A half day trip down the 5A to the south end of Nicola Lake and back with some side trips produced 36 species of birds today. Parts of Nicola Lake were open so there were some waterfowl around.

Canada Goose – 3

Trumpeter Swan – 22

American Wigeon – 2

Mallard – 52

Canvasback – 4

Bufflehead – 1

Common Goldeneye -20

Barrow’s Goldeneye – 4

Hooded Merganser – 2

Common Merganser -13

Sharp-tailed Grouse – 13

Rock Pigeon – 2

Golden Eagle – 2

Sharp-shinned Hawk – 1

Bald Eagle – 14

Rough-legged Hawk – 5

Downy Woodpecker – 1

Hairy Woodpecker – 1

Pileated Woodpecker – 2

Northern Flicker – 3

Black-billed Magpie – 16

Clark’s Nutcracker – 2

American Crow – 5

Common Raven – 18

Black-capped Chickadee – 1

Mountain Chickadee – 27

Red-breasted Nuthatch – 10

Pygmy Nuthatch – 3

American Dipper – 1

European Starling – 4

Townsend’s Solitaire – 2

Bohemian Waxwing – 1250

Red Crossbill – 60

Pine Siskin – abundant. Thousands

Dark-eyed Junco – 50

Red-winged Blackbird – 3