Hi everyone,
Following is a list of birds I came across on a car trip between Merritt and Kamloops
highway 5A. I find this route to always produce some interesting finds and much more scenic
than the direct route to Kamloops.
blackbird brewers beside road 12+ "
blackbird redwinged ponds etc. not as easy to find anymore "
blackbird yellow headed lakes few, not as many as three weeks ago "
bluebird mountain beside road 2 "
catbird grey Stump Lake 1 bugs in mouth for young "
coots american ponds and lakes many "
crows
dove mourning power line 1 "
dowitcher long billed Stump Lake 30+ "
duck ruddy Stump Lake many "
duck scaup greater Stump Lake 6 "
ducks mallards
flicker northern beside road 4 family group..2 on shade side of power poles "
flycatcher willow beside road 3 "
geese Canada
grebe pied billed Stump Lake many "
grebe rednecked Stump Lake many "
hawk red tailed overhead 1 "
heron great blue ponds and lakes 6 "
Kestrel power line 1 July26/98
killdeer lakes still alot "
kingbird eastern beside road many "
kingbird western beside road 1 only "
loon common Stump Lake 10+ "
meadowlark western on fence 1 only (disapointment) "
merganser hooded Nicola Lake 4 "
OSPREY NICOLA LAKE COUNTED 14 INCLUDING ABOUT 6 IN 5 NESTS
PHALAROPES WILSONS Stump Lake flock of 25 "
ravens overhead 2 "
SAPSUCKER YELLOW BELLIED POPLAR GROVE 5 family group "
solitaire Townsend beside road 1 juvenile molting to adult "
sparrow chipping beside road 6 "
sparrow vesper beside road 6 "
starlings
swallows beside road few;didn't I.D., not many "
tern black Stump Lake 50+ ..turning grey "
waxwing cedar power pole 1 "
woodpecker Lewis' power pole 2 "
wren winter Stump Lake 1 "
yellow legs greater lakes 20+ "

All birds seen while driving and stopping at interesting spots.

See you in the field,
Len Jellicoe
ljellico at netcom.ca