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

Sightings for Thursday, September 23 - 11:00 PM update


Featured Birds include:

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE (Vaseux)
FORSTER'S TERN (Kelowna)

Other birds

Sandhill Crane
Common Tern
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Black-bellied Plover
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
SABINE'S GULL
Peregrine Falcon
Lapland Longspur
Golden Eagle


Sightings for September 23

In Kelowna, a FORSTER'S TERN was observed at the Maude Roxby Bird Sanctuary
at the foot of Francis Ave (BC,m.ob). From Rotary Marsh came the report of 4
COMMON TERNS (BC,m.ob). In the South Okanagan, an imm. COMMON TERN was
feeding along Hwy 97 between the Pyramid and Soorimpt Provincial Parks, S.
of Summerland (LRock). Also in the South Okanagan, 4 SANDHILL CRANES were
seen over downtown Penticton (LRock).

At Vaseux Lake, a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen with CANADA GEESE at
the N. end of the lake (DB).


Sightings for September 22

An imm. WHITE-THROATED SPARROW and an imm. GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW were
feeding on the lawn at 23 Caramello Road in Kelowna (IW).

At Robert Lake were 2 SANDHILL CRANES, 10 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and 2 juv.
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS (CC,GW,LL,SK).


Sightings for September 20

In Salmon Arm an adult SABINE'S GULL was feeding on the wing off Christmas
Island (BC).

Along Old Vernon Road in Kelowna, 2 PEREGRINE FALCONS were seen at the N.
end of the wood pile (JO).

Two imm. AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS and 6 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were at Robert
Lake in Kelowna (CC). A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was in the tall grasses to the SE.
of the parking area at Robert Lake (CC).

In Summerland, a GOLDEN EAGLE was seen at the rodeo grounds (JO).



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Observer Initials: CC - Chris Charlesworth; BC - Bill Cutfield; JO - Jason
Osterhold; SK - Sandra Kinsey; LL - Laird Law; GW - Gwynneth Wilson; IW -
Ian Walker; LRock - Laurie Rockwell; 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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