Key to codes

Habitat / Location

1. Generally from 3,000 to 7,000 feet elevation in the Limestones (Marble Range) and Edge Hills, in the Porcupine Creek, Kostering Creek and Big Bar Creek valleys and along the Jesmond Road.
2. Fraser River valley from the river level (about 800 feet) to 3,000 feet elevation, generally between Big Bar Creek and Butcher Creek.
3. Clinton and the immediate vicinity at about 3,000 feet elevation.
4. Ministry of Environment's Management Unit 3-31, which encompasses Habitats 1, 2 and 3 as well as the east side of the Limestones and north sides of Cutoff Valley Creek and Kelly Creek.
5. Management Unit 3-30, which is east of 3-31 and Highway 97.
6. Management Unit 3-17, which is south of 3-31 at Kelly Creek and Cutoff Valley Creek, east of the Fraser River and west of Highway 97.

Identified By

D Dorothy or Brian Davies. The Davies limited their list to birds in Habitat 2.
K Ken Kennedy and/or his Natural Resources students at David Stoddart Secondary School, Clinton. Ken Kennedy and his classes identified birds in Habitat/Locations 3, 4, 5 and 6
E Dodie, David or Travis Eyer. The Eyers identified birds in Habitat/Locations 1 and 2.

Species Habitat / Location Identified By Common Loon 3, 4, 5, 6 K, E Horned Grebe 4 K Red-necked Grebe 6 K,E Great Blue Heron 1, 2, 6 E,K Tundra (Whistling) Swan 2, 5 D, K Trumpeter Swan 5 K Snow Goose 2 D Canada Goose 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 E, D, K Green-winged Teal 3, 4, 5, 6 K Mallard 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 D, K, E Northern Pintail 3, 5 K Cinnamon Teal 3 K Northern Shoveller 3 K Gadwall 3, 4 K American Widgeon 3, 4, 5, 6 K Canvasback 3, 4 K Redhead 5 K Ring-necked Duck 3, 4, 5 K Greater Scaup 3 K Lesser Scaup 3 K Common Goldeneye 3, 4, 5, 6 K Barrow’s Goldeneye 3, 4, 5, 6 K Bufflehead 3, 4, 5, 6 K Hooded Merganser 1, 3, 4, 6 E, K Common Merganser 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 E, D, K Red-breasted Merganser 2 D Ruddy Duck 1 E Osprey 1, 2, 3, 6 D, E, K Bald Eagle 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 D, E, K Northern Harrier (Marsh Hawk) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 D, E, K Sharp-shinned Hawk 1, 2, 3, 5 D, E, K Cooper’s Hawk 1, 2 D, E Northern Goshawk 2, 4, 5, 6 D, K, E Red-Tailed Hawk 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 D, E, K Rough-legged Hawk 2, 5 D, K Golden Eagle 1, 2, 4, 5 E, D, K Merlin 1, 2, 4 E, D, K Peregrine Falcon 1 E Gyrfalcon 2, 5 E, D, K Prairie Falcon – See footnote 1 2 D American Kestrel 1, 2, 5, 6 D, E, K Chukar 2, 4 D, E, K Spruce Grouse 1, 3 E, K Blue Grouse 2, 3, 4, 5 D, K, E White-tailed Ptarmigan 1 E Ruffed Grouse 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 E, D, K Sharp-tailed Grouse 1, 5 E, K American Coot 3, 5, 6 K Sandhill Crane 1, 2, 4, 5 E, D, K Kildeer 1, 2, 3, 5 E, D, K Spotted Sandpiper 2, 4 D, K Long-billed Curlew 1, 2, 3, 5 E, D, K Common Snipe 1, 2, 4, 5 D, E, K Ring-billed Gull – See footnote 2 2, 3 D, K Rock Dove 5, 6 K Mourning Dove 2, 5, 6 E, D, K Western Screech-owl 2 D Great Horned Owl 1, 2 E, D Norther Hawkl-owl – See footnote 3 1 E Northern Pygmy-owl 1 E Barred Owl 2 D Great Grey Owl 1 E Short-eared Owl 2 D, E Northern Saw-whet Owl–footnote 4 2, 5 D, K Common Nighthawk 1, 2, 5 D, E, K Common Poorwill 2 D Black-chinned Hummingbird – fn5 2 D Anna’s Hummingbird 1, 2 D, E Calliope Hummingbird 1, 2 D, E Rufous Hummingbird 1, 2, 3 D, E, K Belted Kingfisher – See footnote 6 1, 2, 3 E, D, K Lewis’s Woodpecker 2 E, D Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2, 4 D, K Downy Woodpecker 1, 2, 3, 5 E, D, K Hairy Woodpecker 1, 2, 3, 5 E, D, K Three-toed Woodpecker 2 D Black-backed Woodpecker 1 E Northern Flicker 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 D, E, K Pileated Woodpecker 1, 2, 5 D, E, K Olive-sided Flycatcher 1, 2 E, D Say’s Phoebe 2 D Western Kingbird 2, 5 D, E, K Eastern Kingbird 2, 3 D, K, E Horned Lark 2 D Tree Swallow 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 D, E, K Violet-green Swallow – footnote 7 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 D, E, K Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2 E Bank Swallow 5 K Cliff Swallow 1, 4, 5 E, K Barn Swallow 1, 2, 5 E, D, K Gray Jay 1, 2, 3 E, D, K Steller’s Jay 1, 2, 4, 5 E, D, K Clarke’s Nutcracker 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 E, D, K Black-billed Magpie 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 E, D, K American Crow 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 E, D, K Common Raven 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 E, D, K Black-capped Chickadee 1, 2 E, D Mountain Chickadee 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 E, D, K Red-breasted Nuthatch 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 D, K White-breasted Nuthatch 2 D Brown Creeper 2 D Rock Wren 2 D Winter Wren 2 D Marsh Wren 4 K American Dipper 1, 2, 4 K, E, D Golden-crowned Kinglet 2 D Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1, 2 D, E Western Bluebird – See footnote 8 1 E Mountain Bluebird 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 K, D, E Townsend’s Solitaire 1, 2, 3, 4 K, D, E Swainson’s Thrush 1 E Hermit Thrush - See footnote 13 1, 4 K, E American Robin 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 K, D, E Varied Thrush 1, 2, 4, 5 K, D, E Grey Catbird 2 D American Pipit (Waterpipit) 2 D Bohemian Waxwing 2, 3 K, D Cedar Waxwing 1, 2, 3, 4 K, D, E Northern Shrike 2, 4, 5, 6 K, D European Starling 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 K, D, E Warbling Vireo 2 D Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata) 2 D Yellow Warbler 1, 2 E, D Yellow-rumped Warbler 1, 2, 4, 5 K, D, D Townsend Warbler 2 E Wilson’s Warbler 2 D Scarlet Tanager – See footnote 9 1 E Western Tanager 1, 2 E, D Lazuli Bunting 2 E, D Rufous-sided Towhee 2 D American Tree Sparrow 3 K Chipping Sparrow 1, 2, 3, 4 K, D, E Vesper Sparrow 2 D Lark Sparrow 2 D Savannah Sparrow 2, 5 K, D Fox Sparrow 2 D Song Sparrow 1, 3, 4 K, E Golden-crowned Sparrow 4 K White-crowned Sparrow 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 K, D, E Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 K, D, E Snow Bunting 1, 2, 4 K, D, E Red-winged Blackbird 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 K, D, E Western Meadowlark 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 K, D, E Yellow-headed Blackbird 1, 2, 3 K, D, E Rusty Blackbird – footnote 10, 15 1, 2 E Brewer’s Blackbird 2, 3, 4, 5 K, D, E Common Grackle – footnote 11 2 D Brown-headed Cowbird 1, 2, 4, 6 K, D, E Northern Oriole (Bullock’s) – fn 12 2 E, D Rosy Finch (Gray-crowned Rosy Finch) 2, 4 D, K Evening Grosbeak 1, 2, 3, 4 D, K, E Pine Grosbeak 1, 2, 3 D, K, E Purple Finch 2 D Cassin’s Finch 1, 2 E, D House Finch 2, 4 D, K Red Crossbill 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 E, D, K White-winged Crossbill 1 E Redpoll 2, 3 D, K Pine Siskin 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 E, D, K American Goldfinch 2 D House Sparrow 4, 5, 6 K

Special Footnotes of Accidentals or First Recoerdings

1. Davies, 1987
2. Davies, 1989
3. Eyer, 22-11-92 at Kelly Lake
4. Davies, 1990
5. Davies, 1990-male, 1991-female
6. Davies, 1989
7. Eyer, 13-07-92
8. Eyer, 27-03-93
9. Eyer, 06-92 at Rose's Corral
10. Eyer, 13-10-92
11. Davies, 1989, Bronze Grackle
12. Davies, 1994-female
13. Eyer, Cold Spring 1996 02-05-96, Big Bar Ferry
14. Eyer, found dead 11-05-96, Big Bar Ferry
15. Eyer, OK Ranch, Big Bar 14-05-96