAKS were at a feeder along Black Road in Kelowna's
Ellison area (TF).


Observers: CC - Chris Charlesworth; HV - Hank Vanderpol; TF - Trevor Forder.


If you have any questions about Okanagan Valley birding contact Chris
Charlesworth, in Kelowna at (250) 718-0335, Dick Cannings, in Penticton at
(250) 496-4019, or Phil Gehlen, in Vernon, at (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
V1X 2X5 CANADA
WWW.AVOCETTOURS.COM

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