r= Rare: May be present every year, but is encountered only a few times per season or in very specific locations

o= Occasional Observations are very infrequent as occurrences are generally far from the species' typical geographical or seasonal range

Checklist of Birds of the Upper Columbia Valley, British Columbia

 

 

Occas-
sional
Rare
Sightings

2008

2009

2010

2011

Comments

 

Loons

 

Common Loon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grebes

 

Pied-billed Grebe

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horned Grebe

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red-necked Grebe

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eared Grebe

 

 

 

 

 

 

Western Grebe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pelicans

 

American White Pelican

O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cormorants

 

Double-crested Cormorant

O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Herons, Bitterns & Ibises

 

American Bittern

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great Blue Heron

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great egret

O

 

 

 

 

 

Cattle Egret

O

 

 

 

 

 

White-faced Ibis

O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swans & Geese

 

Tundra Swan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trumpeter Swan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greater White-fronted Goose

O

 

 

 

 

 

Snow Goose

R

 

 

 

 

 

Ross' Goose

RRR

 

 

 

 

 

Canada Goose

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ducks

 

Wood Duck

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green-winged Teal

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mallard

 

 

 

 

 

 

Northern Pintail

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue-winged Teal

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cinnamon Teal

 

 

 

 

 

 

Northern Shoveler

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gadwall

R

 

 

 

 

 

Eurasian Wigeon

R

 

 

 

 

 

American Widgeon

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canvasback

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redhead

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ring-necked Duck

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greater Scaup

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lesser Scaup

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harlequin Duck

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surf Scooter

O

 

 

 

 

 

White-winged Scooter

R

 

 

 

 

 

Common Goldeneye

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barrow's Goldeneye

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffelhead

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hooded Merganzer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red-breasted Merganzer

R

 

 

 

 

 

Ruddy Duck

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vultures

 

Turkey Vulture