Post by kestrel on Jun 5, 2020 19:20:53 GMT -8
Ed, John V., Larry, my dad, and myself headed out to the Okanagan this past Tuesday for a short trip. I've included the lists from each hotspot that we visited.
Our first stop was Nighthawk Road, right next to the American border. A large number of mosquitoes was an unpleasant surprise, but that was offset by a pretty good variety of bird species. These included Black-chinned hummingbird, Cassin's finch, and others. The main highlights here however, were Brewer's sparrow and Lark sparrow, both of which were lifers for me.
Lark sparrow by Joel Schmidt, on Flickr
We also had great views of a Bullock's oriole:
Bullock's oriole by Joel Schmidt, on Flickr
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We then made our way east to Anarchist Mountain. Here, we got to see a Western bluebird pair tending to their nestlings while a House wren sang nearby. Other notables included a Townsend's solitaire and a few Lewis's woodpeckers.
Calliope hummingbird by Joel Schmidt, on Flickr
Lewis's woodpecker by Joel Schmidt, on Flickr
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On the Kootenay Boundary side of the mountain, we had Swainson's hawk along with our first Mountain bluebirds and Mountain chickadees of the trip.
ebird.org/checklist/S69995917
Our final stop of the day was Road 22, north of Osoyoos. This is probably the most reliable place in B.C. to find Bobolinks, and we weren't disappointed. We also had unusually-good views of a Yellow-breasted chat.
ebird.org/canada/checklist/S70099702
Our first stop was Nighthawk Road, right next to the American border. A large number of mosquitoes was an unpleasant surprise, but that was offset by a pretty good variety of bird species. These included Black-chinned hummingbird, Cassin's finch, and others. The main highlights here however, were Brewer's sparrow and Lark sparrow, both of which were lifers for me.
Lark sparrow by Joel Schmidt, on FlickrWe also had great views of a Bullock's oriole:
Bullock's oriole by Joel Schmidt, on Flickrebird.org/canada/checklist/S70099595
We then made our way east to Anarchist Mountain. Here, we got to see a Western bluebird pair tending to their nestlings while a House wren sang nearby. Other notables included a Townsend's solitaire and a few Lewis's woodpeckers.
Calliope hummingbird by Joel Schmidt, on FlickrLewis's woodpecker by Joel Schmidt, on Flickrebird.org/checklist/S69995811
On the Kootenay Boundary side of the mountain, we had Swainson's hawk along with our first Mountain bluebirds and Mountain chickadees of the trip.
ebird.org/checklist/S69995917
Our final stop of the day was Road 22, north of Osoyoos. This is probably the most reliable place in B.C. to find Bobolinks, and we weren't disappointed. We also had unusually-good views of a Yellow-breasted chat.
ebird.org/canada/checklist/S70099702
