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From: Trevor Forder [mailto:trevor.forder at gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 11:42 AM
To: Trevor Forder
Subject: FW: Okanagan Valley (BC) Rare Bird Alert - Mar.27/05 update







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From: Trevor Forder [mailto:trevor.forder at gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 11:37 AM
To: 'bcintbird at yahoogroups.com'
Subject: Okanagan Valley (BC) Rare Bird Alert - Mar.27/05 update



This is the Okanagan Valley Rare Bird Alert, sponsored by the Central
Okanagan Naturalist's Club.



Sightings for Sunday Mar 27/05-update.



Rare Bird Alert for White-headed Woodpecker.



Featured birds include:



Gyrfalcon

Red-naped Sapsucker

Common Teal

Eurasian Wigeon

Boreal Owl



On March 25th, the first Red-naped Sapsuckers of the season, were seen along
the Beaver Lake Rd., east of Winfield. Two were seen in the first large
group of Aspens on the right hand side of the road, at the approx. 4-5 km.
point. Three Boreal Chickadee were seen , also along Beaver Lake Rd., in the
vicinity of Lost Lake. An American Three-toed Woodpecker was also seen here.



On March 22nd, a female White-headed Woodpecker was found on Anarchist
Mountain. Park at the rest area on Hwy3, east of Osoyoos, just west of a
flat farmland area. Walk south towards the border, to a cleared track. This
is in the area of the new, Regal Ridge Development.



On March 21st, the over-wintering Gyrfalcon, was seen at the Marshall
Feedlot in Kelowna. Also the Common Teal and Eurasian Wigeon were again seen
at Robert Lake in Kelowna. A Boreal Owl was heard during an Owl Survey, 4
kms. Down from the McCulloch Lake Cross Country Ski area, on McCulloch Rd.



Sightings for March 20

An imm. SNOWY OWL was found at Sarson's Beach in Kelowna's Mission area
(BT,CC,m.ob). From Lakeshore Road in the Mission, take Sarson's Road W. to
the lake and park in the lot by the playground and beach access. Walk around
the N. side of the point and scan the docks and boulders to the N. along the
shore.

The male WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL was joined by a female today at Ranch Park
Trailer Park in the Ellison area of Kelowna (PL,AS,m.ob). As you head N. on
Old Vernon Road you'll pass Scotty Creek Road and you will then descend a
small hill. On the right you'll see red mailboxes near the trailer parks.
The crossbills have been feeding under the large spruce trees behind the
mailboxes.

At Munson's Pond were 4 EURASIAN WIGEON, 3 males and 1 female (CC).

On March 19, the male "COMMON" TEAL was again at Robert Lake in Kelowna
(CC,RM). Also there was a male EURASIAN WIGEON (CC,RM).


Sightings for March 18

A WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL spent most of the day feeding on pine cones in
Ranch Park Trailer Park in the Ellison area of Kelowna (AS,CC).

At Robert Lake in Kelowna, the male COMMON TEAL (CC), the male EURASIAN
WIGEON (JL), many NORTHERN SHOVELERS, two ad. TUNDRA SWANS and a single
RUDDY DUCK (CC) were seen.

The DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT was again seen at Sutherland Park in Kelowna's
North End (JL).

Two male RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS were at Gellatly Bay in Westbank (JL).





If you have any questions about Okanagan birding call Dick Cannings, in
Naramata, at (250) 496-4019, Ryan Tomlinson, in Kelowna, at (250) 712-2416,
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 ...
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