Okanagan, Interior and the Kootenays

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RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER (1)
Location: Bear Creek Provincial Park, off Westside Road, near Kelowna. Feeding at sapsucker wells at campsite #18.
Reported: Jan 5 to 21 (Mike Howard, m.obs).
Red-breasted Sapsucker. Kelowna, BC. Jan 5, 2026. Photo: Chris Charlesworth.

Blue Jay (1)
Location: At feeder at private residence in West Kelowna. Most recent sightings along Wolfe Road.
Reported: Oct 18/25 to Jan 20/26 (Amanda Lahaie).
Blue Jay. West Kelowna, BC. Oct 18, 2025. Photo: Amanda Lahaie.

Yellow-billed Loon (1 imm)
Location: N. end of Osoyoos Lake.
Reported: Dec 27/25 to Jan 20/26 (David Bell).
Yellow-billed Loon. Osoyoos, BC. Jan 20, 2026. Photo: The Lahaies.

Swamp Sparrow (2)
Location: Thomson Marsh, Kelowna. About 50-100 meters south of viewing platform.
Reported: Nov 24/25 to Jan 20/26 (Chris Charlesworth).
Swamp Sparrow. Kelowna, BC. Nov 2025. Photo: Chris Charlesworth.



Say's Phoebe (1, rare in winter)
Location: Black Mtn Reg. Park, Kelowna, towards the Tower Ranch end.
Reported: Jan 18 (Trevor Forder).

Rock Wren (1, rare in winter)
Location: Knox Mountain Park, Kelowna. In boulder field near fire access at Eaglecrest Rd.
Reported: Jan 8 to 18 (anonymous).

Purple Finch (6)
Location: Between km 4-5 on Beaver Lake Road, east of Lake Country.
Reported: Nov 21/25 to Jan 17/26 (Brad Vissia).
Purple Finch. Lake Country, BC. Nov 22, 2025. Photo: Brad Vissia.

Barn Swallow (2, rare in winter)
Location: Thomson Marsh Park, Kelowna.
Reported: Jan 16 (CONC bird group).
Barn Swallow. Kelowna, BC. January 16, 2026. Photo: Bruce Kennedy.

Northern Mockingbird (1)
Location: James Chabot Provincial Park in Invermere.
Reported: Jan 8 to 12 (Larry Halverson, m.obs).

Gray Catbird (1, rare in winter)
Location: Polson Park, near green bridge at cattail marsh, in Vernon.
Reported: Jan 3 to 11 (Margaret Mackenzie, m.obs).
Gray Catbird. Vernon, BC. Jan 3, 2026. Photo: Margaret Mackenzie.

Common Yellowthroat (1 female, rare in winter)
Location: Acland Pond, Kelowna.
Reported: Jan 11 (Chris Charlesworth, Mike Force).

Lincoln's Sparrow (1, rare in winter)
Location: Chichester Bird Sanctuary, Kelowna.
Reported: Jan 4 (Chris Charlesworth).

Say's Phoebe (1, rare in winter)
Location: Carney Pond, Kelowna.
Reported: Jan 3 (Erika Van Oyen, Gabriel Mazurat).
Say's Phoebe. Kelowna, BC. Jan 3, 2026. Photo: Erika Van Oyen.

Gray Catbird (1, rare in winter)
Location: Trevor Street in Nelson.
Reported: Jan 3 (Gaelen Schnare).
Gray Catbird. Nelson, BC. Jan 3, 2026. Photo: Gaelen Schnare.

Yellow-billed Loon (1 adult)
Location: Okanagan Lake in Peachland, off the mouth of Trepanier Creek. Seen far offshore from Ray Kandola Heritage Pier on Dec 31. Scope required. On Jan 3, presumably same bird seen on Okanagan Lake, off Lakeshore Road, Kelowna.
Reported: Dec 30/25 to Jan 3/26 (David Bell).

Orange-crowned Warbler (1, rare in winter)
Location: Penticton Yacht Club/Esplanade Trails.
Reported: Dec 29/25 to Jan 2/26 (David Bell).

Say's Phoebe (1, rare in winter)
Location: Campbell Mtn in Penticton. At start of Sandy Switchbacks trail at Pleasant Valley mobile home park.
Reported: Jan 1 (Tanya Luszcz).

Long-tailed Duck (1)
Location: Lion's Head Waterfront at Robson, west of Castlegar.
Reported: Dec 4 /25 to Jan 1/26 (Craig Sandvig).

Harris's Sparrow (2 imm)
Location: HERE in Nakusp.
Reported: Dec 3/25 to Jan 1/26 (Gary Davidson and Cat McLean, m.obs).

Harris's Sparrow (1 imm)
Location: Private residence in Gold Creek near Cranbrook.
Reported: Dec 1/26 to Jan 1/26 (Bobby Dailey). 
Harris’s Sparrow in Gold Creek, BC. Jan 1, 2026. Photo. Bobby Dailey.

Rock Wren (1, rare in winter)
Location: Cliff in Garnet Valley near Summerland.
Reported: Dec 30 (Leanne McDonald).

SWAINSON’S THRUSH (1, rare in winter)
Location: SE corner of Dewis Park in Silverton.
Reported: December 29 (G. Davidson)
Swainson’s Thrush in Silverton, BC. Photo. Gary Davidson. Dec 29, 2025.

Turkey Vulture (1, rare in winter)
Location: Munson Pond, Kelowna.
Reported: Dec 27 (Erika Van Oyen, Gabriel Mazurat).

Say's Phoebe (1, rare in winter)
Location: Kelowna International Airport.
Reported: Dec 26 (Isaac Esselink).
Say's Phoebe. Kelowna, BC. Dec 26, 2025. Photo: Isaac Esselink.

Lesser Black-backed Gull (1, 3rd yr)
Location: Okanagan Lake Beach in Penticton. Probably same bird that's been in Vernon.
Reported: Dec 21 to 24 (David Bell).

Purple Finch (2)
Location: Wooded ravine along Anderson Road in Ellison area of Kelowna.
Reported: Dec 9 to 22 (Chris Charlesworth, Mike Force).

Common Yellowthroat (1, rare winter)
Location: Winfield Creek Preserve, Lake Country.
Reported: Dec 20 (Michelle Lamberson).
Common Yellowthroat. Lake Country, BC. Dec 20, 2025. Photo: Michelle Lamberson.

Say's Phoebe (1, rare in winter)
Location: Mt. Baldy, Kelowna.
Reported: Dec 20 (James Chester).
Say's Phoebe. Kelowna, BC. Dec 20, 2025. Photo: James Chester.

Golden-crowned Sparrow (1, rare winter)
Location: Private residence in Ellison area of Kelowna.
Reported: Dec 20 (Trevor Forder).

Swamp Sparrow (1)
Location: Small wetland along Swainson Road, Kelowna.
Reported: Dec 20 (Trevor Forder, Chris Siddle).

Lincoln's Sparrow (1, rare in winter)
Location: McCulloch Station Pub, Kelowna.
Reported: Dec 20 (Kalin Ocana).
Lincoln's Sparrow. Kelowna, BC. Dec 20, 2025. Photo: Kalin Ocana.

Harris's Sparrow (1 imm)
Location: McMillan Farms (access restricted) in Kelowna.
Reported: Nov 15 to Dec 20 (Kalin Ocana).

Wilson's Warbler (1 male, rare in winter)
Location: Rotary Marsh, and Sunset Drive Park in Kelowna.
Reported: Nov 24 to Dec 20 (CONC birding group).
Wilson's Warbler. Kelowna, BC. Nov 24, 2025. Photo: Julia Proulx.

Gray Catbird (1, rare in winter)
Location: Chichester Marsh in Kelowna. Feeding in Russian Olive trees, just west of Harris Park.
Reported: Dec 19 & 20 (Chris Charlesworth).
Gray Catbird. Kelowna, BC. Dec 19, 2025. Photo: Chris Charlesworth

Harris’s Sparrow (1 imm)
Location: private home in Revelstoke.
Reported: Dec 1 to 19 (Wyatt Bartholet).

Rusty Blackbird (3)
Location: Front St and 6th Ave in Hosmer.
Reported: Dec 3 to 19 (Mike Bentley and Helen Diakow).

Wilson's Warbler (1 male, late)
Location: Peter Jannink Nature Park in Salmon Arm.
Reported: Dec 19 (Jeremy Thomson).

Wilson's Warbler (1 male, rare in winter)
Location: Chichester Bird Sanctuary, Kelowna.
Reported: Dec 6 to 19 (Phoebe Hodgson).
Wilson's Warbler. Kelowna, BC. Dec 19, 2025. Photo: Chris Charlesworth


Turkey Vulture (1, rare in winter)
Location: Swan Lake Grassland Trail, Vernon.
Reported: Dec 18 (Gail Loughridge).

Say's Phoebe (1, rare in winter)
Location: Old Ferry Docks, off Westside Road, Kelowna.
Reported: Dec 18 (Ted Hindmarch, Randy Smith).

Northern Mockinbird (1)
Location: James Chabot Provincial Park, Invermere.
Reported: Dec 14 (Cam Gillies).

White-winged Scoter (2 female type, rare in winter)
Location: At south end of Okanagan Lake in Penticton, seen from the walking pier. 
Reported: Dec 14 (David Bell).

Lesser Black-backed Gull (1, 3rd year)
Location: Mouth of Vernon Creek, Okanagan Landing.
Reported: Dec 13 (Brad Vissia).
Lesser Black-backed Gull. Vernon, BC. Dec 13, 2025. Photo: Brad Vissia.

Spotted Sandpiper (1, late)
Location: Salmon Arm Foreshore.
Reported: Nov 19 to Dec 11 (Don Cecile)

Mountain Bluebird (17, late)
Location: Along Shuswap Road, east of Kamloops.
Reported: Dec 4 (Suzy Wright).

Yellow-headed Blackbird (1)
Location: Coldstream Ranch near Vernon.
Reported: Dec 3 (Scott Thomson).
Yellow-headed Blackbird. Vernon, BC. Dec 3, 2025. Photo: Scott Thomson.

Brown-headed Cowbird (2, late)
Location: Coldstream Ranch, near Vernon.
Reported: Dec 3 (Scott Thomson).
Brown-headed Cowbird. Vernon, BC. Dec 3, 2025. Photo: Scott Thomson.

Wilson's Warbler (1 male, late)
Location: At the bee garden at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops.
Reported: Dec 2 (Samantha Suppanz).

Savannah Sparrow (1, late)
Location: Maude Roxby Bird Sanctuary, Kelowna.
Reported: Dec 1 (Nick Swan).
Savannah Sparrow. Kelowna, BC. Dec 1, 2025. Photo: Nick Swan.

Swamp Sparrow (1)
Location: Marsh at north end of Rose Valley Reservoir, West Kelowna.
Reported: Nov 29 (Evan Edwards).
Swamp Sparrow. West Kelowna, BC. Nov 29, 2025. Photo: Evan Edwards


Wilson's Warbler (1 imm male, late)
Location: Dunsmuir Road in Hall Road subdivision of Kelowna.
Reported: Nov 19 to 26 (Chris Charlesworth)

WINTER WREN (1)
Location: Scenic Canyon, off Hollywood Road S, Kelowna. Specifically near little duck pond, about .4 km from parking area. Pacific Wrens also in area. 
Reported: Nov 19 to 25 (Chris Charlesworth).

Glaucous Gull (1 juv)
Location: HERE on sandbar near Pine St bridge in Chase.
Reported: Nov 25 (Pat McCallum).

Harris's Sparrow (1 ad)
Location: Thomson Marsh, Kelowna. Approx 200 meters west of the viewing platform, along the trail.
Reported: Nov 24 (Joe Kearney).
Harris's Sparrow. Kelowna, BC. Nov 25, 2025. Photo: Joe Kearney.

Wilson's Warbler (1 male, late)
Location: Woods on east side of Munson Pond, Kelowna.
Reported: Nov 20 to 22 (Nick Swan).
Wilson's Warbler. Kelowna, BC. November 22, 2025. Photo: Angela Popoff.

Barn Swallow (1, late)
Location: Munson Pond, Kelowna.
Reported: Nov 21 (Mike Force, Nick Swan).

LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (1)
Location: Riverside Park in Kamloops.
Reported: Nov 15 to 17 (Lokie Van Der Wal)
Lesser Black-backed Gull in Kamloops - Photo. Lokie Van Der Wal

Dunlin (1)
Location: Rawlings Lake, near Lumby.
Reported: Nov 14 (Scott Thompson).

LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (1, 3rd yr)
Location: South end of Okanagan Lk in Penticton, off Marina Way Park.
Reported: Nov 14 (David Bell)

Long-tailed Duck (6)
Location: On lake with large duck flocks off south end of Peachland.
Reported: Nov 14 (Kalin Ocana).

BLACK SCOTER (2 female type)
Location: First seen from Mouth of Mission Creek in Kelowna, with 25 scaup, far out on lake. Later relocated off Paddlewheel Park, Pritchard Dr, in West Kelowna. Found again on lake off south end of Peachland. On Nov 15 & 16, the two female Black Scoters were at the south end of Okanagan Lake in Penticton.
Reported: Nov 14 to 16 (Chris Charlesworth).
Black Scoters. Peachland, BC. Nov 14, 2025. Photo: Kalin Ocana.

Harris's Sparrow (1 imm)
Location: Corn Creek Marsh at Creston.
Reported: Nov 13 (Marc-Andre Beaucher).

Dunlin (2)
Location: Mouth of Mission Creek, Kelowna.
Reported: Nov 12 (Nick Swan).

Ancient Murrelet (1)
Location: Seen on Okanagan Lake in Penticton, from the yacht club, then bird flew to west towards pier.
Reported: Nov 12 (David Bell).

Nashville Warbler (1)
Location: Private residence near Knutsford.
Reported: Nov 3 (Glenn Dreger).

Dunlin (1)
Location: Mud Bay at Maude Roxby Bird Sanctuary, Kelowna.
Reported: Nov 3 (Dan M).

Palm Warbler (1)
Location: Selkirk College Trails in Castlegar.
Date: October 31 (Craig Sandvig).

Dunlin (1)
Location: North end of Skaha Lake in Penticton. Along Skaha Lake Beach, west of the river mouth.
Reported: Oct 30 (Eric Newton).

Long-tailed Duck (2 female type)
Location: Seen from the Esplanade Yacht Club in Penticton, and later from the pier along the Okanagan Lake waterfront.
Reported: Oct 30 (David Bell).

Long-tailed Duck (2 males, 1 female)
Location: On Okanagan Lake, off the Old Ferry Docks, off Westside Road, West Kelowna.
Reported: Oct 28 (Chris Charlesworth).

Rusty Blackbird (1)
Location: Rawlings Lake - Lumby
Reported: Oct 28 (Scott Thomson)

RBA: BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER (1 male)
Location: HERE at UBCO Campus, Kelowna. Seen in trees in front of the UNC building.
Reported: Oct 15 to 20 (Joyce Li, m.obs).
Black-throated Blue Warbler in Kelowna, BC. Oct 17. Photo. Kalin Ocana.

American Golden-Plover (1)
Location: Duck Lake in Creston.
Reported: Oct 20 (Jakob Dulisse)

Long-tailed Duck (1 male)
Location: Old Ferry Docks, West Kelowna.
Reported: Oct 19 (Mike Edwards).

Rusty Blackbird (1)
Location: West Beach at Kokanee Creek Park; Nelson
Date: October 18 (Janice Arndt)

LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (1)
Location: Riverside Park - Kamloops
Date: Oct 11 to 14 (Bryan Zandberg, m.obs)
Lesser Black-backed Gull in Kamloops, BC. Oct 14, 2025. Photo. Tom Beeke.

Blue Jay (1)
Location: Gated community west of Keremeos, towards Hedley. Not open to public.
Reported: Oct 13 (fide David Bell).

Sabine's Gull (Up to 3 juv)
Location: Mouth of Mission Creek in Kelowna.
Reported: Sep 13 to Oct 8 (Evan Edwards, m.obs).
Sabine's Gull. Kelowna, BC. September 2025. Photo: Markus Weilmeier.

Great Egret (Up to 3)
Location: Along Mission Creek, about 1 km upstream from Casorso Road in Kelowna.
Reported: Sept 24 to Oct 22 (Pam Laing, m.obs).
Great Egret. Kelowna, BC. September 2025. Photo: Brad Vissia

Sabine's Gull (1)
Location: South end of Skaha Lake, Okanagan Falls.
Reported: Sep 10 to Oct 10 (David Bell).

American Golden-Plover (1)
Location: Mouth of Mission Creek, Kelowna.
Reported: Oct 9 (Ted Hindmarch).

Broad-winged Hawk (1)
Location: Overhead at Vaseux Lake Bird Observatory.
Reported: Oct 5 (David Bell, m.obs).

Purple Finch (1)
Location: Vaseux Lake Bird Observatory.
Reported: Oct 2 (David Bell).

Red-throated Loon (1)
Location: S. end of Okanagan Lake at Penticton.
Reported: Sept 27 to 30 (David Bell, m.obs).

American Golden Plover (1 juv)
Location: Mouth of Mission Creek, Kelowna.
Reported: Sept 25 (Michelle Hamilton, m.obs).
American Golden-Plover. Kelowna, BC. September 2025. Photo: Jaden Kraeker.

Broad-winged Hawk (1 ad)
Location: In flight over the Mouth of Mission Creek, Kelowna.
Reported: Sept 25 (Benoit Hilty).
Broad-winged Hawk. Kelowna, BC. September 25, 2025. Photo: Benoit Hilty.

Great Egret (1)
Location: Flying over Munson Pond in Kelowna at 9:30 AM.
Reported: Sept 24 (Hank Vanderpol)

Parasitic Jaeger (1)
Location: Vaseux Lake Bird Observatory.
Reported: Sept 24 (Dick Cannings).

Broad-winged Hawk (1)
Location: Vaseux Lake Bird Observatory.
Reported: Sept 23 (David Bell, Aiva Noringseth).

Prairie Falcon (1)
Location: Flying over Salmon Arm Pier; Salmon Arm.
Date: Sept 20 (Henry James).

Great Egret (1)
Location: Flyover at Robert Lake, Kelowna.
Reported: Sept 16 (A. Popoff).

Upland Sandpiper (1)
Location: Private property north of Kamloops.
Reported: Sept 15 (Chris Wenger).
Upland Sandpiper. Kamloops, BC. September 13, 2025. Photo: Chris Wenger.

Sabine's Gull (1 juv)
Location: Robert Lake, Kelowna.
Reported: Sep 11 to 15 (Benoit Hilty, m.obs).
Sabine's Gull. Kelowna, BC. September 12, 2025. Photo: Kalin Ocana.

Great Egret (1)
Location: Rawlings Lake - Lumby
Reported: Sept 15 (Scott Thomson)

Great Egret (8)
Location: Flying north over Ellison Lake in Kelowna
Reported: Sept 14 (Jasmine Korcok)

Great Egret (7)
Location: Road 22 in Osoyoos.
Reported: Sept 14 (Bryan Zandberg)

Great Egret (7)
Location: Vaseux Lake Bird Banding Observatory in Okanagan Falls.
Reported: Sept 14 (Bryan Zandberg)

Sabine’s Gull (1)
Location: Kokanee Creek Provincial Park in Nelson.
Reported: Sept 14 (Barbara Maytom).

Great Egret (1)
Location: Deadman Lake, south of Oliver.
Reported: Sep 13 (Ben Keen, m.obs).

Chestnut-sided Warbler (1 banded)
Location: Vaseux Lake Bird Observatory.
Reported: Sep 13 (David Bell, m.obs).
Chestnut-sided Warbler. Vaseux Lake, BC. September 13, 2025. Photo: David Bell.

LITTLE BLUE HERON (1)
Location: HERE and HERE viewed from
Laurier St in Wardner.
Reported: Sept 10 to 13 (Daryl Calder, m.obs).
Little Blue Heron in Wardner, BC. Sept 11, 2025. Photo. Helen Diakow.

Sabine's Gull (2 juv)
Location: Salmon Arm Bay, just east of mouth of the Salmon River.
Reported: Sep 6 to 13 (Don Cecile, Brad Vissia).
Sabine's Gull. Salmon Arm, BC. Sep 6, 2025. Photo: Brad Vissia.

Sabine's Gull (1)
Location: Seen in flight at the old ferry docks off Westside Road near Kelowna.
Reported: Sep 9 (Evan Edwards)

Upland Sandpiper (1)
Location: flying south over the Vaseux birding banding station in Okanagan Falls.
Reported: Sept 5 (David Bell, m.obs).

Sabine’s Gull (4)
Location: HERE on Skaha Lake in Penticton.
Reported: Sept 4 (David Bell).

Black-necked Stilt (2)
Location: Leach Lake in Creston.
Reported: Sept 1 (Marc-Andre Beaucher).

RBA: PHILADELPHIA VIREO (1)
Location: Sutton Glen Park, along Brandt's Creek Linear Pathway, between Kane Rd and Yates Rd in Glenmore area of Kelowna.
Reported: Aug 31 (Michael Force).

Tennessee Warbler (1)
Location: Max Lake, Penticton.
Reported: Aug 31 (Jul Wojnowski).

Lesser Black-backed Gull (1, 3rd cycle)
Location: Robert Lake in Kelowna.
Reported: Aug 30 (Chris Charlesworth, Sara-Jane Leighton).
Lesser Black-backed Gull. Robert Lake, Kelowna, BC. Aug 30, 2025. Photo: Chris Charlesworth

Long-tailed Jaeger (1 adult)
Location: on Okanagan Lake and viewed from “The Bluffs” lookout on Westbank First Nations Land. The bird was half way between “The Bluffs” and City Park in West Kelowna.
Reported: Aug 29 ( Kalin Ocana).
Long-tailed Jaeger in Kelowna, BC. Aug 29, 2025. Photo: Kalin Ocana. 

Clark’s Grebe (1)
Location: On Okanagan Lake viewed by Kayak with 45 Western Grebes near head of the lake in Vernon.
Reported: Aug 28 (Kalin Ocana).
Clark’s Grebe in Kelowna, BC. Aug 28, 2025. Photo. Kalin Ocana.

Parasitic Jaeger (1 juv)
Location: Okanagan Lake in Kelowna. Bird was on water on the north side of the Bennett Bridge, viewed from 'The Bluffs' Lookout on west side of bridge. It then flew south over bridge and out of sight.
Reported: Aug 27 (Chris Charlesworth).

UPLAND SANDPIPER (1)
Location: east of the Salmon River at Salmon Arm Bay in Salmon Arm.
Reported: 19 (Jim Walton, m.obs).
Upland Sandpiper in Salmon Arm, BC. August 19, 2025. Photo. Jim Walton.

Tennessee Warbler (1)
Location: Vaseux Lake Bird Observatory.
Reported: Banded on Aug 19 (David Bell, m.obs).
Tennessee Warbler. Banded at Vaseux Lk Bird Observatory. Aug 19, 2025. Photo: David Bell.


Arctic Tern (2 ad)
Location: Headwaters Lake, west of Peachland.
Reported: Aug 16 (Larry McLean, et al).
Arctic Tern. Peachland, BC. Aug 16, 2025. Photo: Scott Thomson.


Upland Sandpiper (2)
Location: Salmon Arm Foreshore.
Reported: Aug 15 (Don Cecile).

RUFF (1)
Location: south pond at the irrigation field ponds on Coopman Rd; Cranbrook
Reported: Aug 10 to 11 (Doug and Wendy Hogg, m.obs)
Ruff in Cranbrook, BC. August 10, 2025. Photo. Alan Barnard.

Clark’s Grebe (1)
Location: Okanagan Landing in Vernon.
Reported: Aug 2 to 3 (Chris Siddle, m.obs).

Franklin’s Gull (6)
Location: Rawlings Lake in Lumby.
Reported: July 17 to 30 (Scott Thomson, m.obs).

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1 male)
Location: in front yard at water feature at 989 Maranda Crt in Kelowna.
Reported: July 19 to 22 (Leah Schurian, m.obs).
Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Kelowna, BC. July 19, 2025. Photo: Brad Vissia

LESSER GOLDFINCH (1)
Location: private home in Lilooet.
Reported: June 6 to 29 (Ian Routley).
Lesser Goldfinch in Lilooet, BC. June 6, 2025. Photo. Ian Routley.


Black Tern (1)
Location: Robert Lake in a Kelowna.
Reported: June 11 to 15 (Brad Vissia and Mike Edwards, m.obs).

Sage Thrasher (1)
Location: HERE on Mountainview Rd in Walhachin.
Reported: June 10 (Reid Hwang).

BLUE GROSBEAK (1 male, 3rd for BC, 1st for Okanagan).
Location: North end of Sanderson Avenue, Peachland. Sanderson becomes a gravel road. Continue along road to the end of Sanderson, which has tall fences on either side of it. You can see through the fences easily. The bird is on the south/east side of the road, through the fence, in the weedy fields.
Reported: May 25 to June 7 (Martin Weilmeier, Markus Weilmeier, m.obs).
Blue Grosbeak in Peachland, BC. May 25, 2025. Photo. Martin Weilmeier.

Blue Jay (1)
Location: Here Hallamore Lake in Clearwater.
Reported: June 7 (Cash Moore).

WESTERN CATTLE EGRET (1)
Location: Here on the Nelson waterfront at Rotary Lakeside Park in Nelson.
Reported: June 6 (Clinton Swanson, m.obs).
Cattle Egret in Nelson (Photo: Sachi Snively)

Black Tern (1)
Location: HERE at north end of Lake Okanagan in Vernon.
Reported: June 4 (Kalin Ocana).

Black-and-white Warbler (1)
Location: Private Home at Rendell Creek
Date: June 3 (Seth Benoit)

WHITE-FACED IBIS (3)
Location: Wagonwheel Rd on Anarchist Mtn; Bridesville
Date: June 3 (Blair Dudeck et al.)

Sage Thrasher (1)
Location: Here on Airport Fence in Revelstoke
Date: May 27-30 (Marc-Andre Beaucher, m.obs)

BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER (1, reported)
Location: HERE off Fenwick Rd at Bull River.
Date: May 29 (Jo Ellen Floer).

BROWN THRASHER (1)
Location: HERE at the north end of Elizabeth Lake in Cranbrook.
Date: May 29 (Aiva Noringseth)
Brown Thrasher in Cranbrook, BC. Photo. Aiva Noringseth. May 29, 2025.

Franklin’s Gull (1)
Location: Tunkwa Lake near Logan Lake.
Reported: May 28 (Alan Burger, m.obs).

ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK (1 male)
Location: Private Home at 8830 Okanagan Landing Rd in Vernon.
Date: May 28 (Inge Friesen).

White-faced Ibis (1)
Location: Rawlings Lake in Lumby.
Date: May 26 to 27 (Scott Thomson, m.obs)

Baltimore Oriole (1)
Location: Hosmer Heritage Rd in Hosmer.
Reported: May 26 (Mike Bentley)

Baltimore Oriole (1)
Location: Private Home in Newgate.
Reported: May 26 (Petra Ambrose)

Black-and-white Warbler (1)
Location: Ferret Rd Loop in Edgewood.
Reported: May 26 (Gary Davidson and Catherine McLean)

Broad-winged Hawk (1)
Location: Over grassland sections of lower Beaver Lake Road, east of Lake Country.
Reported: May 25 (Mike Edwards, Evan Edwards).
Broad-winged Hawk. Lake Country, BC. May 25, 2025. Photo: Evan Edwards.

Sage Thrasher (1)
Location: HERE at Skihist Provincial Park in Lytton.
Reported: May 24 (Claudie Pageau et al.).

Tennessee Warbler (1 male)
Location: In hills, west of Summerland at 'Roddy's Swamp'. 
Reported: May 24 (Holly Calquhoun).
Tennessee Warbler. West of Summerland, BC. May 24, 2025. Photo: Holly Calquhoun.


Tennessee Warbler (1 male)
Location: Bear Creek Provincial Park near Kelowna. Seen with small flock of mixed migrants near campsite 71.
Reported: May 23 (Chris Charlesworth, Mike Force).

Lark Sparrow (1)
Location: HERE on Channel Rd at Duck Lake in Creston.
Reported: May 19 (Marc-Andre Beaucher).

BLACK-THROATED SPARROW (1)
Location: HERE on Channel Rd at Duck Lake in Creston.
Reported: May 18 (Sachi Snively and Craig Sandvig, m.obs).

Franklin's Gull (1 ad)
Location: In flight at Vaseux Cliffs, south of Okanagan Falls.
Reported: May 17 (Josh Lee, Nicole Bison).

Sabine’s Gulls (300)
Location: Duck Lake in Creston.
Reported: May 18 (Sachi Snively and Craig Sandvig).

Franklin’s Gull (2)
Location: Duck Lake in Creston.
Reported: May 18 (Sachi Snively and Craig Sandvig).

Broad-winged Hawk (1)
Location: Lower Kruger Mountain Road, near Osoyoos.
Reported: May 15 (Monica Nugent, Debbie Wheeler).

American Golden Plover (1)
Location: Robert Lk (N. end). Kelowna.
Reported: May 14 (Brad Vissia).
American Golden Plover. Kelowna, BC. May 14, 2025. Photo: Brad Vissia.

Red Knot (1)
Location: Duck Lake, Creston.
Reported: May 12 & 13 (Seth Benoit).

LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE (1)
Location: In the cattails at the south end of Kootenay Lake, Creston.
Reported: May 13 (Sachi Snively and Jacob Dulisse).

White-faced Ibis (1)
Location: North side of Otter Lake in Vernon.
Date: May 11-13 (Sarah von Innerebner, m.obs)

Broad-winged Hawk (2)
Location: Migrating with Swainson's Hawks over km 4 on Beaver Lake Road, east of Lake Country.
Reported: May 11 (Brad Vissia).
Broad-winged Hawk. Lake Country, BC. May 11, 2025. Photo: Brad Vissia.


ROSS'S GOOSE (1)
Location: best viewed from Leighton Lake Boat Launch in the campground HERE. The bird is with Canada Geese and roosts on the dock in Tunkwa Lake Provincial Park in Logan Lake.
Reported: April 26 to May 8 (Gary Kaylyn, m.obs).
Ross’s Goose in Logan Lake. April 28, 2025. Photo. Tom Beeke.

Broad-winged Hawk (1)
Location: Soaring at km 3.5 on Beaver Lake Road, east of Lake Country.
Reported: May 5 (Chris Charlesworth, Linda Horspool, David Horspool).
Broad-winged Hawk. Lake Country, BC. May 5, 2025. Photo: Chris Charlesworth.

Sage Thrasher (1)
Location: Sunshine Bay Regional Park in Harrop.
Reported: May 4 (Sachi Snively).

Dunlin (1 adult)
Location: Munson Pond in Kelowna, on small 'cattle' pond north of Munson. 
Reported: May 2 to 4 (anonymous, m.obs).

Long-tailed Duck (4 males)
Location: Douglas Lake. In with mixed flock of waterfowl.
Reported: May 4 (Alex Bodden, m.obs).

Broad-winged Hawk (1)
Location: Beaver lake Road, east of Lake Country.
Reported: May 3 (Julia Proulx).
Broad-winged Hawk. Lake Country, BC. May 3, 2025. Photo: Julia Proulx


Black-necked Stilt (1)
Location: HERE in pond at Tunkwa Lake in Logan Lake.
Reported: May 2 (Shae Turner and Debbie Wheeler, m.obs).

Franklin’s Gull (4)
Location: Duck Lake in Creston.
Reported: May 2 (Gaelen Schnare).

Dunlin (1 adult)
Location: Robert Lake, Kelowna.
Reported: Apr 30 (Seth Benoit).

Northern Mockingbird (1)
Location: on electrical fence by greenhouse at Sunshine Bay Regional Park in Harrop.
Reported: April 26 (Carolee Colter et al.).

Turkey Vulture (1)
Location: North end of Kelowna Airport, from Bulman Road. Standing in field.
Reported: Feb 15 (Scott Thomson).

Turkey Vulture (1)
Location: Seen flying over silt cliffs near Red Wing Resort in Penticton.
Reported: Feb 14 & 15 (Jim & Deirdre Turnbull, m.obs).

Double-crested Cormorant (1)
Location: Okanagan Lake off Maude Roxby Bird Sanctuary in Kelowna.
Reported: Feb 11 (Nick Swan).

Lesser Black-backed Gull (1 ad)
Location: Sunoka Beach in Summerland.
Reported: Feb 2 (Scott Thomson).

Barn Swallow (2)
Location: SS Sicamous at south end of Okanagan Lake in Penticton.
Reported: Jan 30 & 31 (David Bell, m.obs).

Wilson's Warbler (1 male, rare in winter)
Location: Chichester Marsh in Kelowna.
Reported: Dec 14, 2024 to Jan 20, 2025 (Jesse Hannebauer, m.obs).

Swamp Sparrow (1)
Location: Green Bay, West Kelowna.
Reported: Jan 2 to 19 (Chris Charlesworth, m.obs).

Northern Mockingbird (1)
Location: In private front yards of the houses directly across from the Edgewood Community Centre in Edgewood.
Reported: Jan 13 to 19 (Gary Davidson and Cat McLean, m.obs)
Northern Mockingbird in Edgewood (Photo: Gary Davidson)

Lincoln's Sparrow (1)
Location: Green Bay, West Kelowna.
Reported: Jan 16 (Kalin Ocana).

Purple Finch (1 male)
Location: With House Finches along Dunsmuir Road in the Hall Road area of Kelowna.
Reported: Jan 14 (Chris Charlesworth).

Brown-headed Cowbird (1 female)
Location: Thomson Marsh, Kelowna. Mixed in with Red-winged and Brewer's blackbirds.
Reported: Jan 14 (Chris Charlesworth).

Brown-headed Cowbird (3, rare winter)
Location: Coldstream Ranch, Vernon.
Reported: Dec 15, 2024 to Jan 12, 2025 (Scott Thomson).

Yellow-headed Blackbird (2, rare winter)
Location: Coldstream Ranch, Vernon.
Reported: Dec 14, 2024 to Jan 12, 2025 (Scott Thomson, Jack VanDyk, m.obs).

Clark's Grebe (1)
Location: Seen on west side of Skaha Lake at Okanagan Falls, with Western Grebes. Seen from the KVR trail.
Reported: Jan 11 (David Bell).

Rock Wren (1, rare winter)
Location: South face of 'The Throne' at north end of Osoyoos Lake.
Reported: Jan 11 (David Bell).

Common Yellowthroat (1 male, rare in winter)
Location: In marsh at pond near parking area at Mill Creek Linear Park on Enterprise Way in Kelowna.
Reported: Nov 25, 2024 to Jan 11, 2025 (Chris Charlesworth, m.obs).

Rusty Blackbird (1)
Location: Coldstream Ranch, Vernon.
Reported: Jan 4 (Scott Thomson).

Turkey Vulture (1)
Location: Along the waterfront in Nakusp.
Reported: Dec 26, 2024 to Jan 2, 2025 (Cat McLean, m.obs).

Double-crested Cormorant (1)
Location: Okanagan Landing on Okanagan Lake. Seen from mouth of Vernon Creek and from Paddlewheel Park.
Reported: Dec 3, 2024 to Jan 2, 2025 (Chris Siddle, m.obs).
Double-crested Cormorant. Vernon, BC. Dec 12, 2025. Photo: Jack VanDyk.

Swamp Sparrow (1)
Location: Rawlings Lake, Lumby.
Reported: Oct 3, 2024 to Jan 1, 2025 (Scott Thomson, m.obs).

Clay-colored Sparrow (1st winter record for Okanagan)
Location: In bushes around pond at parking area at Mill Creek Linear Park, off Enterprise Way in Kelowna. With juncos.
Reported: Nov 5, 2024 to Jan 1, 2025 (Chris Charlesworth, Sara-Jane Leighton, m.obs).

Clay-colored Sparrow. Kelowna, BC. Dec 11, 2024. Photo: Chris Charlesworth

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