Diann, Tweeters, and Inland/Interior Birders,

On March 28, while on a short birding visit to Okanogan County, I
stopped to watch a TURKEY VULTURE gliding over Highway 97 about 4
miles south of Oroville. As it disappeared over the cottonwoods along
the Okanogan River, a second TURKEY VULTURE sailed south along the
highway.

This is an early arrival date for this part of the state. In "Birds
of the Okanagan Valley" by Cannings et al. , which covers the Okanagan
Valley of B.C., the earliest arrival date reported was March 28, 1976,
near Osoyoos Lake.

I will report on some of my other Okanogan County sightings in another
message soon.

Wayne C. Weber
Delta, BC
contopus at telus.net