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


Sightings for Sunday, November 30 - 8:00 PM update.


The Featured Birds Include:

PRAIRIE FALCON (Kelowna)
SNOW BUNTING (Kelowna)


Other birds mentioned include:

Mew Gull
Thayer's Gull
Eared Grebe
Rough-legged Hawk
Western Meadowlark
ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD
GYRFALCON


Sightings for November 30

A PRAIRIE FALCON was found, in Kelowna, at the golf range along Old Vernon
Road in the Ellison area (CC,RT,RM). The bird was perched on the poles
supporting the netting for the driving range.

Also in the Ellison area, 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were noted, one at the N. end
of the airport on Old Vernon Rd and another along Old Vernon Rd at Lindley
Road (CC,RT,RM). Also at Old Vernon and Lindley Road were 9 WESTERN
MEADOWLARKS (CC,RT,RM).

At the Rotary Marshes, in downtown Kelowna, a single SNOW BUNTING was
detected while flying overhead, and was then seen (CC,RT,RM).

Sutherland Park, in Kelowna's North End, had an EARED GREBE, an adult MEW
GULL and an adult THAYER'S GULL (CC,RT,RM).


Sightings for November 29

An ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD, most likely a female has been coming to a feeder in
the Upper Mission Area of Kelowna at 680 Drummond Ct (fide CC). The feeder,
which is in the front yard, is visible from the road.

The gray-phase GYRFALCON was again seen today at the Marshall's Feedlot, on
the W. side of Hwy 97 at McCurdy Road in N. Kelowna (CS).


Sightings for November 27

The gray morph GYRFALCON has returned to the Marshall's Feedlot in Kelowna
(TF). The feedlot is along Hwy 97, at McCurdy Road.


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Observer Initials: CC - Chris Charlesworth; RT - Ryan Tomlinson; TF -
Trevor Forder; CS - Chris Siddle; RM - Richard Mooney.

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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