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

Sightings for Sunday, April 27th - 9:00 PM update

The Featured Birds Include:

AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN (Westbank)
SOLITARY SANDPIPER (Oliver)
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER (Kelowna)

Other birds mentioned:

American Avocet
Greater Yellowlegs
Hermit Thrush
Chipping Sparrow
Western Grebe
Least Sandpiper
Vaux's Swift
Eared Grebe
Orange-crowned Warbler
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Sora
Virginia Rail
Sandhill Crane
Long-billed Curlew
Wood Duck
Nashville Warbler
Brown-headed Cowbird
Lesser Yellowlegs
Blue Grouse
Mew Gull
DUNLIN
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN
Evening Grosbeak
Hammond's Flycatcher
Wood Duck


Sightings for April 27

A major push of migrants were noted today throughout the valley, with
significant numbers of RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS
"dripping" from trees (CC,MF). At the Chichester Bird Sanctuary, in Kelowna,
two ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS were seen also (CC).

In Westbank, a single AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was seen near Pebble Beach
Park, on Whitmore Rd, in the Gellatly area (MF).

At Rotary Trails Park, across from the Gellatly Yacht Club, on Gellatly
Road, in Westbank, the first VAUX'S SWIFT, HERMIT THRUSH and CHIPPING
SPARROW were reported (MF).

At Robert Lake, in Kelowna, the first LEAST and SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS as
well as three GREATER YELLOWLEGS and two AMERICAN AVOCETS (CC).

Both VIRGINIA RAILS and SORAS are being heard consistently at night, at the
Fascieux Ck Marsh on Casorso Road in Kelowna (JL).

An EARED GREBE was on Bubna Slough, the southernmost of the Glenmore Ponds,
encountered about 2 km N. of the Kelowna dump on Glenmore Road (CC).

In Oliver, the first SOLITARY SANDPIPER of the spring was reported (BL).

A WESTERN GREBE was seen north of Kelowna on Duck Lake (JM).


Sightings for April 26

In the fields N. of Robert Lake, in Kelowna, was a lone SANDHILL CRANE (RT).
The first LESSER YELLOWLEGS of the season was reported at Robert Lake as
well (RT).

At km 11 on Beaver Lake Road, E. of Winfield, was a BLUE GROUSE (TF).

N. of Osoyoos, a LONG-BILLED CURLEW was seen along Road 22 (BL).

A pair of WOOD DUCKS are being seen along Mill Ck from Brookside Ave, in
Kelowna (DA).

On April 25, numbers of NASHVILLE WARBLERS and BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS were
noted in Okanagan Mountain Park, near Kelowna (CC).


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), 7 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;
DA - Doug Arthur; BL - Barry Lancaster; RT - Ryan Tomlinson; JL - Judy
Latta; MF - Mike Force; JM - James McGregor.


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
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WWW.AVOCETTOURS.COM

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