May Peace Update

[Chris]

May started off really cold and within the first few days there was a snowstorm. Snowed around 10cm which resulted in a halt of migrating birds.

Pipit



Long-tailed-Ducks migrate through the area but typically they are far out and only allow for views through a scope. Due to the snow they were quite close to shore.



Due to the snow there were a lot of Pipits and Longspurs on the side of the roads



The snow quickly disappeared and the following weekend and I saw a Pileated Woodpecker.



Last week there was an Avocet at the local sewage ponds. I managed to see it which was a new BC bird for me.



Also at the ponds were 12 American Black-bellied Plovers. New Peace Bird.



My parents came up to visit and we took a weekend trip to the Northern Rockies. We tallied 40+ Bison, 24 Black Bears, 17 Stone Sheep, 12 Caribou, 6 Deer, 2 Coyotes, 2 Moose and one Porcupine which is the first one I have seen.

Summit Lake



Black Bear resting



Mew Gull on Muncho Lake



Muncho Lake



Sandhill Crane, there were quite a few on the sides of the roads near Fort Nelson



Stone Sheep



Caribou



My Peace year list so far

Snow Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Ruffed Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Sora
American Coot
American Avocet
American Golden-Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
Hudsonian Godwit
Baird's Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Wilson's Phalarope
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Bonaparte's Gull
Franklin's Gull
Mew Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Herring Gull
Common Loon
Golden Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Snowy Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Merlin
Gyrfalcon
Peregrine Falcon
Western Wood-Pewee
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Northern Shrike
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Canada Jay
Steller's Jay
Blue Jay
Black-billed Magpie
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Marsh Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Mountain Bluebird
Varied Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
European Starling
American Pipit
Bohemian Waxwing
Evening Grosbeak
Pine Grosbeak
Purple Finch
Common Redpoll
Hoary Redpoll
White-winged Crossbill
Pine Siskin
Lapland Longspur
Snow Bunting
Clay-colored Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Rusty Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Common Grackle
Black-and-white Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
American Redstart
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
House Sparrow

[Gord]

Great read thanks! Some awesome photos there too. That bear is especially good in all ways from pose to exposure. Love it. Looking forward to June's update when you'll have things there in full force.

[butterfly]

Wonderful report and photos! We always enjoy reading your Peace updates! Looking forward to the next installment and seeing you in the summer.