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WINGS Birding Tours – Bird List

British Columbia in Summer

Cumulative Checklist

with Gavin Bieber as Leader

  • Column A = Number of years out of six this species was seen
  • Column B = Numer of days seen during the 2007 tour
  • Column C = Maximum daily total seen during the 2007 tour
  • Column D = X=Seen in 2007, H=Heard Only, N=Nest
A B C D
5 Brant Branta bernicla
6 Canada Goose 10 190 Branta canadensis
3 Mute Swan 1 22 Cygnus olor
1 Trumpeter Swan 1 1 Cygnus buccinator
6 Wood Duck 1 1 H Aix sponsa
6 Gadwall 4 40 Anas strepera
6 American Wigeon 2 4 Anas americana
6 Mallard 11 75 Anas platyrhynchos
3 Cinnamon Teal 3 5 Anas cyanoptera
6 Northern Shoveler 2 12 Anas clypeata
5 Northern Pintail Anas acuta
6 Green-winged Teal 3 2 Anas crecca
6 Redhead 4 30 Aythya americana
6 Ring-necked Duck 4 20 Aythya collaris
6 Greater Scaup 2 5 Aythya marila
6 Lesser Scaup 3 6 Aythya affinis
6 Harlequin Duck 3 30 Histrionicus histrionicus
6 Surf Scoter 4 20 Melanitta perspicillata
6 White-winged Scoter 1 1 Melanitta fusca
1 Black Scoter 1 2 Melanitta nigra
5 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
1 Common Goldeneye 1 6 Bucephala clangula
6 Barrow's Goldeneye 3 4 Bucephala islandica
5 Hooded Merganser 1 2 Lophodytes cucullatus
6 Common Merganser 2 4 Mergus merganser
6 Ruddy Duck 4 26 Oxyura jamaicensis
6 California Quail 6 50 Callipepla californica
6 Chukar 1 2 H Alectoris chukar
5 Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
2 Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus
3 Spruce Grouse 1 1 Falcipennis canadensis
6 Sooty Grouse 2 1 Dendragapus fulignosus
5 Red-throated Loon 1 1 Gavia stellata
5 Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica
6 Common Loon 4 2 Gavia immer
4 Pied-billed Grebe 2 4 Podilymbus podiceps
2 Horned Grebe 1 1 Podiceps auritus
6 Red-necked Grebe 1 1 Podiceps grisegena
6 Eared Grebe 1 15 Podiceps nigricollis
6 Western Grebe 1 2 Aechmophorus occidentalis
4 American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
6 Brandt's Cormorant 3 6 Phalacrocorax penicillatus
6 Double-crested Cormorant 7 10 Phalacrocorax auritus
6 Pelagic Cormorant 6 25 Phalacrocorax pelagicus
6 Great Blue Heron 8 250 Ardea herodias
1 Great Egret Ardea alba
2 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
5 Turkey Vulture 9 7 Cathartes aura
6 Osprey 6 5 Pandion haliaetus
6 Bald Eagle 8 22 Haliaeetus leucocephalus
6 Northern Harrier 4 2 Circus cyaneus
4 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 Accipiter striatus
6 Cooper's Hawk 3 1 Accipiter cooperii
1 Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
6 Red-tailed Hawk 7 6 Buteo jamaicensis
2 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
6 American Kestrel 5 6 Falco sparverius
1 Merlin Falco columbarius
5 Peregrine Falcon 1 1 Falco peregrinus
3 Virginia Rail 2 2 Rallus limicola
6 American Coot 5 20 Fulica americana
4 Black-bellied Plover 1 6 Pluvalis squatarola
5 Semipalmated Plover 1 10 Charadrius semipalmatus
6 Killdeer 9 16 Charadrius vociferus
6 Black Oystercatcher 3 8 Haematopus bachmani
6 Spotted Sandpiper 6 4 Actitis macularius
6 Greater Yellowlegs 6 4 Tringa melanoleuca
6 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 4 Tringa flavipes
6 Whimbrel 2 25 Numenius phaeopus
5 Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 1 Calidris pusilla
6 Western Sandpiper 5 500 Calidris mauri
6 Least Sandpiper 3 25 Calidris minutilla
4 Dunlin 2 2 Calidris alpina
6 Short-billed Dowitcher 3 200 Limnodromus griseus caurinus
6 Long-billed Dowitcher 1 1 Limnodromus scolopaceus
6 Wilson's Snipe 3 7 N Gallinago delicata
5 Wilson's Phalarope 1 7 Phalaropus tricolor
2 Bonaparte's Gull 1 1 Larus philadelphia
6 Heermann's Gull 4 200 Larus heermanni
4 Mew Gull 2 1 Larus canus
6 Ring-billed Gull 8 60 N Larus delawarensis
6 California Gull 7 150 N Larus californicus
6 Glaucous-winged Gull 7 200 Larus glaucescens
6 Western Gull 4 70 Larus occidentalis
6 Western x Glaucous-winged Gull 7 150 L. glaucescens x L. occidentalis
6 Caspian Tern 8 60 Hydroprogne caspia
4 Black Tern Chilodonias niger
6 Common Murre 6 120 Uria aalge
6 Pigeon Guillemot 6 150 Cepphus columba
6 Marbled Murrelet 4 15 Brachyramphus marmoratus
4 Rhinoceros Auklet 6 350 Cerorhinca monocerata
6 Rock Pigeon 10 130 Columba livia
6 Band-tailed Pigeon 3 7 Patagioenas fasciata
4 Eurasian Collared-Dove 1 2 Streptopelia decaocto
6 Mourning Dove 6 20 Zenaida macroura
4 Barn Owl 1 1 Tyto alba
6 Flammulated Owl 1 1 Otus flammeolus
5 Great Horned Owl 2 2 Bubo virginianus
4 Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma
5 Barred Owl 1 2 Strix varia
2 Long-eared Owl 1 1 Asio otus
1 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
6 Common Nighthawk 4 20 Chordeiles minor
6 Common Poorwill 2 1 Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
6 Black Swift 1 3 Cypseloides niger
6 Vaux's Swift 3 5 Chaetura vauxi
6 White-throated Swift 4 100 Aeronautes saxatalis
6 Black-chinned Hummingbird 1 1 Archilochus alexandri
6 Anna's Hummingbird 2 3 Calypte anna
6 Calliope Hummingbird 1 3 Stellula calliope
6 Rufous Hummingbird 8 6 Selasphorus rufus
6 Belted Kingfisher 6 4 Ceryle alcyon
6 Lewis's Woodpecker 3 4 Melanerpes lewis
6 Williamson's Sapsucker 1 3 Sphyrapicus thyroideus
6 Red-naped Sapsucker 4 5 N Sphyrapicus nuchalis
6 Red-breasted Sapsucker 3 12 N Sphyrapicus ruber
5 Downy Woodpecker 3 3 Picoides pubescens
6 Hairy Woodpecker 3 2 Picoides villosus
6 American Three-toed Woodpecker 2 5 N Picoides dorsalis
3 Black-backed Woodpecker 1 1 Picoides arcticus
6 Northern "Red-shafted" Flicker 9 18 Colaptes auratus
6 Pileated Woodpecker 2 1 Dryocopus pileatus
6 Olive-sided Flycatcher 4 4 Contopus cooperi
6 Western Wood-Pewee 5 24 Contopus sordidulus
6 Willow Flycatcher 4 4 Empidonax traillii
6 Hammond's Flycatcher 1 1 Empidonax hammondii
6 Gray Flycatcher 1 2 Empidonax wrightii
6 Dusky Flycatcher 3 2 Empidonax oberholseri
6 Pacific-slope Flycatcher 6 12 Empidonax difficilis
6 Say's Phoebe 3 5 Sayornis saya
6 Western Kingbird 2 20 Tyrannus verticalis
6 Eastern Kingbird 4 25 Tyrannus tyrannus
6 Cassin's Vireo 3 3 Vireo cassinii
6 Hutton's Vireo 2 2 Vireo huttoni
6 Warbling Vireo 3 4 Vireo gilvus
4 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
6 Gray Jay 4 16 N Perisoreus canadensis
6 Steller's Jay 4 10 Cyanocitta stelleri
6 Clark's Nutcracker 4 20 Nucifraga columbiana
6 Black-billed Magpie 4 30 Pica hudsonia
6 American Crow 7 30 Corvus brachyrhynchos
6 Northwestern Crow 6 65 Corvus caurinus
6 Common Raven 10 12 Corvus corax
6 Sky Lark 1 4 Alauda arvensis
6 Horned Lark 2 6 Eremophila alpestris
3 Purple Martin 3 14 Progne subis
6 Tree Swallow 10 35 Tachycineta bicolor
6 Violet-green Swallow 12 60 Tachycineta thalassina
6 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4 15 Stelgidopteryx serripennis
6 Bank Swallow 3 12 Riparia riparia
6 Cliff Swallow 9 120 Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
6 Barn Swallow 12 50 Hirundo rustica
6 Black-capped Chickadee 5 8 Poecile atricapillus
6 Mountain Chickadee 5 12 Poecile gambeli
6 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 6 20 Poecile rufescens
6 Boreal Chickadee 1 1 Poecile hudsonicus
6 Bushtit 6 35 Psaltriparus minimus
6 Red-breasted Nuthatch 8 10 Sitta canadensis
6 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 3 Sitta carolinensis
6 Pygmy Nuthatch 3 24 Sitta pygmaea
6 Brown Creeper 3 3 Certhia americana
6 Rock Wren 2 3 Salpinctes obsoletus
6 Canyon Wren 2 1 H Catherpes mexicanus
6 Bewick's Wren 1 7 Thryomanes bewickii
6 House Wren 3 5 Troglodytes aedon
6 Winter Wren 7 10 Troglodytes troglodytes
6 Marsh Wren 6 5 Cistothorus palustris
6 American Dipper 1 3 Cinclus mexicanus
6 Golden-crowned Kinglet 10 8 Regulus satrapa
6 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5 16 Regulus calendula
6 Western Bluebird 1 16 Sialia mexicana
6 Mountain Bluebird 4 10 Sialia currucoides
6 Townsend's Solitaire 3 3 Myadestes townsendi
6 Veery 3 4 Catharus fuscescens
6 Swainson's Thrush 8 14 Catharus ustulatus
6 Hermit Thrush 7 10 Catharus guttatus
6 American Robin 12 20 Turdus migratorius
6 Varied Thrush 6 5 H Ixoreus naevius
6 Gray Catbird 4 8 Dumetella carolinensis
6 Sage Thrasher 2 6 Oreoscoptes montanus
4 American Pipit Anthus rubescens
6 European Starling 11 150 Sturnus vulgaris
5 Cedar Waxwing 7 15 Bombycilla cedrorum
6 Orange-crowned Warbler 7 6 Vermivora celata
4 Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla
6 Yellow Warbler 6 10 Dendroica petechia
6 Yellow-rumped Warbler 6 10 Dendroica coronata auduboni
6 Black-throated Gray Warbler 1 2 Dendroica nigrescens
6 Townsend's Warbler 5 6 Dendroica townsendi
2 Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis
6 MacGillivray's Warbler 4 2 Oporornis tolmiei
6 Common Yellowthroat 6 6 Geothlypis trichas
6 Wilson's Warbler 4 8 Wilsonia pusilla
6 Yellow-breasted Chat 3 2 Icteria virens
6 Spotted Towhee 7 14 Pipilo maculatus
6 Chipping Sparrow 4 25 Spizella passerina
2 Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida
6 Brewer's Sparrow 2 12 Spizella breweri
6 Vesper Sparrow 2 16 Pooecetes gramineus
6 Lark Sparrow 3 8 Chondestes grammacus
6 Savannah Sparrow 7 20 Passerculus sandwichensis
6 Fox Sparrow 1 3 Passerella iliaca
6 Song Sparrow 11 6 Melospiza melodia
6 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 2 Melospiza lincolnii
6 White-crowned Sparrow 7 16 Zonotrichia leucophrys
6 "Oregon" Dark-eyed Junco 8 30 Junco hyemalis
6 Western Tanager 5 7 Piranga ludoviciana
6 Black-headed Grosbeak 2 6 Pheucticus melanocephalus
6 Lazuli Bunting 3 6 Passerina amoena
6 Bobolink 2 5 Dolichonyx oryzivorus
6 Red-winged Blackbird 9 25 Agelaius phoeniceus
6 Western Meadowlark 4 21 Sturnella neglecta
6 Yellow-headed Blackbird 3 35 Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
6 Brewer's Blackbird 9 30 Euphagus cyanocephalus
6 Brown-headed Cowbird 9 30 Molothrus ater
6 Bullock's Oriole 4 6 Icterus bullockii
6 Pine Grosbeak 3 9 Pinicola enucleator
6 Purple Finch 2 1 Carpodacus purpureus californicus
6 Cassin's Finch 2 2 Carpodacus cassinii
6 House Finch 6 12 Carpodacus mexicanus
6 Red Crossbill 3 150 Loxia curvirostra
6 Pine Siskin 7 45 Spinus pinus
6 American Goldfinch 9 20 Spinus tristis
4 Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus
6 House Sparrow 11 35 Passer domesticus

Mammals
1 Little Brown Bat Myotis lucifugus
2 American Pika Ochotona princeps
5 Eastern Cottontail 2 X Sylvilagus floridanus
6 Snowshoe Hare 4 X Lepus americanus
6 Muskrat 2 X Ondatra zibetheca
5 Hoary Marmot 1 X Marmota caligata
6 Yellow-bellied Marmot 3 X Marmota flaviventris
5 Eastern Gray Squirrel 2 X Sciurus carolinensis
6 Red Squirrel 4 X Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
6 Yellow-pine Chipmunk 7 X Tamias amoenus
1 Townsend's Chipmunk Tamias townsendii
4 Columbia Ground Squirrel Spermophilus columbianus
1 Long-tailed Weasel Mustela frenata
1 River Otter Lontra canadensis
1 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
6 Coyote 1 X Canis latrans
3 Black Bear 2 X Ursus americanus
2 Northern Raccoon 1 X Procyon lotor
1 Elk Cervus elaphus
6 Black-tailed (Mule) Deer 9 X Odocoileus hermionus
5 White-tailed Deer 3 X Odocoileus virginianus
1 Mountain Goat Oreamnos americanus
3 Bighorn Sheep Ovis canadensis
6 Harbor Seal 6 X Phoca vitulina
1 California Sea Lion 1 X Zalophus californianus

Amphibians and Reptiles
2 Bullfrog 1 X Rana catesbeiana
2 Painted Turtle 2 X Chrysems picta
1 Gopher Snake 1 X Pituophis catenifer
1 Northwestern Garter Snake Thamnophis ordinoides

Butterflies and Skippers
2 Anise Swallowtail 1 X Papilio zelicaon
2 Western Tiger Swallowtail 1 X Papilio rutulus
1 Western White Pontia occidentalis
2 Cabbage White 4 X Pieris rapae
1 Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme
2 Mourning Cloak 2 X Nymphalis antiopa
2 Lorquin's Admiral 6 X Limenitis lorquini

Butterflies
2 Two-tailed Swallowtail 6 X Papilio multicaudata
1 Pale Swallowtail Papilio eurymedon
2 Clodius Parnassian 2 X Parnassius clodius
2 Sara Orangetip 2 X Anthocharis sara
1 Clouded Sulphur Colias philodice
1 Purplish Copper Lycaena helloides
1 Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus
1 Square-spotted Blue Euphilotes battoides
2 Silvery Blue 1 X Glaucopsyche lygdamus
2 Boisduval's Blue 1 X Plebejus icarioides
1 Northern Blue Lycaeides idas
2 Melissa Blue 1 X Lycaeides melissa
1 Mormon Fritillary Speyeria mormonia
2 Callippe Fritillary 1 X Speyeria callippe
2 Pacific Fritillary 1 X Boloria epithore
2 Northern Crescent 1 X Phyciodes selenis
2 Field Crescent 1 X Phyciodes campestris
2 Variable Checkerspot 1 X Euphydryas chalcedona
2 Edith's Checkerspot 2 X Euphydryas editha
2 California Tortoiseshell 1 X Nymphalis californica
1 Common Wood-Nymph Cercyonis pegala
1 Great Basin Wood-Nymph Cercyonis sthenele
1 Common Ringlet Coenonympha tullia
1 Common Alpine Erebia epipsodea
1 Vidler's Alpine Erebia vidleri
1 Arctic Skipper Carterocephalus palaemon

Odonates
1 Blue-eyed Darner X Aeshna multicolor
1 Mountain Emerald X Somatochlora semicircularis
1 Eight-spotted Skimmer X Libellula forensis
1 Cardinal Meadowhawk X Sympetrum illotum
1 Crimson-ringed Whiteface X Leucorrhinia proxima

Damselflies and Dragonflies
1 Common Whitetail X Libellula lydia

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