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

Sightings for Friday, January 10th - 10:00 PM update.

Featured birds include:

SNOW GOOSE (Kelowna)

Other birds mentioned:

Northern Pintail
Mew Gull
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER
SNOW BUNTING
AMERICAN TREE SPARROW
GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE
Eurasian Collared-Dove
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER
Gray Partridge
Canada Goose
Northern Pygmy-Owl


Sightings for January 10th

The juvenile SNOW GOOSE was located at Edith Gay Park in Rutland, with a
large flock of CANADA GEESE in the morning (CC,DP). For the best viewing
head E. off Rutland Road on Moyer Road. Turn right on Friesen Road and right
again on Edith Gay Road. From the end of the road the fields and the geese
can be viewed.


Sightings for January 9th

A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was found in Waterfront Park in downtown Kelowna
(CC). The bird was in the grove of ornamental trees near the man-made
waterfall.

A male NORTHERN PINTAIL and a first year MEW GULL were at Sutherland Park in
Kelowna's North End (CC).

Another first year MEW GULL and an adult THAYER'S GULL were at the Kelowna
Landfill on Glenmore Road (CC).


Sightings for January 8th

In Kelowna, the male GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE was again seen at the intersection
of Cooper Rd and Hwy 97 (HV).

In the South Okanagan, 2 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS were on Osoyoos Lake, at
Haynes Point, a GOLDEN EAGLE was in the Richter Pass, W. of Osoyoos at the
Elkink Ranch and along Meadowlark Lane, 3 AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS were seen
(JL,DT). Along White Lake Road were 11 GRAY PARTRIDGE and a NORTHERN
PYGMY-OWL (JL,DT).

At the Cawston location in the Similkameen Valley, large numbers of EURASIAN
COLLARED-DOVES, whose origin is still in debate, were present (JL,DT).

A SNOW GOOSE was discovered with CANADA GEESE in a field on the E. side of
Robert Lake in Kelowna, on Jan 7 (HV). The bird was seen flying over
Guishachan Village on the 6th and 7th, presumably to a night roost on
Okanagan Lake (BC).

On Sat. Jan 4th, 25 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen E. of Penticton at the
Nickleplate Cross Country Ski area (TE).


Observers: CC - Chris Charlesworth; HV - Hank Vanderpol; BC - Bill Cutfield;
JL - John Luce; DT - Danny Tyson; TE - Tom Ethier; DP - Darcy Pearson.


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.

Thanks for calling the bird alert and happy birding.

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