This is the Okanagan Valley (BC) Bird Alert (250-491-7738), sponsored by The
Land Conservancy of BC.

Sightings for Tuesday, April 27 - 10:00 PM update.

Featured birds include:

DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT (Kelowna)
BLACK-NECKED STILT (Kelowna)
SNOW GOOSE (Kelowna)
ICELAND GULL (Kelowna)
WARBLING VIREO (Westbank)
WESTERN TANAGER (Kelowna)

Other birds mentioned include:

Cliff Swallow
Least Sandpiper
Nashville Warbler
Vaux's Swift
Orange-crowned Warbler
American Avocet
Thayer's Gull
Williamson's Sapsucker
Mew Gull
Lesser Yellowlegs
Cinnamon Teal

Sightings for April 27

Robert Lake, in Kelowna had three BLACK-NECKED STILTS today, as well as an
imm. SNOW GOOSE (CC,m.ob), which was found on the 26 (EF). Other shorebirds
present included LEAST SANDPIPERS, LESSER and GREATER YELLOWLEGS, KILLDEER
and 2 AMERICAN AVOCETS (CC,m.ob).

Strong winds undoubtedly had a hand in blowing a DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT
into Mud Bay at the Maude Roxby Sanct. in Kelowna (CC). With two second yr.
THAYER'S GULL was a pale first year ICELAND GULL (CC,LR). In the marsh at
Maude Roxby were 2 cooperative SORAS (CC,LR).

In Westbank the first WARBLING VIREO of the spring was noted at Shannon Lake
Park (MF) and the first reported WESTERN TANAGER, a male, was at the N. end
of Duck Lake in Kelowna (JM).

Along the south side of Mission Ck, downstream from the bridge at the
Eco-Centre, good numbers of migrants were noted including NASHVILLE
WARBLERS, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, CLIFF SWALLOWS and VAUX'S SWIFTS (CC).


Sightings for April 25

Two BLACK-NECKED STILTS were found at Robert Lake in Kelowna, in the
afternoon (LR).

At Maude Roxby Sanct. in Kelowna, 3 THAYER'S GULLS and an AMERICAN AVOCET
were present on April 24 (MF).


Sightings for April 22

An adult MEW GULL was seen roosting with other gulls at Mud Bay, Maude Roxby
Sanctuary in Kelowna (BC, MF). Also here were 66 BONAPARTE'S GULLS (MF), an
adult THAYER'S GULL (MF) and 11 CINNAMON TEALS (MF).

At the drying remains of what's left of Alki Lake, at the Kelowna landfill
were 6 AMERICAN AVOCETS and 1 LESSER YELLOWLEGS (BC). From the south
Okanagan near Okanagan Falls were about 4 WILLIAMSON'S SAPSUCKERS at the
traditional location at around kilometre 14 to 15 on the Venner Meadows
forest service road (PB).


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Observer Initials: PB - Peter Blokker; BC - Bill Cutfield; MF - Mike Force;
LR - Lesley Robertson; JM - James McGregor; EF - Elke Fischer.

If you have any questions about Okanagan birding call Dick Cannings, in
Naramata, at (250) 496-4019, Chris Charlesworth in Kelowna (250) 718-0335,
or Phil Gehlen, in Vernon at (250) 542-8053.

Chris Charlesworth
Avocet Tours
725 Richards Road
Kelowna, BC, Canada
V1X 2X5
(250) 718-0335
c_charlesworth at avocettours.com
www.avocettours.com

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