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


Sightings for Monday, November 3 - 9:00 PM update.


The Featured Birds Include:

SNOW BUNTING (Kelowna)


Other birds mentioned include:

DUNLIN
Tundra Swan
EURASIAN WIGEON
PACIFIC LOON
Bohemian Waxwing
American Wigeon
Mew Gull
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Hooded Merganser
Trumpeter Swan
Thayer's Gull
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Northern Harrier
Bonaparte's Gull
Eared Grebe
Canyon Wren
Chukar
White-winged Scoter
Varied Thrush
Yellow-rumped Warbler


Sightings for November 3

Five SNOW BUNTINGS were on the rocks at the end of the small jetty at Rotary
Marsh in Kelowna (HV).

Mud Bay, at the foot of Francis Ave, in Kelowna, had the 5 continuing DUNLIN
and a dozen TUNDRA SWANS (HV).


Sightings for November 2

An imm. male EURASIAN WIGEON, with a flock of AMERICAN WIGEON, was seen by a
few observers from the blind at Vaseux Lake (LN,ED). Also on Vaseux Lake
were both TRUMPETER and TUNDRA SWANS (LN,ED).

PACIFIC LOONS were reported from numerous locations today. An immature was
at Deadman's Lake, N. of Osoyoos (LN,HB), an adult in breeding plumage was
on the river channel at Road 22, N. of Osoyoos (LN) and 2 imm. were at the
Kelowna Yacht Club (RT,CC). Also at the Kelowna Yacht Club was a winter
plumage EARED GREBE (RT,CC).

In the Macintyre Bluff area, between Vaseux Lk and Oliver, the first
BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were reported. A flock of 30 birds were noted (ED). Also
around the bluff were 2 calling CANYON WRENS, a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, a
NORTHERN HARRIER and a CHUKAR (ED).

>From the E. dyke S. of Rd 22, five BONAPARTE'S GULLS and 55 HOODED
MERGANSERS were seen on the large pond (LN).

In Kelowna, 2 ad. THAYER'S GULLS were on the log booms at Sutherland Park
(CC,RT) and a NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL was perched on top of a burnt tree along
Lakeshore Road in Okanagan Mountain Park (CC,RT). An adult MEW GULL and 5
DUNLIN were seen in Mud Bay, in Kelowna, at the foot of Francis Ave (RT).


Sightings for October 31

A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was reported from the S.S Sicamous in Penticton and a
tardy YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was at the rose gardens near the S.S Sicamous
(LN).

On Skaha Lake a small flock of TRUMPETER SWANS were noted (??) and a VARIED
THRUSH was in Okanagan Lake Provincial Park just N. of Summerland (LRo).

Mud Bay, in Kelowna, had 5 DUNLIN today, but no sign of the Black-bellied
and American Golden-plovers (LRo,DW).


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Observer Initials: CC - Chris Charlesworth; LRo - Laurie Rockwell; LN -
Laure Neish; RT- Ryan Tomlinson; ED - Eva Durance; DW - Don Wilson.

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.


CHRIS CHARLESWORTH
AVOCET TOURS
725 RICHARDS ROAD
KELOWNA, BC, CANADA
V1X 2X5
WWW.AVOCETTOURS.COM
C_CHARLESWORTH at AVOCETTOURS.COM

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