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Birds of the Tatlayoko Valley Checklist and Status
by Rick Howie
Species Status Symbols
B
recorded within checklist area
has bred in checklist area
recorded within NCC properties
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First printing 2014.
As additional field studies are undertaken and sightings are accumulated, relative abundance ranking will be assigned to all species in future editions of the checklist. Please see the backcover for sighting submissions. Confirmed breeders far under represent the true status of many species.There are a few species that were recorded in the checklist area but the dates are missing.
Checklist support by Andrew HarcombeNature Conservancy of Canada
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Monthly Status
GEESE & SWANS
Gr. White-fronted Goose * GWFG
Canada Goose * CAGO
Trumpeter Swan *
Tundra Swan TUSW
DUCKS
Wood Duck * WODU
Gadwall
American Wigeon *
Mallard *
Blue-winged Teal *
Cinnamon Teal *
Northern Shoveler * NOSL
Green-winged Teal *
Greater Scaup
TRUS
* GADW B
AMWI
MALL
BWTE
CITE
Northern Pintail * NOPI
GWTE
LESC
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck *
Lesser Scaup *
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
CANV
REDH
RNDU
GRSC
HADU
SUSC
LTDU
Common Goldeneye *
Barrow’s Goldeneye *
Hooded Merganser *
Common Merganser *
Red-breasted Merganser *
COGO
BAGO
HOME
COME
RBME
Bufflehead * BUFF
Ruddy Duck RUDU
B
Eurasian Wigeon * EUWI
*
*
*B
B
B
B
B
B
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Monthly Status
GROUSE to HERONS
Ruffed Grouse *
Willow Ptarmigan
Rock Ptarmigan
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Spruce Grouse
Dusky Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe *
Horned Grebe *
Red-necked Grebe *
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
American White Pelican
American Bittern *
Osprey * B
Bald Eagle *Northern Harrier *Sharp-shinned Hawk *
Cooper’s Hawk *
Great Blue Heron * GBHE
Northern Goshawk *
Red-tailed Hawk *
Golden Eagle *
American Kestrel * AMKE
GOEA
RTHA
NOGO
COHA
SSHANOHABAEA
OSPR
TUVU
AMBI
AWPE
WEGR
RNGR
EAGR
HOGR
PBGR
COLO
PALO
STGR B
DUGR
SPGR
WTPT
ROPT
WIPT
RUGR B
VULTURES
Turkey Vulture
RAPTORS
Merlin *MERL
*
*
*
B
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Monthly Status
Gyrfalcon * GYRF
Peregrine Falcon *
RAILS TO JAEGERS
Virginia Rail *
Sora *
American Coot *
Sandhill Crane *
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer *
Spotted Sandpiper *
Solitary Sandpiper *
Greater Yellowlegs *
Lesser Yellowlegs *
Least Sandpiper *
Pectoral Sandpiper *
Dunlin *
Wilson’s Snipe *
Wilson’s Phalarope *
Red-necked Phalarope
Bonaparte’s Gull
Mew Gull *
Ring-billed Gull *
California Gull
Herring Gull * HEGU
CAGU
RBGU
MEGU
BOGU RNPL
WIPH B
WISN B
DUNL
Long-billed Dowitcher * LBDO
PESA
LESA
LEYE
Semipalmated Sandpiper * SESA
Western Sandpiper * WESA
GRYE
SOSA
SPSA
KILL
SEPL
SACR B
AMCO
SORA
VIRA
PEFA
Black-bellied Plover * BBPL
Common Tern * COTE
BLTEBlack Tern *
B
*
B
Caspian Tern CATE
Long-billed Curlew * LBCU
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Monthly Status
Rock Pigeon
ROPI
PIGEONS TO WOODPECKERS
Eurasian Collared Dove * EUCD
Mourning Dove *
Great Horned Owl *
Snowy Owl SNOW
Northern Hawk Owl
Northern Pygmy Owl *
Barred Owl
Great Gray Owl
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Boreal Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl *
Common Nighthawk *
Black Swift *
Vaux’s Swift *
Calliope Hummingbird *
Rufous Hummingbird * RUHU
Belted Kingfisher *
Lewis’s Woodpecker *Red-naped Sapsucker *Red-breasted Sapsucker *
Downy Woodpecker *
Hairy Woodpecker * HAWO
Black-backed Woodpecker *
Am. 3-toed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker * NOFL
BBWO
ATTW
DOWO
RBSA BRNSA BLEWO
BEKI
CAHU
VASW
BLSW
CONI
NSWO
BOOW
SEOW
LEOW
GGOW
BDOW
NPOW
NHOW
GHOW B
MODO
Pileated Woodpecker * PIWO
*
B
B
Long-tailed Jaeger *LTJA
Arctic Tern ARTE B
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Monthly Status
FLYCATCHERS TO SWALLOWS
Olive-sided Flycatcher *
Western Wood Pewee * WWPE
Alder Flycatcher *
Willow Flycatcher *
Least Flycatcher *
Hammond’s Flycatcher *
Dusky Flycatcher *
Pacific-slope Flycatcher *
Say’s Phoebe
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Northern Shrike
Cassin’s Vireo *
Warbling Vireo *
Red-eyed Vireo *
Gray Jay * GRJA
Steller’s Jay *
Blue Jay
Clark’s Nutcracker *
Black-billed Magpie
American Crow *
Horned Lark *
Tree Swallow *
Violet-green Swallow *
N. Rough-winged Swallow *
Bank Swallow *
Common Raven * CORA
BKSW
NRWS
VGSW
TRSW
HOLA
AMCR
BBMA
CLNU
BLJA
STJA
REVI
WAVI
CAVI
NOSH
EAKI
WEKI
SAPH
Eastern Phoebe EAPH
PSFL
DUFL
HAFL
LEFL
WIFL
ALFL
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher * YBFL
OSFL
Cliff Swallow * CLSW
Barn Swallow * BASW
*
*
*
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Monthly Status
CHICKADEES TO WAXWINGS
Black-capped Chickadee *
Mountain Chickadee *
Chestnut-backed Chickadee*
Boreal Chickadee *
Red-breasted Nuthatch *
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper *
Rock Wren
ROWR
BRCR
WBNU
RBNU
BOCH
CBCH
MOCH
BCCH
*
B
B
B
Marsh Wren *
Ruby-crowned Kinglet *
Western Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird *
Townsend’s Solitaire *
Veery
Swainson’s Thrush *
Hermit Thrush *
American Robin *
Varied Thrush *
Gray Catbird *Northern MockingbirdEuropean Starling *
American Pipit *
Bohemian Waxwing *
Cedar Waxwing *
AMDI
B
B
Pacific Wren *
American Dipper
Golden-crowned Kinglet * GCKI
CEWA
BOWA
AMPI
EUSTNOMOGRCA
VATH
AMRO
HETH
SWTH
VEER
TOSO
MOBL
WEBL
RCKI
MAWR
PAWR
B
B
B
House Wren HOWR
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Monthly Status
Tennessee Warbler * TEWA
Orange-crowned Warbler * OCWA
Nashville Warbler * NAWA
Yellow Warbler * YEWA
Chestnut-sided Warbler * CSWA
Magnolia Warbler * MAWA
B
Yellow-rumped Warbler * YRWA
Townsend’s Warbler * TOWA
Black-throated GrayWarb. * BTGW
American Redstart *
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush *
Blackpoll Warbler * BPWA
AMRE
OVEN
NOWA
MacGillivray’s Warbler * MGWA
Black & White Warbler * BWWA
Common Yellowthroat * COYE
Wilson’s Warbler * WIWA
TANAGERS TO BUNTINGS
Western Tanager * WETA
Spotted Towhee * SPTO
American Tree Sparrow ATSP
Chipping Sparrow * CHSP
Vesper Sparrow * VESP
Savannah Sparrow * SAVS
Fox Sparrow * FOSP
Song Sparrow * SOSP
Lincoln’s Sparrow * LISP
Swamp Sparrow * SWSP
White-throated Sparrow * WTSP
Harris’s Sparrow HASP
B
B
Palm Warbler * PAWA
WOOD WARBLERS
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Monthly Status
Golden-crowned Sparrow * GCSP
Dark-eyed Junco * DEJU
Lapland Longspur LALO
Snow Bunting SNBU
Rose-breasted Grosbeak RBGR
Black-headed Grosbeak * BHGR
Lazuli Bunting * LABU
BLACKBIRDS TO FINCHES
Redwinged Blackbird * RWBL
Western Meadowlark * WEME
Yellow-headed Blackbird * YHBL
Rusty Blackbird * RUBL
Brewer’s Blackbird * BRBL
Brown-headed Cowbird * BHCO
Bullock’s Oriole * BUOR
Gray-crowned Rosy Finch * GCRF
Pine Grosbeak * PIGR
Purple Finch *PUFI
Cassin’s Finch * CAFI
House Finch HOFI
Red Crossbill * RECR
White-winged Crossbill * WWCR
Common Redpoll COREPine Siskin * PISIAmerican Goldfinch AMGO
Evening Grosbeak * EVGR
Indigo Bunting * INBU
B
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B
B
B
White-crowned Sparrow *WCSP
Notes
Location_____________________________________________________
Date_____________________ Time____________________
Weather______________________________________________________
Observers_____________________________________________________
Daily Totals Species___________ Individuals_______________
Many thanks to the following people who either proofread the manuscript orprovided sightings or logistical support to make this a better product:Andrew Harcombe, Steve Ogle, Chris Chutter, Barry Lancaster, Avery Bartels,Fritz Mueller, Peter and Roma Shaughnessy. Particular thanks are due to Ruth and Charlie Travers who gave freely of theirextensive ornithological knowledge of the area amassed during many yearsas residents of the Tatlayoko Valley.
Funding to print this checklist was provided by the British Columbia Conservation Foundation.
Acknowledgements
The American Redstart is a common summer visitor to this area, especiallyalong the Homathko River. The Pectoral Sandpipers depicted on the back covermay be found during migration in wet grassy spots such as Skinner Meadows.
Cover Photos
Thanks to Laure Neish for the redstart photo and to Barry Lancaster for the sandpiper image.
Submit new sighting data toNature Conservancy of Canada, B.C. [email protected]