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


Sightings for Saturday, August 9 - 9:00 PM update.


Featured Birds Include:



Other birds mentioned include:

Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Fox Sparrow
Boreal Chickadee
Pine Grosbeak
Three-toed Woodpecker
FRANKLIN'S GULL
Black Tern
Red-necked Phalarope
Merlin
Solitary Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Northern Waterthrush
Bonaparte's Gull
CLARK'S GREBE
Semipalmated Plover
White-winged Crossbill


Sightings for August 9

Three CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEES were found along Philpott Road, off Hwy 33,
E. of Kelowna (CC,DW,RT,LL).

Along Big White Road, off Hwy 33, E. of Kelowna, were two THREE-TOED
WOODPECKERS, 3 BOREAL CHICKADEES, a FOX SPARROW and 4 PINE GROSBEAKS
(CC,DW,RT,LL).


Sightings for August 8

An adult basic plumage FRANKLIN'S GULL was with hundreds of other gulls on
the mudflats visible from the dog park at the foot of Narcisse Road in
Salmon Arm (CC,RT,DW,CS). Also there was a SEMIPALMATED PLOVER and 2 juv.
BONAPARTE'S GULLS (CC,CS,DW,RT).

Three BLACK TERNS and the adult CLARK'S GREBE were seen from the pier in
Salmon Arm (CC,CS,DW,RT).

At the E. pond at the Chichester Bird Sanctuary in Kelowna, were two
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES and three SOLITARY SANDPIPERS (CC,RT,DW).

In the South Okanagan, a PECTORAL SANDPIPER and 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were
at Mahoney Lake, on Green Lake Road (LN).

In Penticton, a family of MERLINS were along Lakeshore Road (LN).


Sightings for August 7

High elevation birding was productive at the Sovereign Lake area of Silver
Star Mountain, near Vernon. At least 5 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen,
along with 3 BOREAL CHICKADEES and a THREE-TOED WOODPECKER (CC,GW,m.ob).
Along the gravel road to Sovereign Lake, half a dozen PINE GROSBEAKS were
observed (CC,m.ob).


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Observer Initials: CC - Chris Charlesworth; LN - Laure Neish; CS - Chris
Siddle; GW - Gwynneth Wilson; DW - Don Wilson; RT - Ryan Tomlinson; LL -
Laird Law.


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
Street 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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