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

Sightings for Friday, May 28 - 7:30 PM update.

Featured Birds include:

GREAT EGRET (Oliver)
COMMON NIGHTHAWK (Kelowna)

Other birds mentioned include:

Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Great Horned Owl
Canyon Wren
Rock Wren
Bald Eagle
Chukar
Black Swift
White-throated Swift
Vaux's Swift
Golden Eagle
Barred Owl
Black-backed Woodpecker
Williamson's Sapsucker
BROAD-WINGED HAWK
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Long-billed Curlew
Pine Grosbeak
Fox Sparrow
Boreal Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Least Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher


Sightings for May 28

In the South Okanagan, a GREAT EGRET was reported at Tuc-el-nuit Lake in
Oliver (DM).

At Robert Lake in Kelowna was a PECTORAL SANDPIPER and a SEMIPALMATED PLOVER
(RT). Three young and both adult GREAT HORNED OWLS are being seen in the
woods immediately W. of the parking area at Robert Lake (LR). At Alki Lake,
near the Kelowna dump, was a tardy LEAST SANDPIPER (RT).

The first COMMON NIGHTHAWK reported this year was near the Kelowna Airport
on May 26 (TF).


Sightings for May 27

Along McCulloch Road, in Kelowna, just beyond the Gallagher's Golf Course,
were BLACK, WHITE-THROATED and VAUX'S SWIFT (GW,m.ob). Soaring over
Layercake Mtn on McCulloch Rd was a GOLDEN EAGLE (GW,m.ob).

The pair of BALD EAGLES nesting along the N. side of Mission Ck, upstream
from Gordon Road, now has at least one chick in the nest (DB).

In the South Okanagan, the nesting BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was reported
along the Venner Meadows Road, near km 15. In the same area were two BARRED
OWLS and a WILLIAMSON'S SAPSUCKER (CC,TL).

A CHUKAR was seen on the top of the Vaseux Cliffs, while both CANYON and
ROCK WRENS were singing there as well (CC,TL).


Sightings for May 26

A BROAD-WINGED HAWK was seen briefly today as it coasted N. on a brisk wind
at the N. end of Swan Lake in Vernon (CC,TL). Unfortunately, this species is
most often found while migrating and is not easily relocated. Keep your eyes
skyward in case more Broad-wingeds are moving through the valley. Also at
the N. end of Swan Lake was a single BLACK SWIFT and a WHITE-THROATED SWIFT
(CC,TL).

A LONG-BILLED CURLEW was a welcome find along L & A Cross Road in Vernon
(CC,TL).

Along the Big White Road, E. of Kelowna, a male AMERICAN THREE-TOED
WOODPECKER was excavating a nest approx. 0.5 km from Hwy 33 on the S. side
of the road (CC,TL). Further up the road about 18 km from the Hwy, a FOX
SPARROW, a PINE GROSBEAK and a small group of BOREAL CHICKADEES were found
(CC,TL). CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEES were also present at lower elevations
along this road.

In the riparian woods behind the Holiday Park Resort S. of Winfield along
Hwy 97 were singing LEAST and WILLOW FLYCATCHERS (TF).


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Observer Initials: CC - Chris Charlesworth; RT - Ryan Tomlinson; TL - Tim
Leahy; TF - Trevor Forder; GW - Gwynneth Wilson; DB - Denise Brownlie; DM -
Donna Mackenzie; LR - Lesley Robertson.

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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