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

Sightings for Sunday, August 15 - 9:00 PM update

Featured Birds include:

STILT SANDPIPER (Kelowna & Salmon Arm)
FRANKLIN'S GULL (Salmon Arm)
ALDER FLYCATCHER (Salmon Arm)

Other birds mentioned include:

Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Common Tern
Solitary Sandpiper
Red-necked Phalarope
American White Pelican
CLARK'S GREBE
Mew Gull
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT
Virginia Rail
Long-billed Dowitcher


Sightings for August 15

Large numbers of birds continue to gather on the mudflats visible from the
Nature Park at the foot of Narcisse Road in Salmon Arm. Today, amongst
thousands of shorebirds were 9 STILT SANDPIPERS and over 100 RED-NECKED
PHALAROPES (CC,RT). At least 4 juv. FRANKLIN'S GULLS and 2 AMERICAN WHITE
PELICANS continue amongst large number of RING-BILLED GULLS (CC,RT). Migrant
songbirds found in the Nature Park included a PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER and a
CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD (CC,RT).

Along the trail to Christmas Island in Salmon Arm, the summering ALDER
FLYCATCHER was again located near the outhouse (CC,RT). At Christmas Island,
a whopping 15 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS were feeding in pools close to the foot
path. An adult CLARK'S GREBE was found on the lake off the SW. end of the
island and flying far offshore was an adult COMMON TERN (CC,RT).

At Robert Lake in Kelowna, shorebird numbers are dwindling due to falling
water levels, however 2 juv. STILT SANDPIPERS were present in the evening
(CC).


Sightings for August 13

An imm. DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT was found at the N. end Vaseux Lake (BL).

In Kelowna, an adult MEW GULL has returned to the MacDonald's parking lot at
Hwy 33 and Hollywood Road (CC).

Fourteen species of shorebirds were seen at Robert Lake this evening
including a juvenile SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, a juv. STILT SANDPIPER, a juv.
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, 75 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, 7 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 2
SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS and 5 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS (CC,LR,LK,PB).


Sightings for August 12

At Robert Lake, three juv. STILT SANDPIPERS were amongst an assortment of
other shorebirds (CC). Also there, 2 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS were in the
company of 2 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS (CC).

At the Maude Roxby Bird Sanctuary in Kelowna, a VIRGINIA RAIL was seen in
the marsh from the boardwalk (JM).


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Observer Initials: CC - Chris Charlesworth; RT - Ryan Tomlinson; BL - Barry
Lancaster; LR - Lesley Robertson; LK - Lisa Knight; PB - Peter Blokker.

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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