Mary and I travelled south from Kamloops as far south as the Beaver Ranch Flats on Highway 5A last Sunday evening. We stopped to see what there was to see for most of the way but counting everything along that route would require more time than we had. The counts listed below are accurate for their locations but we blew past quite a bit more. Highlights included a flock of 60 Yellow-headed Blackbird flying low and seen from quite a distance. Looked like yellow tipped darts screaming along near the ground. Pelicans are always a highlight as well.
Separation Lake, Knutsford, Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia, CA
Apr 21, 2018 5:12 PM – 5:41 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.178 kilometer(s)
22 species
Canada Goose 8
Northern Shoveler 12
Gadwall 35
American Wigeon 4
Mallard 2
Green-winged Teal 6
Canvasback 22
Redhead 10
Ring-necked Duck 8
Lesser Scaup 100
Bufflehead 40
Barrow’s Goldeneye 16
Ruddy Duck 65
Northern Harrier 2
American Coot 75
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Northern Flicker 1
American Kestrel 2
Peregrine Falcon 1
Mountain Bluebird 30
Yellow-headed Blackbird 1
Western Meadowlark 1
Shumway Lake, Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia, CA
Apr 21, 2018 5:55 PM – 5:57 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.524 kilometer(s)
9 species
American Wigeon 2
Bufflehead 1
Common Merganser 2
Common Loon 8
Red-necked Grebe 2
American White Pelican 9
Great Blue Heron 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Trapp Lake, Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia, CA
Apr 21, 2018 6:05 PM – 6:06 PM
Protocol: Stationary
8 species
Canada Goose 8
Gadwall 3
Mallard 2
Lesser Scaup 12
Common Goldeneye 5
Ruddy Duck 5
Red-necked Grebe 4
American Coot 30
Richie Lake, Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia, CA
Apr 21, 2018 6:12 PM – 6:33 PM
Protocol: Traveling
9.139 kilometer(s)
5 species
Ring-necked Duck 3
Lesser Scaup 35
Common Merganser 1
Pied-billed Grebe 2
American White Pelican 13
Stump Lake, Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia, CA
Apr 21, 2018 6:34 PM – 7:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
17.932 kilometer(s)
16 species
Northern Shoveler 2
Common Goldeneye 2
Barrow’s Goldeneye 2
Hooded Merganser 3
Common Merganser 4
Common Loon 2
Bald Eagle 1
Killdeer 5
Greater Yellowlegs 4
Merlin 1
Black-billed Magpie 2
American Crow 2
Common Raven 1
European Starling 110
Yellow-headed Blackbird 60
Brewer’s Blackbird 15
Beaver Ranch Flats, Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia, CA
Apr 21, 2018 7:01 PM – 7:05 PM
Protocol: Stationary
14 species
Cackling Goose 5 Seen well.
Canada Goose 10
Northern Shoveler 2
American Wigeon 10
Mallard 2
Canvasback 12
Lesser Scaup 6
Bufflehead 4
Ruddy Duck 5
Northern Harrier 4
American Coot 1000
Tree Swallow 200
Marsh Wren 1
Yellow-headed Blackbird 20
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