Checklist of Birds of the Upper Columbia Valley, British Columbia
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Occas-
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Rare
Sightings

2004

2005

2006

2007

Comments

 

Loons

 

Common Loon

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grebes

 

Pied-billed Grebe

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Horned Grebe

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Red-necked Grebe

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Eared Grebe

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Western Grebe

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pelicans

 

American White Pelican

O

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cormorants

 

Double-crested Cormorant

O

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Herons, Bitterns & Ibises

 

American Bittern

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Great Blue Heron

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

Great egret

O

 

 

 

 

URL

Cattle Egret

O

 

 

 

 

URL

White-faced Ibis

O

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swans & Geese

 

Tundra Swan

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Trumpeter Swan

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Greater White-fronted Goose

O

 

 

 

 

URL

Snow Goose

R

 

Y

 

 

URL

Ross' Goose

RRR

 

 

 

 

URL

Canada Goose

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ducks

 

Wood Duck

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Green-winged Teal

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Mallard

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

Northern Pintail

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Blue-winged Teal

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Cinnamon Teal

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Northern Shoveler

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Gadwall

R

 

 

 

 

URL

Eurasian Wigeon

R

 

 

 

 

URL

American Widgeon

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Canvasback

 

 

Y

 

 

URL

Redhead

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Ring-necked Duck

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Greater Scaup

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Lesser Scaup

 

 

?

 

 

URL

Harlequin Duck

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Surf Scooter

O

 

 

 

 

URL

White-winged Scooter

R

Y

 

 

 

URL
May 12, 2004 Mitten Lake

Common Goldeneye

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

Barrow's Goldeneye

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Buffelhead

 

 

Y

 

 

URL

Hooded Merganzer

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Red-breasted Merganzer

R

 

 

 

 

URL

Ruddy Duck

 

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vultures

 

Turkey Vulture

R

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hawks & Eagles

 

Osprey

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

Bald Eagle

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

Northern Harrier

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Sharp-shinned Hawk

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Cooper's Hawk

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Northern Goshawk

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Broad-winged Hawk

O

 

 

 

 

URL

Swainson's Hawk

O

 

 

 

 

URL

Red-tailed Hawk

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Rough-legged Hawk

 

 

Y

 

 

URL

Golden Eagle

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

American Kestrel

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

Merlin

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Perigrine Falcon

O

 

 

 

 

URL

Prairie Falcon

O

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grouse & Ptarmigan

 

Spruce Grouse

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

Blue Grouse

 

 

 

 

 

URL

White-tailed Ptarmigan

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Ruffed Grouse

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Sharp-tailed Grouse

RRR

 

 

 

 

URL

Wild Turkey

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rails & Cranes

 

Virginia Rail

R

 

 

 

 

URL

Sora

 

 

 

 

 

URL

American Coot

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Sandhill Crane

O-R

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plovers, Stilts & Avocet

 

Black-bellied Plover

R

 

 

 

 

URL

Lesser Golden Plover

R

 

 

 

 

URL

Semipalmated Plover

R

 

 

 

 

URL

Kildeer

 

Y

 

 

 

URL

Black-necked Stilt

RRR

 

 

 

 

URL

American Avocet

O

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sandpipers

 

Greater Yellowlegs

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Lesser Yellowlegs

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Solitary Sandpiper

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Spotted Sandpiper

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Whimbrel

RRR

 

 

 

 

URL

Long-billed Curlew

R

 

 

 

 

URL

Marbled Godwit

RRR

 

 

 

 

URL

Sanderling

O

 

 

 

 

URL

Semipalmated Sandpiper

O

 

 

 

 

URL

Western Sandpiper

O

 

 

 

 

URL

Least Sandpiper

O

 

 

 

 

URL

Baird's Sandpiper

R

 

 

 

 

URL

Pectoral Sandpiper

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Stilt Sandpiper

O

 

 

 

 

URL

Short-billed Dowitcher

O

 

 

 

 

URL

Long-billed Dowitcher

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Common Snipe

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Wilson's Phalarope

R

 

 

 

 

URL

Red-necked Phalarope

O

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gulls & Terns

 

Pomaine Haeger

RRR

 

 

 

 

URL

Bonaparte's Gull

 

Y

 

 

 

URL

Red-billed Gull

 

 

 

 

 

URL

California Gull

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Herring Gull

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

Common Tern

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Arctic Tern

RRR

 

 

 

 

URL

Foster's Tern

RRR

 

 

 

 

URL

Black Tern

 

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Doves

 

Rock Dove

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

Band-tailed Pidgeon

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

Mourning Dove

 

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cuckoos

 

Black-billed Cuckoo

O

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OWLS

 

Burrowing Owl

R

 

 

 

 

URL

Flammulated Owl

R

 

 

 

 

URL

Great-horned Owl

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Snowy Owl

O

 

 

 

 

URL

Northern Hawk Owl

R

 

 

 

 

URL

Northern Pigmy Owl

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Barred Owl

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Great Gray Owl

R

 

 

 

 

URL

Long-eared Owl

R

 

 

 

 

URL

Short-eared Owl

O-R

 

 

 

 

URL

Boreal Owl

R

 

 

 

 

URL

Northern Saw-whet Owl

 

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nightjars & Swifts

 

Common Nighthawk

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

Common Poorwill

O

 

 

 

 

URL

Black Swift

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Vaux's Swift

 

 

 

 

 

URL

White-throated Swift

R

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hummingbirds

 

Black-chinned hummingbird

 

?

Y

 

 

URL

Anna's hummingbird

RRR

 

 

 

 

URL

Calliope hummingbird

R

Y

Y

 

 

URL

Rufous hummingbird

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kingfishers

 

Belted Kingfisher

 

Y

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Woodpeckers

 

Lewis' Woodpecker

R

 

 

 

 

URL

Yellow-bellied Woodpecker

RRR

 

 

 

 

URL

Red-naped Sapsucker

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

Downy Woodpecker

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

Hairy Woodpecker

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

White-headed Woodpecker

RRR

 

 

 

 

URL

Three-toed Woodpecker

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Black-backed Woodpecker

R

 

 

 

 

URL

Northern Flicker

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

Pileated Woodpecker

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flycatchers

 

Olive-sided Flycatcher

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Western Wood-Pewee

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Alder Flycatcher

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Willow Flycatcher

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Least Flycatcher

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Hammond's Flycatcher

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Dusky Flycatcher

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Pacific-slope Flycatcher

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Eastern Phobe

O

 

 

 

 

URL

Say's Phobe

O

 

 

 

 

URL

Western Kingbird

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Eastern Kingbird

 

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Larks

 

Horned Lark

 

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swallows

 

Tree Swallow

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Violet-green Swallow

 

Y

 

 

 

URL

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Bank Swallow

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Cliff Swallow

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Barn Swallow

 

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jays & Crows

 

Gray Jay

 

Y

 

 

 

URL

Steller's Jay

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Blue Jay

R

Y

 

 

 

URL

Clarck's Nutcracker

 

 

Y

 

 

URL

Black-billed Magpie

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

American Crow

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

Common Raven

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chickadees

 

Black-capped Chickadee

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

Mountain Chickadee

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

Boreal Chickadee

R

 

 

 

 

URL

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

R

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nuthatches

 

Red-breasted Nuthatch

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

White-breasted Nuthatch

R

 

 

 

 

URL

Pygmy Nuthatch

RRR

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creepers

 

Brown Creeper

 

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wrens

 

Rock Wren

R

 

 

 

 

URL

House Wren

R

 

 

 

 

URL

Winter Wren

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Marsh Wren

 

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dippers

 

American Dipper

 

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kinglets

 

Golden-crowned Kinglet

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

 

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thrushes

 

Western Bluebird

O

 

 

 

 

URL

Mountain Bluebird

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Townsend's Solitaire

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Veery

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Swainson's Thrush

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Hermit Thrush

 

 

 

 

 

URL

American Robin

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

Varied Thrush

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mimic Thrushes

 

Gray Catbird

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Northern Mockingbird

O

 

 

 

 

URL

Brown Thrasher

RRR

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pipits

 

American Pipet

 

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waxwings

 

Bohemian Waxwing

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Cedar Waxwing

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shrikes

 

Northern Shrike

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Loggerhead Shrike

O

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Starlings

 

European Starling

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vireos

 

Solitary Vireo

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Warbling Vireo

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Red-eyed Vireo

 

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wood Warblers

 

Tennessee Warbler

R

 

 

 

 

URL

Orange-crowned Warbler

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Nashville Warbler

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Yellow Warbler

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Magnolia Warbler

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Yellow-rumped Warbler

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Townsend's Warbler

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Palm Warbler

RRR

 

 

 

 

URL

Blackpoll Warbler

R

 

 

 

 

URL

Black-and-white Warbler

RRR

 

 

 

 

URL

American Redstart

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Ovenbird

O

 

 

 

 

URL

Northern Waterthrush

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Mourning Warbler

RRR

 

 

 

 

URL

MacGillvray's Warbler

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Common Yellowthroat

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Wilson's Warbler

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Yellow-breasted Chat

RRR

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tanagers, Buntings & Sparrows

 

Western Tanager

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

O

 

 

 

 

URL

Black-headed Grosbeak

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Lazuli Bunting

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Indigo Bunting

O

 

 

 

 

URL

Rufous-side Towhee

R

 

 

 

 

URL

American Tree Sparrow

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Chipping Sparrow

 

Y

 

 

 

URL

Clay-colored Sparrow

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Brewer's Sparrow

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Vesper Sparrow

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Lark Sparrow

O

 

 

 

 

URL

Savannah Sparrow

 

 

 

 

 

URL

LeConte's Sparrow

R

 

 

 

 

URL

Fox Sparrow

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Song Sparrow

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Lincoln's Sparrow

 

 

 

 

 

URL

White-throated Sparrow

O

 

 

 

 

URL

Golden-crowned Sparrow

RRR

 

 

 

 

URL

White-crowned Sparrow

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Harris' Sparrow

RRR

 

 

 

 

URL

Dark-eyed Junco

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

Lapland Longspur

O

 

 

 

 

URL

Snow Bunting

 

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blackbirds & Orioles

 

Bobolink

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Red-winged Blackbird

 

Y

 

 

 

URL

Western Meadowlark

 

Y

 

 

 

URL

Yellow-headed Blackbird

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Rusty Blackbird

O-R

 

 

 

 

URL

Brewer's Blackbird

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Common Grackle

O

 

 

 

 

URL

Brown-headed Cowbird

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Northern Oriole

 

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finches

 

Grey-crowned Rosy-Finch

 

Y

 

 

 

URL

Pine Grosbeak

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Purple Finch

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Cassin's Finch

 

 

 

 

 

URL

House Finch

O

 

 

 

 

URL

Red Crossbill

 

 

 

 

 

URL

White-winged Crossbill

 

 

 

 

 

URL

Common Redpoll

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

Hoary Redpoll

O

 

 

 

 

URL

Pine Siskin

 

Y

Y

 

 

URL

American Goldfinch

O

 

 

 

 

URL

Evening Grosbeak

 

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Old World Sparrows

 

House Sparrow

 

 

 

 

 

URL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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