A fantastic morning there. Most of the photos are flight shots because I sat right where many species fly between ponds. A Long-billed Curlew flew directly over my head without making a sound half way through the morning, this is my first record for Separation Lake ever and the first I’ve seen in the region in several years so definitely a highlight.

Separation Lake, Knutsford, Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia, CA
Apr 11, 2021 7:13 AM – 10:12 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 kilometer(s)
36 species

Canada Goose  12
Trumpeter Swan  8

Northern Shoveler  16

Gadwall  30
American Wigeon  150
Mallard  20
Northern Pintail  22
Green-winged Teal  8
Canvasback  5

Redhead  35
Ring-necked Duck  8
Greater Scaup  30
Lesser Scaup  250

Bufflehead  40
Common Goldeneye  6
Barrow’s Goldeneye  60

Hooded Merganser  4
Ruddy Duck  10
American Coot  180
Sandhill Crane  114
Killdeer  1

Long-billed Curlew  1

Greater Yellowlegs  5

Northern Harrier  6

Bald Eagle  2

Red-tailed Hawk  1
Rough-legged Hawk  2

Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)  1
Say’s Phoebe  2
Northern Shrike  1
Common Raven  2
Tree Swallow  4

Violet-green Swallow  1
European Starling  5
Western Meadowlark  6
Red-winged Blackbird  1