At 10:30am on September 29th-2016, Nick Swan found and photographed a male Summer Tanager at Okanagan Mountain Park, which is south of Kelowna. He observed the bird for 5 mins in trees by the wooden bridge at Deeper Creek which is accessed off the CN trail. The bird then flew off in the direction of the parking lot at Lakeshore Rd. Nick relocated the bird in a nearby tree on the CN trail not far from the original location.
Directions to where the bird was found:
Take Lakeshore Road south from Kelowna into Okanagan Mountain Park. Park in the North parking lot which is off Lakeshore Rd for the Boulder Trail. Take the Boulder Trail which will turn into the CN Trail further up the mountain, it is a 10-15 min long hike. As you hike you will come to a bridge marked "Deeper Creek." The bird was seen in the trees here at Deeper Creek.
Map to location first seen HERE
Map to Parking lot HERE
This hike is not suitable for those with mobility issues. To read a description of the hike and its difficulty level, please click HERE.
This is the first documented record of Summer Tanager for the Okanagan Valley and the 5th record for the province of BC.
The bird was not relocated on Sept 30th.
The bird was relocated and photographed by Roxy Tripp on Oct 1st. The bird was with bluebirds, yellow-rumped warblers and house finches, 2.5 km up the Boulder Trail perched in a tree.
A map to where she saw it is HERE
*Multiple observers looked on Oct 2nd but the bird was not relocated.*
Directions to where the bird was found:
Take Lakeshore Road south from Kelowna into Okanagan Mountain Park. Park in the North parking lot which is off Lakeshore Rd for the Boulder Trail. Take the Boulder Trail which will turn into the CN Trail further up the mountain, it is a 10-15 min long hike. As you hike you will come to a bridge marked "Deeper Creek." The bird was seen in the trees here at Deeper Creek.
Map to location first seen HERE
Map to Parking lot HERE
This hike is not suitable for those with mobility issues. To read a description of the hike and its difficulty level, please click HERE.
This is the first documented record of Summer Tanager for the Okanagan Valley and the 5th record for the province of BC.
The bird was not relocated on Sept 30th.
The bird was relocated and photographed by Roxy Tripp on Oct 1st. The bird was with bluebirds, yellow-rumped warblers and house finches, 2.5 km up the Boulder Trail perched in a tree.
A map to where she saw it is HERE
*Multiple observers looked on Oct 2nd but the bird was not relocated.*
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| Male Summer Tanager - Photo: Nick Swan |
Saw this bird accidentally (and photographed) at okanagan mt park October 1st. Thanks for this post, because that bird had me baffled.
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Roxy. Can you please email the photo to c_charlesworth23@hotmail.com. Thanks!!
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