At 9am on November 17-2017, Chris Charlesworth and Jesse Hannebauer found a First-winter Little Gull in Penticton. The bird is actively feeding 150m offshore off of Lakeshore Drive W, between the "Peach" on the beach and the "SS Sicamous" Boat on Okanagan Lake in Penticton. Photographs were obtained.
Map to location HERE
The Gull continues as of 4:30pm on Nov 18th. It is staying mostly off the end of the old Lakeshore Hotel and Casino Pier and has been viewed by multiple observers. The bird is best viewed with a scope.
Map to location of pier and Gull HERE
One observer reported seeing the gull at 8:30am but despite multiple observers looking, it has not been relocated by anyone else on Nov 19th or 20th.
This is the 98th record for the province of BC and the first record for the Okanagan.
Map to location HERE
The Gull continues as of 4:30pm on Nov 18th. It is staying mostly off the end of the old Lakeshore Hotel and Casino Pier and has been viewed by multiple observers. The bird is best viewed with a scope.
Map to location of pier and Gull HERE
One observer reported seeing the gull at 8:30am but despite multiple observers looking, it has not been relocated by anyone else on Nov 19th or 20th.
This is the 98th record for the province of BC and the first record for the Okanagan.
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| Imm. Little Gull. Penticton, BC. Nov 17, 2017. Photo: Don Cecile. |
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| Imm. Little Gull. Penticton, BC. Nov 17, 2017. Photo: Don Cecile. |
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| Imm. Little Gull. Penticton, BC. Nov 17, 2017. Photo: Don Cecile. |
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