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


Sightings for Monday, September 15 - 10:30 PM update.


The Featured Birds Include:

SABINE'S GULL (Kelowna)
CASPIAN TERN (Summerland)
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN (Summerland)

Other birds mentioned include:

American Pipit
Wilson's Snipe
Long-billed Dowitcher
TENNESSEE WARBLER
CASPIAN TERN
Lapland Longspur
Sanderling
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Clay-colored Sparrow
American Redstart
Horned Lark


Sightings for September 15

A SABINE'S GULL was seen flying S., towards the Maude Roxby Bird Sanctuary,
in Kelowna, from the Floating Bridge (DC).

In Summerland, an AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN was seen at Powell Beach Park on
the 14th (ED) and 2 CASPIAN TERNS were at Kickininee Park, between
Summerland and Penticton on the 13th (ED).

30 AMERICAN PIPITS were near the Johnston-Bentley Swimming Pool in Westbank
on the 13 (DM) and at the S. end of Duck Lake, in Kelowna, on the 13th, was
a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER and a WILSON'S SNIPE (JM).


Sightings for September 11

On the 9th, 2 SANDERLINGS were reported on the mudflats at the S. end of
Duck Lake in Kelowna (RM).

At the Vaseux banding station on the 10th, a TENNESSEE WARBLER was banded
(BL,SO). Seen flying N. along the Okanagan River Channel from the banding
station, were two CASPIAN TERNS (BL,SO).

In Kelowna, a first for the Chichester Bird Sanctuary was a LAPLAND
LONGSPUR. At the E. end of the sanctuary, a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen,
while at the W. end, an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was present (CC).


Sightings for September 8

A first fall TENNESSEE WARBLER was found at the E. pond at the Chichester
Bird Sanctuary in Kelowna (CC). At the W. pond was an AMERICAN REDSTART
(CC).

The turf-farms along Bulman Road, in Kelowna, had 30 HORNED LARKS (CC).

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Observer Initials: CC - Chris Charlesworth; BL - Barry Lancaster; SO -
Steve Ogle; RM - Ross Munro; DM - Dick Munro; ED - Eva Durance; JM - James
Macgregor; DC - Dick Cannings.

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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