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

Sightings for Thursday, May 8 - 10:00 PM update

The Featured Birds Include:

GREAT EGRET (Kelowna)
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER (Kelowna)
GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE (Kelowna)

Other birds mentioned:

Wilson's Phalarope
Yellow Warbler
American White Pelican
Bullock's Oriole
Semipalmated Sandpiper
White-winged Scoter
Harlequin Duck
TENNESSEE WARBLER


Sightings for May 8

The GREAT EGRET continues at Acland Pond in Kelowna (CC,MF,HV). To view the
pond turn E. off Hwy 97 onto Edwards Road, S. of the airport. Make a left
onto Acland Road and look for the pond on the E. side of the road behind the
construction site. Please view from the road.

At Robert Lake in Kelowna, there was a SEMIPALMATED PLOVER (HV). On May 7,
the season's first WILSON'S PHALAROPE was seen there (LR).

The male GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE was reported at Scandia Golf and Games, along
Hwy 97, in N. Kelowna (MF).

Along Mission Ck, at the Casorso Road bridge, a male YELLOW WARBLER was
singing (CC).


Sightings for May 7

A GREAT EGRET was found at Acland Pond in N. Kelowna (CJ,CC,TF,BD).

In Summerland, an AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was reported flying over Trout
Creek (SM) and in Okanagan Falls, a male BULLOCK'S ORIOLE was in Okanagan
Falls Campground (PL).

A SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER was on the gravel bar at the mouth of Power's Ck in
Westbank (MF).


Sightings for May 6

Ten male WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were in with a large flock of assorted grebes,
including WESTERN , RED-NECKED and HORNED, off the Maude Roxby Bird
Sanctuary, on Okanagan Lake, in Kelowna (CC). Also there was the fist COMMON
YELLOWTHROAT of the season (CC).

In Westbank, a male HARLEQUIN DUCK was at the mouth of Power's Ck, in
Gellatly Bay (MF). The bird was spooked and flew S.

In a late report for May 4, a male TENNESSEE WARBLER was with a large flock
of migrants at Trout Ck in Summerland (KK).


Observers: CC - Chris Charlesworth; MF - Mike Force; SM - Sharon Mansiere;
CJ - Cathy Jones; TF - Trevor Forder; PL - Pam Laing; Brenda Darchuck; HV -
Hank Vanderpol; LR - Lesley Robertson.


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
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WWW.AVOCETTOURS.COM

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