Goose Lake Road Birding July 23, 2018

A morning ride to Goose Lake and back from Long Lake Road.

Kamloops–Goose Lake Road, Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia, CA
Jul 23, 2018 7:03 AM – 9:33 AM
Protocol: Traveling
10.0 kilometer(s)
50 species
Canada Goose  30
Blue-winged Teal  9
Northern Shoveler  6
Mallard  15
Green-winged Teal  1
Ring-necked Duck  14
Lesser Scaup  30
Bufflehead  6
Barrow’s Goldeneye  12
Barrow's Goldeneye jgj3gg
Ruddy Duck  8
Pied-billed Grebe  8
American Coot  14
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Rufous Hummingbird  1
Calliope Hummingbird  5
Calliope Hummingbird ghk3gg
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  6
American Kestrel  5
Western Wood-Pewee  7
Willow Flycatcher  6
Dusky Flycatcher  2
Say’s Phoebe  3
Eastern Kingbird  6
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Red-eyed Vireo bgj3g
Black-billed Magpie  1
Common Raven  2
Tree Swallow  6
Bank Swallow  3
Bank Swallow hgjr3f
Barn Swallow  4
Mountain Chickadee  2
Red-breasted Nuthatch  2
House Wren  1
House Wren kfg
American Robin  8
Gray Catbird  3
European Starling  10
Cedar Waxwing  15

Cedar Waxwing hghhre

Orange-crowned Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  4
Yellow Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  2
Chipping Sparrow  6
Clay-colored Sparrow  1
Vesper Sparrow  4
Song Sparrow  3
Western Tanager  5
Western Meadowlark  6
Red-winged Blackbird  2
Brewer’s Blackbird  10
Red Crossbill  5
Red Crossbill hk3
American Goldfinch  3
I notice a doe Mule Deer chasing a Coyote at full speed in a field.  By the time I stopped the deer had stopped but was still very concerned about the Coyote’s presence.  Maybe the Coyote had been too close to its fawn hidden somewhere in the scrub?
Deer chasing Coyote

 

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