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

Sightings for Sunday, August 29 - 9:30 PM update

**RARE BIRD ALERT for HUDSONIAN GODWIT (Kelowna).

Featured Birds include:

BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER (Salmon Arm)
PEREGRINE FALCON (Salmon Arm)

Other birds

STILT SANDPIPER
Long-billed Dowitcher
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
American Redstart
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Townsend's Warbler
RED PHALAROPE
SABINE'S GULL
Black-bellied Plover
Red-necked Phalarope
Northern Pintail
FRANKLIN'S GULL
American White Pelican
Sandhill Crane


Sightings for August 29

A juvenile HUDSONIAN GODWIT was found at Robert Lake in Kelowna (RT). The
bird appears to also be frequenting a small pond to the N. of the lake which
is not visible, so if the bird is not there when you try, be persistent.

In Salmon Arm one juv. BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was again seen on the
mudflats off the Nature Park at the foot of Narcisse Road (CC,CoC,HG). Also
seen from there were 2 adult PEREGRINE FALCONS (CC,CoC).

At the wharf in Salmon Arm were about 8 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS mixed in
with STILT SANDPIPERS and LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS (CC,CoC).


Sightings for August 28

An AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was found, in Kelowna, on the turf farms S. of the
airport. From the intersection of Hereron Rd and Acland Rd, scan, with a
scope, the only plowed field to the NE. The bird was in association with
numerous KILLDEER (CC).

Sutherland Hills Regional Park, in Kelowna, produced a female AMERICAN
REDSTART, an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER and a LEAST FLYCATCHER (CC), while
Chichester Bird Sanctuary in Kelowna had many warblers including a
TOWNSEND'S WARBLER (CC,RM,CM).


Sightings for August 25

At the Osoyoos Sewage Ponds, two RED PHALAROPES were reported (DB). An adult
and a juvenile were reported at the lagoons which can be accessed from the
club house of the Osoyoos Golf Club. Walk east across a fairway towards the
sewage ponds which are surrounded by a chain-link fence. It would be smart
to obtain permission to cross the fairway from the clubhouse.

In Salmon Arm, up to 9 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were present at the mudflats
off the Nature Park at the foot of Narcisse Road. Also here were 48 STILT
SANDPIPERS, 2 juv. BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, an adult PEREGRINE FALCON, 2
AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS, 2 SANDHILL CRANES, and 16 juv. FRANKLIN'S GULLS.
Particularly stunning was an adult SABINE'S GULL (DC).

A juv. FRANKLIN'S GULL was also seen on the 24th from the dyke W. of the
Vaseux Banding Station (LRock).

Robert Lake, in Kelowna, has filled up with water once again and is
attracting large numbers of birds, including up to 23 STILT SANDPIPERS, many
NORTHERN PINTAIL and good numbers of RED-NECKED PHALAROPES (CC).

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Observer Initials: CC - Chris Charlesworth; TF Trevor Forder; DB - Doug
Brown; DC - Don Cecile; LRock - Laurie Rockwell; RM - Richard Mooney; CM -
Connor Mooney; RT - Ryan Tomlinson; CoC - Connor Charlesworth; HG - Hillary
Gordon.

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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