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

Sightings for Wednesday, October 6 - 9:30 PM update

Featured Birds include:

BLUE JAY (Kelowna)

Other birds mentioned:

American Dipper
MAGNOLIA WARBLER
WHITE-TAILED PTARMIGAN
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
American Avocet
Lapland Longspur
Nashville Warbler
Peregrine Falcon
Pectoral Sandpiper
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
SABINE'S GULL
SANDERLING


Sightings for October 6

A BLUE JAY made multiple visits to a backyard feeder at 395 Mallach Road in
the Rutland area of Kelowna (DW,LW). If you wish to look for the bird call
Doreen at (250) 765-7410.

An AMERICAN DIPPER was at Hardy Falls, near Peachland on October 6 (JM).


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).


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Observer Initials: CC - Chris Charlesworth; DCa - Dick Cannings; TF - Trevor
Forder; HG - Hilary Gordon; RT - Ryan Tomlinson; DC - Don Cecile; RM -
Richard Mooney; DW - Doreen Wierenga; LW - Lou Wierenga; JM - James
McGregor.

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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