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


Sightings for Sunday, July 27 - 7:00 PM update

**RARE BIRD ALERT for possible WHITE-TAILED KITE (Fintry)

The Featured Birds Include:

CLARK'S GREBE (Salmon Arm)
PEREGRINE FALCON (Salmon Arm)

Other birds mentioned:

Semipalmated Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Killdeer
Wilson's Phalarope
Long-billed Dowitcher
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
Bonaparte's Gull
Rock Wren
Wilson's Snipe


Sightings for July 27

A bird fitting the description of a WHITE-TAILED KITE was studied at lenght,
this afternoon, along Westside Road, which connects Kelowna and Veron on the
W. side of Okanagan Lake, approx. 6 km N. of Fintry (BH). The bird was
approached while perched and studied, before it flew south. The fields on
the Fintry delta should be checked for this bird.

In Salmon Arm, the adult CLARK'S GREBE could easily be seen from the Salmon
Arm Pier on the 24th (HV). A PEREGRINE FALCON was seen at the dog park at
the foot of Narcisse Road in Salmon Arm on the 24th (HV).


Sightings for July 24

Rawlings Lake, E. of Lumby, continues to have a few shorebirds. Present
today were 2 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 6 LEAST
SANDPIPERS, a PECTORAL SANDPIPER, 2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 3 LESSER YELLOWLEGS,
2 WILSON'S PHALAROPES, numerous KILLDEER and a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
(CC,CS,BC). From Vernon, head E. on Hwy 6 and proceed a few km past the town
of Lumby. Turn left on Rawlings Lake Road and the lake will be encountered a
short distance down the road.


Sightings for July 20

In Salmon Arm, an adult CLARK'S GREBE was seen off Christmas Island
(CC,CoC). The bird was paired with a WESTERN GREBE and the couple had one
chick. Also seen from Christmas Island was an adult BONAPARTE'S GULL
(CC,CoC).

Shorebirds seen on the pond from the dog park at the foot of Narcisse Rd in
Salmon Arm included 7 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, a LESSER YELLOWLEGS, a LEAST
SANDPIPER, 4 WILSON'S SNIPE and numerous KILLDEER (CC,CoC).

An adult male WHITE-WINGED SCOTER heading into eclipse plumage was on Rose's
Pond on the Vernon Commonage (CC,CoC).

Two adult ROCK WRENS with 3 fledglings were seen along the Old Okanagan Hwy,
S. of Vernon (CC,CoC).


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Observer Initials: CC - Chris Charlesworth; CoC - Connor Charlesworth; BC -
Bill Cutfield; CS - Chris Siddle; HV - Hank Vanderpol; BH - Bruce Harvey.


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
TOURS at AVOCETTOURS.COM

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