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

Sightings for Tuesday, August 17 - 8:30 PM update

Featured Birds include:

STILT SANDPIPER (Kelowna)
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER (Ok Falls)
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE (Oliver)

Other birds mentioned include:

Baird's Sandpiper
Red-necked Phalarope
Wilson's Phalarope
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Lewis's Woodpecker
Macgillivray's Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Golden Eagle
FRANKLIN'S GULL
ALDER FLYCATCHER
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Common Tern
Solitary Sandpiper
American White Pelican
CLARK'S GREBE


Sightings for August 17

Shorebird numbers are up again at Robert Lake in Kelowna with the highlight
being undoubtedly 8 juvenile STILT SANDPIPERS. Also there was a WILSON'S
PHALAROPE and up to 150 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS (CC).

In the South Okanagan, a possible 8 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS were at Mahoney
Lake, W. of Okanagan Falls. Also there were 5 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES and 3
WILSON'S PHALAROPES (ED).

Also in the south Okanagan, a EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was seen and heard in
Oliver (BL).

A NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL was calling at km 14 McCulloch Road, SE. of Kelowna
(CC).

Becoming an uncommon sight in the Kelowna area, a LEWIS'S WOODPECKER was
seen E. of Kelowna along Hwy 33 (CC). Approx 5 km E. of the Black Mountain
subdivision stop at the sign for Penny's Garden Centre and look downslope
for two large Ponderosa Pine snags. The woodpeckers can be seen, best with a
scope, flycatching from this tree, which is their annual nest tree.


Sightings for August 16

At Kilpoola Lake W. of Osoyoos a STILT SANDPIPER and a SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHER were observed amongst numerous other shorebirds (BL,DH,BM,DB). The
2 juv. STILT SANDPIPERS continue at Robert Lake in Kelowna (CC).

An adult and a third year GOLDEN EAGLE were seen soaring low over the Black
Mountain Grasslands E. of Kelowna (TF).

Migrants at the Chichester Bird Sanctuary in Kelowna included a NORTHERN
WATERTHRUSH and a first fall male MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER (CC).


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).


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Observer Initials: CC - Chris Charlesworth; RT - Ryan Tomlinson; BL - Barry
Lancaster; TF - Trevor Forder; DH - Donna Heard; DB - Doug Brown; BM - Bob
Mackay; ED - Eva Durance.

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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