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This is the Okanagan Valley (BC) Rare Bird Alert sponsored by Avocet Tours.=
To report a sighting email Chris at c_charlesworth23@hotmail.com or call h=
im at (250) 718-0335.=20
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Sightings for Monday, March 24 - 10:30 PM update
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** RARE BIRD ALERT for TUFTED DUCK (Vernon)
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Featured Birds Include:
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GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE (Westbank)
EURASIAN WIGEON (Kelowna)
MEW GULL (Kelowna)
LONG-BILLED CURLEW (Osoyoos)
AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER (Lake Country)
BEWICK'S WREN (Kelowna)
CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEE (Kelowna)
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW (Kelowna)
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL (Lake Country)
SNOW BUNTING (Lake Country)
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Sightings for Mar 24
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On March 23, a breeding plumage male TUFTED DUCK was found on O'keefe's Pon=
d near O'keefe's Ranch on Hwy 97, just N. of Vernon (GD,CS). The bird was a=
ctively feeding and was somewhat hard to see amongst a large flock of mixed=
diving ducks.=20
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In Westbank, a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen with CANADA GEESE along=
Gellatley Rd in the fields across from the Yacht Club on Mar 20 (GW).=20
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Robert Lake continues to be a hotspot for waterforlw. A male EURASIAN WIGEO=
N was again seen on March 24 amongst over a dozen species of assorted ducks=
(CC).=20
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An adult MEW GULL was at the Kelowna Yacht Club on Saturday, March 22 (CC,R=
T).
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On March 23, a LONG-BILLED CURLEW was seen over Kilpoola Lake in the South =
Okanagan (DB).
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The boreal forests E. of Lake Country along Beaver and Dee Lake roads were =
quite good for birds on March 22. Up to three AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKE=
RS were found along Dee Lake Road as was a calling WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL (=
CC,RT). A CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEE was a nice surprise as well (CC,RT). Ov=
er the grasslands on Beaver Lake Road a flock of 60 SNOW BUNTINGS passed by=
on Mar 22 (CC,RT).
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Along the railroad tracks N. from Scandia Golf and Games in Kelowna, the lo=
ng-staying BEWICK'S WREN was again seen on March 22 (CC,RT).
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The continuing WHITE-THROATED SPARROW on Dunsmuir Rd was seen well on March=
22. Dunsmuir Rd is off Hall Road in SE. Kelowna. (CC,RT).
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Observer Initials: GD - Gary Davidson, CS - Chris Siddle; GW - Gwynneth Wil=
son; CC - Chris Charlesworth; RT - Ryan Tomlinson; DB - Doug Brown.
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Chris Charlesworth
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Avocet Tours
571 Cawston Avenue
Kelowna, BC
V1Y 6Z5
Phone: (250) 718-0335
Email: info@avocettours.ca
Website: www.avocettours.ca
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This is the Okanagan Valley (BC) Rare Bird Alert sponsored by Avocet Tours.=
To report a sighting email Chris at
c_charlesworth23@hotmail.com or call him at (250) 718-0335. <=
BR>
Sightings for Monday, March 24 - 10:30 PM update
** RARE BIRD ALERT for TUFTED DUCK (Vernon)
Featured Birds Include:
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE (Westbank)
EURASIAN WIGEON (Kelowna)
MEW GULL (Kelowna)
LONG-BILLED CURLEW (Osoyoos)
AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER (Lake Country)
BEWICK'S WREN (Kelowna)
CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEE (Kelowna)
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW (Kelowna)
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL (Lake Country)
SNOW BUNTING (Lake Country)
Sightings for Mar 24
On March 23, a breeding plumage male TUFTED DUCK was found on O'keefe's Pon=
d near O'keefe's Ranch on Hwy 97, just N. of Vernon (GD,CS). The bird was a=
ctively feeding and was somewhat hard to see amongst a large flock of mixed=
diving ducks.
In Westbank, a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was seen with CANADA GEESE along=
Gellatley Rd in the fields across from the Yacht Club on Mar 20 (GW).
Robert Lake continues to be a hotspot for waterforlw. A male EURASIAN WIGEO=
N was again seen on March 24 amongst over a dozen species of assorted ducks=
(CC).
An adult MEW GULL was at the Kelowna Yacht Club on Saturday, March 22 (CC,R=
T).
On March 23, a LONG-BILLED CURLEW was seen over Kilpoola Lake in the South =
Okanagan (DB).
The boreal forests E. of Lake Country along Beaver and Dee Lake roads were =
quite good for birds on March 22. Up to three AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKE=
RS were found along Dee Lake Road as was a calling WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL (=
CC,RT). A CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEE was a nice surprise as well (CC,RT). Ov=
er the grasslands on Beaver Lake Road a flock of 60 SNOW BUNTINGS passed by=
on Mar 22 (CC,RT).
Along the railroad tracks N. from Scandia Golf and Games in Kelowna, the lo=
ng-staying BEWICK'S WREN was again seen on March 22 (CC,RT).
The continuing WHITE-THROATED SPARROW on Dunsmuir Rd was seen well on March=
22. Dunsmuir Rd is off Hall Road in SE. Kelowna. (CC,RT).
Observer Initials: GD - Gary Davidson, CS - Chris Siddle; GW - Gwynneth Wil=
son; CC - Chris Charlesworth; RT - Ryan Tomlinson; DB - Doug Brown.
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Chris Charlesworth
Avocet Tours
571 Cawston Avenue
Kelowna, BC
V1Y 6Z5
Phone: (250) 718-0335
Email:
info@avocettours.ca
Website:
www.avocettours.ca
Hunt for a chance to win a Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder!=
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