Isaac drove to my place and we left Kamloops at around 6:30 and headed north to Wells Gray Provincial Park. The goal was to spend as much of the day in the alpine as possible and try to locate White-tailed Ptarmigan. In the end, we did not find any ptarmigan this time but still had a great day in a gorgeous place with some fantastic sightings and scenery.
The hike is roughly 1 hour 45 minutes (with some stops to look at birds) to the alpine and then we spent the rest of the day covering the alpine areas looking for ptarmigan. The photos show that the weather was best case scenario.
Wells Gray Provincial Park–Trophy Mountain, Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia, CA
Oct 12, 2022 9:15 AM – 5:20 PM
Protocol: Traveling
11.0 kilometer(s)
15 species
Spruce Grouse 8
Bald Eagle 2
American Three-toed Woodpecker 2
Canada Jay 10
Steller’s Jay 1
Common Raven 2
Boreal Chickadee 6
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
Pacific Wren 1
Bohemian Waxwing 3
Pine Siskin 15
Lapland Longspur 2
Dark-eyed Junco 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon’s) 1
On the gravel access road in and out we added birds such as Barred Owl, Varied Thrush, and Ruffed Grouse.
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