Subject: Okanagan Valley (BC) Rare Bird Alert - Nov 7 update
Date: Nov 7 21:54:30 2003
From: Chris Charlesworth - c_charlesworth23 at hotmail.com


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


Sightings for Friday, November 7 - 10:00 PM update.


The Featured Birds Include:

PACIFIC LOON (Vaseux & Osoyoos)
EURASIAN WIGEON (Vaseux)
SURF SCOTER (Osoyoos)
ICELAND GULL (possible in Penticton)


Other birds mentioned include:

Western Bluebird
Lewis's Woodpecker
Killdeer
Chukar
Eared Grebe
SNOW BUNTING
Lapland Longspur
Mew Gull
Tundra Swan
Yellow-rumped Warbler
DUNLIN


Sightings for November 7

A possible first winter ICELAND GULL was found with a large number of
assorted gulls on the Okanagan Lake waterfront in Penticton (CC,SG). The
bird was on the beach in front of the big peach. This is one of those birds
that may not be seperable from a pale first year Thayer's Gull.

Seen from the pull-out on Hwy 97, at the S. end of Vaseux Lake were 2 imm.
PACIFIC LOONS (CC,SG). The adult PACIFIC LOON in breeding plumage continues
N. of Osoyoos, on the E. dyke of the Okanagan River, S. of Road 22 (CC,SG).
Seen at this location on Nov 6 was a male SURF SCOTER (LH,GH).

Seen from the blind at the end of the boardwalk at Vaseux Lake was the male
EURASIAN WIGEON. The bird was with a flock of AMERICAN WIGEON (CC,SG). On
the sandbar at the N. end of Vaseux Lk were 3 KILLDEER (CC,SG). Observed
from the Vaseux Lake Campground was an EARED GREBE (CC,SG).

Along May St. in the Trout Ck area of Summerland, the wintering LEWIS'S
WOODPECKER was seen, while another was found along Black Sage Road, between
Oliver and Osoyoos (CC,SG). Also along Black Sage Road were 12 WESTERN
BLUEBIRDS (CC,SG).

At Elkink Ranch, along Hwy 3, W. of Osoyoos, were about 10 CHUKAR (CC,SG).


Sightings for November 6

At Rotary Marshes, in Kelowna, 12 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen near the tip of
the small jetty (BC). Also there was a LAPLAND LONGSPUR (HV,BC).

At the foot of Cedar Ave, in Kelowna, 27 TUNDRA SWANS were reported, while 2
second yr. MEW GULLS were at Sutherland Park (BC).


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).


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Observer Initials: CC - Chris Charlesworth; BC - Bill Cutfield; SG - Susan
Goods; GH - Gaye Horn; LH - Lee Horn.

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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