I had been alerted to a Pacific Loon (scarce bird in this area) several days ago and Isaac and I dipped on it early Friday before work. After hearing it was seen later Friday and a pair on Saturday morning, he, Tristan, and I headed to the area. We covered the area where it had been seen thoroughly before heading back in the direction of our vehicle. We decided to have one last look a bit downstream and risk our fingers freezing more. Then Isaac suddenly spotted both of them coming upstream. They were diving and swimming a long ways under water making tracking them a bit difficult. We followed them along the bank for 100 meters or so and then retreated to our warm vehicle. Air temp was around -5 but the wind along the river bank was making it feel much colder.

Pioneer Park, Kamloops, Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia, CA
Oct 24, 2020 1:17 PM – 3:09 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 kilometer(s)
29 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  30

Trumpeter Swan  1

Tundra Swan  1

Gadwall  3

Mallard  35
Green-winged Teal  5
Bufflehead  1

Common Goldeneye  1
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Red-necked Grebe  1
Ring-billed Gull  2
California Gull  1
Herring Gull  7

Glaucous-winged Gull  2

Pacific Loon  2 

Common Loon  2
Northern Harrier  2

Bald Eagle  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)  3
Black-billed Magpie  1
American Crow  8
Mountain Chickadee  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
European Starling  1
American Robin  4
House Finch  1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  2
Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon)  25