Okanagan Valley RBA
February 24, 2008
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:28:24 -0800
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Subject: [BIRDWEST] Okanagan Valley (BC) Rare Bird Alert - Feb 24 update
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This is the Okanagan Valley (BC) Rare Bird Alert sponsored by Avocet Tours. To
report sightings call Chris Charlesworth at (250) 718-0335 or email
c_charlesworth23@hotmail.com. Sightings for Sunday, February 24 - 8:00 PM Update
Featured Birds: RED-BREASTED MERGANSER (Osoyoos)BEWICK'S WREN (Kelowna)Other
birds mentioned: KilldeerAmerican Three-toed WoodpeckerSay's PhoebeViolet-green
SwallowBoreal ChickadeeAmerican PipitBrown-headed CowbirdYellow-headed
BlackbirdWhite-winged Crossbill Sightings for February 24 In the South Okanagan,
the first spring migrants are already arriving with good numbers of
VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS and SAY'S PHOEBES as well as a few AMERICAN PIPITS along
the Okanagan River near Road 22 N. of Osoyoos (DB, m.ob). At the N. end of
Osoyoos Lake was a male RED-BREASTED MERGANSER while three more were on Osoyoos
Lake at the Hwy 3 Bridge (DB, m.ob). On Feb 23, the BEWICK'S WREN was again
seen in Kelowna along Mission Ck upstream from the Casorso Road bridge (CC,SB).
Along Dee Lake Road E. of Lake Country, two AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS, a
BOREAL CHICKADEE and 3 PINE GROSBEAKS were found just N. of Dee Lake (CC,RT).
Also on Feb 23, three BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS and a YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD were
seen going to roost in the marsh along the Okanagan River just S. of Road 22
(DB).
Thirty to forty WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen along McCulloch Rd near the
Nordic Cross Country Ski Trails SE. of Kelowna on Feb 19 (JF).
Observer Initials:
DB - Doug Brown; CC - Chris Charlesworth; SB - Samantha Brett; RT - Ryan
Tomlinson; JF - Joyce Fraser.
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