Sightings forTuesday, December 28 - morning update

Featured Birds include:

DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT (Oliver)
EURASIAN WIGEON (Vaseux)
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW (OK Falls)

Other birds mentioned:

Red-breasted Merganser
HARRIS'S SPARROW
SWAMP SPARROW
CHIPPING SPARROW
BLUE JAY
Northern Goshawk
Wood Duck
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Northern Pygmy-Owl


Sightings for December 27

With 98 species seen, the Vaseux Lake CBC was held on the 27th. Highlights
included a DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT at Gallagher's Lake, S. of Vaseux Lake
(ED), 2 female RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS at the S. end of Skaha Lake in OK
Falls (CC,TF,SK), a male EURASIAN WIGEON at Vaseux Lake (RM,GR) and a
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW in the Willowbrook area (MF).


Sightings for December 23

An imm. HARRIS'S SPARROW was found in the extensive weedy field on E. side
of the new Capital News Sports Centre on Gordon Road in Kelowna (CC). It was
in the company of about 20 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS.

At Munson's Pond in Kelowna, the SWAMP SPARROW was again seen. From the west
end of Munson's Road, walk W. along the dyke, past the grove of willows then
turn N. and search for the sparrow along the dyke that backs on to the
housing complex.

On the 22nd, the imm. CHIPPING and the WHITE-THROATED SPARROW were again
seen at the end of Aspen Road off Lakeshore Road in the Kelowna Mission
(MF).


Sightings for December 21

The WHITE-THROATED SPARROW and the CHIPPING SPARROW were at the end of Aspen
Road off Lakeshore Road in the Okanagan Mission (CC,RT). The birds seem to
frequent the brushy hillside at the end of the cul-de-sac.

In Okanagan Mountain Park an imm. NORTHERN GOSHAWK and a NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL
were found (CC,RT).

An adult NORTHERN GOSHAWK, 5 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS and 2 WOOD DUCKS were
found along Mission Creek upstream from Casorso Road (DW,RT).

At Munson's Pond a SWAMP SPARROW was discovered (RT,DW). From the W. end of
Munson's Road walk W. along the ditch and you'll come to a large grove of
willows. The SWAMP SPARROW was in the weedy field on the N. side of these
willows.

A BLUE JAY has been frequenting the McIver Road area of Glenrosa (MF).




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Observers: CC - Chris Charlesworth; MF - Mike Force; RT - Ryan Tomlinson;
DW - Don Wilson; ED - Eva Durance; DB - Doug Brown; RM - Richard Mooney;
GR - Glenda Ross; SK - Skip King.


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