sp = spring s = summer f = Fall w = winter occ. = occasional n = nests
Common loon - sp, s, f, usually 2 pr per year on lake, n, occ.Pacific loon - f, occ
Western grebe - early f
Redneck grebe - f
Horned grebe - f
Long-tailed jaeger - s, occ.
Trumpeter swan - w, uncommon
Canada goose - s,f, not many
Brant goose - f, occ.
Mallard - s, occ.
Shoveller - f, occ.
Common golden-eye - s, several but scattered
White-winged scoter - f.
Surf scoter - sp., f
Common merganzer - uncommon, n. occ.
Bald eagle - all year, occ. Nest at head of lake for some years but no young.
Blue grouse - sp, s, f, n
Spruce grouse - sp, s, f, n
Willow ptarmigan - s in alpine, w in forest, n
Rock ptarmigan - s, n
White-tailed ptarmigan - s, n
Killdeer - s, occ.
Solitary sandpiper - s, uncommon
Spotted sandpiper - sp, s, f, n
Great horned owl (probably) - all year, occ.
Hawk owl - s, once
Sawwhet owl - occ.
Black swift - early s.
Rufous hummingbird - sp, s, one young once.
Belted kingfisher - late s.
Red-shafted flicker - sp, s, uncommon
Yellow-bellied sapsucker - s, occ.
Hairy woodpecker - year-round, n.
Downy woodpecker - w.
Northern 3-toed woodpecker - s, occ.
Western wood peewee - occ.
Olive-sided flycatcher - sp, s, f, n
Horned lark - s (alpine only), n
Barn swallow - s, occ., n. occ
Tree swallow - sp, s, n
Stellar's jay - s, occ.
Grey jay - all year
Clark's nutcracker - all year, n
Raven - all year, not common except f
Crow - s, w, occ.
Mountain chickadee - year round, n
American dipper - w at cabin elevation, s in alpine, n
Red-breasted nuthatch - year round, n
Winter wren - sp, s, f, n
Robin - sp, s, f, commoner in alpine, n
Varied thrush - sp, s occ., f
Hermit thrush - sp, s, n
Mountain bluebird - s occ.
Ruby-crowned kinglet - sp, s, f, n
Gold-crowned kinglet - f
Water pipit - s (alpine), n
Bohemian waxwing - f occ.
Cedar waxwing - f
Northern shrike - late w once alpine
Black-polled warbler - s, n
Yellow-rumped warbler - sp, s, f, n
Wilson's warbler - s
Starling - sp occ, s occ
Rusty blackbird - s occ
Brown-headed cowbird - s occ
Red poll - late w occ
Pine grosbeak - all year but not common
Grey crowned rosy finch (grey headed race) s alpine, n
Pine siskin - s, f, occ
Savannah sparrow - s, f, n
Oregon junco - sp, s, f, n
White-crowned sparrow - sp cabin level, s alpine
Gold-crowned sparrow - sp cabin level, s alpine, n
Fox sparrow - sp, s, f, n
For further information:
Write - Chris Czajkowski, Nuk Tessli Alpine Experience, Nimpo Lake, BC VOL IRO, Canada
Phone - Summer - 250 742 3222. Winter - 250 476 1171.
E-mail nuktessli@lincsat.com
