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


Sightings for Wednesday, June 18 - 8:00 PM update


The Featured Birds Include:

BARRED OWL (Winfield)
WESTERN SCREECH-OWL (Kelowna)
FLAMMULATED OWL (Vaseux)
GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE (Kelowna)


Other birds mentioned:

Common Poorwill
Rock Wren
Hooded Merganser
Eared Grebe
American Avocet
American White Pelican
GREAT EGRET
Clay-colored Sparrow
Least Flycatcher
Yellow-breasted Chat


Sightings for June 18

The BARRED OWL was heard just beyond the km 10 cattleguard on Beaver Lk
Road, E. of Winfield (CC,JJ,RA).

A WESTERN SCREECH-OWL was seen in the woods at the bridge over K.L.O Ck on
McCulloch Road, in Kelowna (CC).

At Scandia Golf & Games, the male GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE was again seen
(CC,JJ,RA).

At Robert Lake, in Kelowna, there was a single AMERICAN AVOCET (CC,JJ,RA).

S. of Vernon, a ROCK WREN was seen at the large pull-out on the Old Okanagan
Highway (PB).

COMMON POORWILLS and FLAMMULATED OWLS were heard along Irrigation Ck Road,
E. of Vaseux Lake on the night of the 17th (JJ).

On June 16, three EARED GREBES and a male HOODED MERGANSER were on Bubna
Slough, which is the southernmost of the ponds encountered, N. of the
Kelowna Dump along Glenmore Road (CC).


Sightings for June 14

A GREAT EGRET was found along the E. dyke S. of Road 22 (JL). The bird was
perched in a dead tree along one of the oxbows.

At km 4 on McCulloch Road, SE. of Kelowna, a pair of CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS
were found and nesting was confirmed (CC,CS). A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was
also heard singing along Beaver Lake Road, at km 4.5 on June 13 (CC).

15 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were seen flying over the west side of Penticton
on June 13 (JG).

On June 12 a singing male LEAST FLYCATCHER was in a clump of willows along
Maquinna Road in Kelowna (CC).


Sightings for June 10

A small group of AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were seen on James Grant Island, in
Carr's Landing in the morning (PBo).

The YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT continues along Bailey Road, on the Vernon
Commonage. From Hwy 97, S. of Vernon, drive W. on Bailey Road for approx. .7
km to an area where aspens flank both sides of the road. The brushy hillside
to the W. is where the chat has been seen. Also here was a singing LEAST
FLYCATCHER (CC,RM).

A pair of BARRED OWLS were heard in the woods, just past the cattleguard at
km 10 on Beaver Lake Road, E. of Winfield (CC,RM). Walk down the old roadway
on the right, about 100 meters beyond the cattleguard. The owls responded to
calls a short distance down this old roadway.



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Observer Initials: CC - Chris Charlesworth; CS - Chris Siddle; PG - Phil
Gehlen; PB - Peter Blokker; RM - Richard Mooney; PBo - Penny Bourne; JG -
Jim Ginns; JL - Judy Latta; JJ - Jukka Jantunen; RA - Rob Alvo.


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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