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

Sightings for Thursday, September 10 - 10:30 PM update


Featured Birds include:

BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER (Salmon Arm)
SANDERLING (Salmon Arm)
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW (Salmon Arm)

Other birds

Clay-colored Sparrow
Black-bellied Plover
Mew Gull
Franklin's Gull
CLARK'S GREBE
STILT SANDPIPER
DUNLIN
RUSTY BLACKBIRD
Willow Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Pectoral Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Semipalmated Plover
Common Tern
American Pipit
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER
BLACKPOLL WARBLER
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER
MAGNOLIA WARBLER
GREEN HERON


Sightings for September 10

One juv. BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was found on the mudflats at the mouth of
the Salmon River in Salmon Arm (CC). The area can be accessed by wading
through the mudflats off of the Nature Park at the foot of Narcisse Road.
This can be dangerous so take caution. Two juv. BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and 3
STILT SANDPIPERS were also near the mouth of the river on the flats. In
shrubs near the mouth of the Salmon River were 2 imm. WHITE-THROATED
SPARROWS and a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW (CC). An adult MEW GULL and at least 3
juv. FRANKLIN'S GULLS were in the mixed gull flock at the mouth of the
river. Seen on the flats to the N. of the Wharf in Salmon Arm was a juv.
SANDERLING (CC). Three more SANDERLINGS were on the flats off the Nature
Park (CC).


Sightings for September 7

A single RUSTY BLACKBIRD remains amongst the BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS at the
intersection of Acland and Hereron Rd in N. Kelowna. Also there were 12
AMERICAN PIPITS (LRock,ED).

Shorebird numbers have gone down at Robert Lake, however, 5 LONG-BILLED
DOWITCHER, 3 STILT SANDPIPERS, 12 DUNLIN, 3 WESTERN SANDPIPERS, many BAIRD'S
SANDPIPERS, 9 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS and 7 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS were noted on
the 7th (LRock,ED,CC).

Many migrants were seen at the Chichester Bird Sanctuary in Kelowna
including a WILLOW FLYCATCHER (LRock,ED) a PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER
(CC,RM,TF), many warblers and sparrows and a single VAUX'S SWIFT (CC,RM,TF).
A bird fitting the description of a CUCKOO was seen on the 6th but could not
be relocated.

At Maude Roxby in Kelowna a single COMMON TERN was reported (LRock,ED).

On the 3rd of September the Vaseux Banding Station produced some great birds
including a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER, a MAGNOLIA WARBLER and a BLACKPOLL
WARBLER (RC) as well as a GREEN HERON (DB).


Sightings for September 2

A CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER was found W. of Osoyoos, along Chopaka Road, approx
800 meters N. of the US border crossing. The bird, obviously a migrant, was
found in the sagebrush (DT).

Two DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS were at Vaseux Lake in the South Okanagan
(DT), while numerous STILT SANDPIPERS continue at Robert Lake in Kelowna
(CC).


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Observer Initials: CC - Chris Charlesworth; DT - Danny Tyson; ED - Eva
Durance; LRock - Laurie Rockwell; RM - Richard Mooney; TF - Trevor Forder;
RC - Russell Cannings; DB- Doug Brown.

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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