With colder weather arriving, I headed along Shuswap Road last Saturday morning.  This is a drive along the south Thompson River where Trumpeter and Tundra Swans often winter as long as water stays open.

Shuswap Road, Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia, CA

Nov 17, 2018 7:13 AM – 9:21 AM

Protocol: Traveling

23.676 kilometer(s)

28 species

Canada Goose  292

Trumpeter Swan  22

Tundra Swan  8

Northern Shoveler  1

American Wigeon  10

Mallard  35

Northern Pintail  1

Green-winged Teal  25

Common Goldeneye  34

Barrow’s Goldeneye  3

Common Merganser  2

Ring-billed Gull  13

Herring Gull  5

Common Loon  1

Great Blue Heron  1

Bald Eagle  11

Red-tailed Hawk  2

Rough-legged Hawk  1

Northern Flicker  7

Northern Shrike  2

American Crow  4

Common Raven  3

American Robin  3

European Starling  13

House Finch  21

American Goldfinch  2

Dark-eyed Junco  12

Song Sparrow  1