This is the Okanagan Valley (BC) Rare Bird Alert (250-491-7738) sponsored by
the Central Okanagan Naturalists Club.
Sightings for Tuesday, April 18 - 11:30 PM update
Featured birds include:
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE (Westbank)
SNOW GOOSE (Kelowna)
AMERICAN AVOCET (Kelowna)
Other birds mentioned include:
Osprey
Greater Yellowlegs
Eurasian Collared Dove
Rufous Hummingbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Savannah Sparrow
White-throated Swift
EURASIAN WIGEON
American White Pelican
Lesser Yellowlegs
Western Screech-Owl
Sandhill Crane
White-winged Scoter
Eastern Kingbird
GLAUCOUS GULL
Long-billed Curlew
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sightings for April 18
A adult SNOW GOOSE has been frequenting the fields around Thomson Brook Pond
on Gordon Road on the S. side of the Capital News Centre in Kelowna
(BT,m.ob). It was first seen on the 17th and again seen on the 18th with a
flock of CANADA GEESE. While searching for the SNOW GOOSE on the evening of
the 18th two observers found a SAVANNAH SPARROW along the gravel path
(CC,RT).
On April 15 a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was at the mouth of Power's Creek
in Westbank (HB).
On the 15th of April 6 AMERICAN AVOCETS were at Alki Lake in Kelowna (RT).
Two AMERICAN AVOCETS have been at Robert Lake in Kelowna since the 16 of
Apri l (CC,BC).
A visit to the town of Cawston in the Similkameen Valley on April 14
produced a male RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, a male BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD and over 40
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES (CC,MF,RT).
Five WHITE-THROATED SWIFTS flying over the cliffs just N. of Kekuli Bay Park
near Vernon are the first to be reported in the valley this spring (CS).
SWAINSON'S HAWKS have been reported recently both in the Vernon area near
Okeefe's Pond (CS) and along Old Vernon Road in Kelowna (CC).
A pair of GREATER YELLOWLEGS were seen near at Gellatley Bay in Westbank on
April 15 and two OSPREY were seen hunting over Green Bay in Westbank on the
14 (EF).
Sightings for April 13
A male RED-BREASTED MERGANSER has been at Power's Creek Point in Gellately
Bay on the mornings of both April 12 and 13 (MF). Also at Gellately Bay a
flock of 32 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS feeding in front of the old pier and
loafing on the gravel bar at the mouth of Power's Ck on April 10 (MF).
Another 15 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were reported at the sandbar at the Maude
Roxby Bird Sanctuary in Kelowna on the 10th (BC).
On Wednesday, April 12, perhaps a thousand SANDHILL CRANES were migrating in
the vicinity of Road 22, N. of Osoyoos (JT). On April 8, two flocks of 50
cranes each were seen flying over Summerland (HB).
A male EURASIAN WIGEON was at Robert Lake in Kelowna along with a single
GREATER YELLOWLEGS and a single LESSER YELLOWLEGS (CC,CoC).
A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen with a small flock of CANADA GEESE in
the fields along Meadowlark Lane at Swan Lake in Vernon on April 12 (ST).
On April 7, a WESTERN SCREECH OWL was in the pine woods behind the mail
residences at UBCO in Kelowna and was heard in the evening (RC).
Sightings for April 9
In a late report for April 2, a female or imm. WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen
on Okanagan Lake at the Peach Orchard Water Park in Summerland (LR).
On April 7, a very early EASTERN KINGBIRD was seen in Vernon at the north
end of the Gray Canal Trail (CG).
Also on the 7th, a male EURASIAN WIGEON was at Otter Lake, N. of Vernon
(CG). Another male EURASIAN WIGEON was at Robert Lake on April 7 (RT).
At the Kelowna Landfill on April 7 was a second year GLAUCOUS GULL (RT).
Seen in the morning on the 7th of April at Robert Lake was a GREATER
YELLOWLEGS (RT), while in the evening the first LESSER YELLOWLEGS of the
year was seen (TF).
On April 3, the first WILLIAMSON'S SAPSUCKER of the spring was at the
intersection of the 200 Rd and the 201 Road (the Venner Meadows Road and the
Shuttleworth Ck Road), 12.5 km E. of Okanagan Falls (LG).
On April 8, a LONG-BILLED CURLEW flew past the yacht club at the mouth of
Power's Ck in Gellatley Bay in Westbank (RT,MF,CC).
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Observers: RT - Ryan Tomlinson; CC -Chris Charlesworth; TF - Trevor Forder;
MF - Mike Force; CS - Chris Siddle; LN - Laure Neish; MB - Margaret Bryan;
LR - Laurie Rockwell; CG - Calvin Gehlen; LG - Les Gyug; HB - Howard Braun;
CoC - Cory Charlesworth; JT - Jim Tisdale; ST - Scott Thompson; BT - Brenda
Thomson; EF - Elke Fischer.
If you have questions about Okanagan birding call Chris Charlesworth, in
Kelowna at (250-718-0335), Dick Cannings in Naramata at (250-496-4019).
AVOCET TOURS
725 Richards Road
Kelowna, BC
V1X 2X5
Canada
Phone (250) 718-0335
Fax (250) 765-6019
Email: tours@avocettours.com
Website: www.avocettours.com
the Central Okanagan Naturalists Club.
Sightings for Tuesday, April 18 - 11:30 PM update
Featured birds include:
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE (Westbank)
SNOW GOOSE (Kelowna)
AMERICAN AVOCET (Kelowna)
Other birds mentioned include:
Osprey
Greater Yellowlegs
Eurasian Collared Dove
Rufous Hummingbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Savannah Sparrow
White-throated Swift
EURASIAN WIGEON
American White Pelican
Lesser Yellowlegs
Western Screech-Owl
Sandhill Crane
White-winged Scoter
Eastern Kingbird
GLAUCOUS GULL
Long-billed Curlew
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sightings for April 18
A adult SNOW GOOSE has been frequenting the fields around Thomson Brook Pond
on Gordon Road on the S. side of the Capital News Centre in Kelowna
(BT,m.ob). It was first seen on the 17th and again seen on the 18th with a
flock of CANADA GEESE. While searching for the SNOW GOOSE on the evening of
the 18th two observers found a SAVANNAH SPARROW along the gravel path
(CC,RT).
On April 15 a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was at the mouth of Power's Creek
in Westbank (HB).
On the 15th of April 6 AMERICAN AVOCETS were at Alki Lake in Kelowna (RT).
Two AMERICAN AVOCETS have been at Robert Lake in Kelowna since the 16 of
Apri l (CC,BC).
A visit to the town of Cawston in the Similkameen Valley on April 14
produced a male RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, a male BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD and over 40
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES (CC,MF,RT).
Five WHITE-THROATED SWIFTS flying over the cliffs just N. of Kekuli Bay Park
near Vernon are the first to be reported in the valley this spring (CS).
SWAINSON'S HAWKS have been reported recently both in the Vernon area near
Okeefe's Pond (CS) and along Old Vernon Road in Kelowna (CC).
A pair of GREATER YELLOWLEGS were seen near at Gellatley Bay in Westbank on
April 15 and two OSPREY were seen hunting over Green Bay in Westbank on the
14 (EF).
Sightings for April 13
A male RED-BREASTED MERGANSER has been at Power's Creek Point in Gellately
Bay on the mornings of both April 12 and 13 (MF). Also at Gellately Bay a
flock of 32 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS feeding in front of the old pier and
loafing on the gravel bar at the mouth of Power's Ck on April 10 (MF).
Another 15 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were reported at the sandbar at the Maude
Roxby Bird Sanctuary in Kelowna on the 10th (BC).
On Wednesday, April 12, perhaps a thousand SANDHILL CRANES were migrating in
the vicinity of Road 22, N. of Osoyoos (JT). On April 8, two flocks of 50
cranes each were seen flying over Summerland (HB).
A male EURASIAN WIGEON was at Robert Lake in Kelowna along with a single
GREATER YELLOWLEGS and a single LESSER YELLOWLEGS (CC,CoC).
A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen with a small flock of CANADA GEESE in
the fields along Meadowlark Lane at Swan Lake in Vernon on April 12 (ST).
On April 7, a WESTERN SCREECH OWL was in the pine woods behind the mail
residences at UBCO in Kelowna and was heard in the evening (RC).
Sightings for April 9
In a late report for April 2, a female or imm. WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen
on Okanagan Lake at the Peach Orchard Water Park in Summerland (LR).
On April 7, a very early EASTERN KINGBIRD was seen in Vernon at the north
end of the Gray Canal Trail (CG).
Also on the 7th, a male EURASIAN WIGEON was at Otter Lake, N. of Vernon
(CG). Another male EURASIAN WIGEON was at Robert Lake on April 7 (RT).
At the Kelowna Landfill on April 7 was a second year GLAUCOUS GULL (RT).
Seen in the morning on the 7th of April at Robert Lake was a GREATER
YELLOWLEGS (RT), while in the evening the first LESSER YELLOWLEGS of the
year was seen (TF).
On April 3, the first WILLIAMSON'S SAPSUCKER of the spring was at the
intersection of the 200 Rd and the 201 Road (the Venner Meadows Road and the
Shuttleworth Ck Road), 12.5 km E. of Okanagan Falls (LG).
On April 8, a LONG-BILLED CURLEW flew past the yacht club at the mouth of
Power's Ck in Gellatley Bay in Westbank (RT,MF,CC).
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Observers: RT - Ryan Tomlinson; CC -Chris Charlesworth; TF - Trevor Forder;
MF - Mike Force; CS - Chris Siddle; LN - Laure Neish; MB - Margaret Bryan;
LR - Laurie Rockwell; CG - Calvin Gehlen; LG - Les Gyug; HB - Howard Braun;
CoC - Cory Charlesworth; JT - Jim Tisdale; ST - Scott Thompson; BT - Brenda
Thomson; EF - Elke Fischer.
If you have questions about Okanagan birding call Chris Charlesworth, in
Kelowna at (250-718-0335), Dick Cannings in Naramata at (250-496-4019).
AVOCET TOURS
725 Richards Road
Kelowna, BC
V1X 2X5
Canada
Phone (250) 718-0335
Fax (250) 765-6019
Email: tours@avocettours.com
Website: www.avocettours.com