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

Sightings for Sunday, October 3 - 9:00 PM update

**RARE BIRD ALERT for MAGNOLIA WARBLER (Salmon Arm)

Featured Birds include:

WHITE-TAILED PTARMIGAN (Oliver)
BLUE JAY (Naramata)
GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCH (Oliver)

Other birds

AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
American Avocet
Lapland Longspur
Nashville Warbler
Peregrine Falcon
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
SABINE'S GULL
SANDERLING
Black-bellied Plover
Pectoral Sandpiper
SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW
Red-necked Phalarope


Sightings for October 3

A first fall MAGNOLIA WARBLER was seen along the foreshore in Salmon Arm
(RT,CC). Take Lakeshore Drive E. from the dowtown area of Salmon Arm to 14th
Ave and turn left. Take another left on 47 Ave NE and follow it down to the
lake. Park and walk to the railroad tracks and walk N. along the tracks
approx. 20 meters. Check the deciduous hillside on the E. side of the tracks
here for the warbler.

Also in Salmon Arm, 7 AMERICAN AVOCETS, a FRANKLIN'S GULL, and a subadult
PEREGRINE FALCON were seen at the Nature Park at the foot of Narcisse Road
(CC,DC,RM,TF,RT).

Christmas Island produced 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS (DC) and and 2 LAPLAND
LONGSPURS (CC,RT,TF,RM).

At the summit of Mount Baldy E. of Oliver a WHITE-TAILED PTARMIGAN and 15
GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES were found (DB).

A BLUE JAY has been frequenting the Debeck Rd area in Naramata and was last
seen on Oct 1 (DCa).

On October 2, a late NASHVILLE WARBLER was at the wharf at the end of Old
Ferry Wharf Rd off Westside Road, Kelowna (CC,RM,TF).


Sightings for September 25

In Salmon Arm, a single BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was with a flock of PECTORAL
SANDPIPERS on the mudflats off the Nature Park at the foot of Narcisse Road
(CC,DC,HG). Also there were 5 AMERICAN AVOCETS and 2 SANDERLINGS (CC,DC,HG).

Two SABINE'S GULLS could be seen over Shuswap Lake from the wharf in Salmon
Arm (CC,HG).

At Christmas Island, 3 juv. AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS were seen (CC,DC)

At Robert Lake in Kelowna an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER continues as well (RT).


Sightings for September 24

The juv. SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER was again with a flock of PECTORAL
SANDPIPERS on the flats off the Nature Park at the foot of Narcisse Road in
Salmon Arm (TH). Also in Salmon Arm, 5 AMERICAN AVOCETS were feeding on the
flats to the W. of the Nature Park (TH).

In Kelowna, a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was at the Chichester Bird Sanctuary (TF)
and the AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, along with 7 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS continue
at Robert Lake (TF).

An ad. WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was seen at the Vaseux Lake Banding Station
(DCa).


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Observer Initials: CC - Chris Charlesworth; DB - Doug Brown; DCa - Dick
Cannings; TF - Trevor Forder; TH - Ted Hillary; HG - Hilary Gordon; RT -
Ryan Tomlinson; DC - Don Cecile; RM - Richard Mooney.

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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