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


Sightings for Sunday, June 22- midnight update


The Featured Birds Include:

LONG-EARED OWL (Kelowna)
FLAMMULATED OWL (Kelowna)
BARRED OWL (Kelowna)

Other birds mentioned:

White-throated Swift
White-breasted Nuthatch
GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE
CLARK'S GREBE
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
Black Swift
Black Tern
Common Tern
Western Screech-Owl
Common Poorwill
Rock Wren
Hooded Merganser
Eared Grebe
American Avocet


Sightings for June 22

Perfect conditions for owling produced 2 LONG-EARED OWLS, 2 BARRED OWLS and
a FLAMMULATED OWL on the Bald Range, on Kelowna's Westside (CC,AV,DC,m.ob).
Take the Bear Lake Road from Westside Road, and travel approx 11 km. Just
after a switch back take the road that branches off to the right. Stay right
at the intersection encountered soon thereafter. Continue on to a clearing,
with an outhouse, and travel another 500 meters to find the location for the
owls.

In Kelowna, the GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE was seen at Scandia Golf and Games, on
Hwy 97 (AV,DC,m.ob).

A WHITE-THROATED SWIFT was seen along Bailey Road, on the Vernon Commonage
(CC,CE,m.ob). Also on the Commonage, 2 WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCHES were just
W. of Thomson Lake, on Commonage Road (CC,CE,m.ob).


Sightings for June 21

An adult GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was feeding in the flooded field
immediately N. of Otter Lake, N. of Vernon (CS,CC,RT).

Brought down by rainy weather, at least 100 BLACK SWIFTS were seen at Swan
Lake, in Vernon (CC,CS,RT).

At Christmas Island, on the Salmon Arm Foreshore, a CLARK'S GREBE was seen
at close range (RT,CS,CC).

Seen from the dog park at the foot of Narcisse Road, on the Salmon Arm
Foreshore, were 3 COMMON TERNS and a BLACK TERNS (CC,RT,CS).


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).



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Observer Initials: CC - Chris Charlesworth; CS - Chris Siddle; JJ - Jukka
Jantunen; RA - Rob Alvo; PB - Peter Blokker; RT - Ryan Tomlinson; AV -
Arnoud Vandenberg; DC - David Cottridge; CE - Candis Eikerman.


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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