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


Sightings for Saturday, November 15 - 9:00 PM update.


The Featured Birds Include:

SNOW GOOSE (Kelowna)
EARED GREBE (Kelowna)
SANDHILL CRANE (Vernon)


Other birds mentioned include:

Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Horned Grebe
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
California Gull
Thayer's Gull
PACIFIC LOON
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER
SWAMP SPARROW
Mew Gull
Long-billed Dowitcher
DUNLIN
GLAUCOUS GULL
ICELAND GULL
SNOW BUNTING
Lapland Longspur
AMERICAN TREE SPARROW


Sightings for November 15

A SNOW GOOSE was seen in fields on the S. side of Mission Ck along Spiers
Road in Kelowna (DA).

At Rotary Marshes in downtown Kelowna, an EARED GREBE was with HORNED GREBES
(CC).

At the Kelowna Landfill large numbers of CALIFORNIA, RING-BILLED, HERRING
and GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULLS were seen along with 5 ad. THAYER'S GULLS (CC).

A late RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET was associating with BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES in
the willows, just W. of Munson's Pond, in Kelowna (CC).

In Vernon, a SANDHILL CRANE was in fields on the N. side of Hwy 97 in Vernon
at the N. end of Swan Lake (BC).

Sightings for November 11

In Kelowna, a PACIFIC LOON and an EARED GREBE were at the yacht club, which
can be viewed from the pay parking lot at the foot of Queensway Ave (CC,DW).

An adult MEW GULL was in Mud Bay, at the foot of Francis Ave in Kelowna
(CC,DW).

Along the Salmon Arm Foreshore was a SWAMP SPARROW, a SNOW BUNTING and a
DUNLIN (DC).

At the S. end of Swan Lake in Vernon, 2 female RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS were
with large numbers of COMMON MERGANSERS and a late LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER was
at Kin Beach in Okanagan Landing (DC).


Sightings for November 9

On Kelowna's Westside, a CANYON WREN was discovered in a backyard at 2800
Lakeridge Dr. in Lakeview Heights (EF).

The possible first winter ICELAND GULL was again seen on Okanagan Lake in
Penticton in front of the big peach (MG). Also there was a first year
GLAUCOUS GULL (MG).

At Rotary Marshes in Kelowna, 3 SNOW BUNTINGS (HV) and the continuing
LAPLAND LONGSPUR were reported on Nov 8 (CC,RT).

At Sutherland Park, in Kelowna's North End, a second year MEW GULL was seen
(HV). Birders should also keep an eye open for a dark backed gull seen there
on the 8th. From the description, Slaty-backed Gull may be a possibility.

Four DUNLIN remain in Mud Bay, at the foot of Francis Ave in Kelowna (HV)
and 2 AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS were discovered in a weedy field along K.L.O Rd
in Kelowna, across from Imaculata High School (HV).


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Observer Initials: CC - Chris Charlesworth; MG - Mark Gardiner; HV - Hank
Vanderpol; RT - Ryan Tomlinson; EF - Elke Fischer; DC - Don Cecile; DW - Don
Wilson; DA - Doug Arthur; BC - Bill Cutfield.

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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