This is the Okanagan Valley (BC) Bird Alert (250-491-7738) sponsored by the
Central Okanagan Naturalists Club.
Sightings for Monday September 19th– 19:40 PM update
**RARE BIRD ALERT for ARCTIC TERN (Penticton)
Featured birds include:
HARRIS'S SPARROW (Lake Country)
AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER (Salmon Arm)
SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER (Salmon Arm)
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER (Salmon Arm)
SANDERLING (Salmon Arm)
SABINE'S GULL (Salmon Arm)
FRANKLIN'S GULL (Kelowna)
Other birds mentioned include:
Long-billed Dowitcher
Northern Pintail
Baird's Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
Sept 14th: An immature HARRIS'S SPARROW was seen on Camp Road in Lake
Country. Follow Berry Road in Winfield to get to Camp Road. (PL)
Sept 15th: LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS were seen on the south pond on Glenmore
road and 7 Northern Pintail were also present on the north pond. (PL)
Sept 17th: Salmon Arm yet again produced a nice variety of shorebirds
including 2 SANDERLING, 6 BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, 2 SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER, 2
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER and there were also AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER present.
Also,a SABINE'S GULL was seen.(DC&PB)
Sept 18th: A first year ARCTIC TERN was found at the Penticton waterfront,
near the casino by the breakwater marina. It was in the company of several
COMMON TERN (RT)
Sept 19th: A winter plumage FRANKLIN'S GULL was found hidden in with about
150 RING-BILLED GULLS at City Park in Kelowna (RTO)
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Observers Initials: Pam Laing (PL) Don Cecile (DC) Peter Blokker (PB) Rick
Toochin (RT) Ryan Tomlinson (RTO)
Don't worry folks, Chris Charlesworth will soon be back and keep this
updated a little better than me!
Good birding.
Central Okanagan Naturalists Club.
Sightings for Monday September 19th– 19:40 PM update
**RARE BIRD ALERT for ARCTIC TERN (Penticton)
Featured birds include:
HARRIS'S SPARROW (Lake Country)
AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER (Salmon Arm)
SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER (Salmon Arm)
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER (Salmon Arm)
SANDERLING (Salmon Arm)
SABINE'S GULL (Salmon Arm)
FRANKLIN'S GULL (Kelowna)
Other birds mentioned include:
Long-billed Dowitcher
Northern Pintail
Baird's Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
Sept 14th: An immature HARRIS'S SPARROW was seen on Camp Road in Lake
Country. Follow Berry Road in Winfield to get to Camp Road. (PL)
Sept 15th: LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS were seen on the south pond on Glenmore
road and 7 Northern Pintail were also present on the north pond. (PL)
Sept 17th: Salmon Arm yet again produced a nice variety of shorebirds
including 2 SANDERLING, 6 BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, 2 SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER, 2
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER and there were also AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER present.
Also,a SABINE'S GULL was seen.(DC&PB)
Sept 18th: A first year ARCTIC TERN was found at the Penticton waterfront,
near the casino by the breakwater marina. It was in the company of several
COMMON TERN (RT)
Sept 19th: A winter plumage FRANKLIN'S GULL was found hidden in with about
150 RING-BILLED GULLS at City Park in Kelowna (RTO)
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Observers Initials: Pam Laing (PL) Don Cecile (DC) Peter Blokker (PB) Rick
Toochin (RT) Ryan Tomlinson (RTO)
Don't worry folks, Chris Charlesworth will soon be back and keep this
updated a little better than me!
Good birding.