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Fraser River Ecological Reserves Species list to 2014

Posted November 15, 2014 | Categories : 76,Rare Species,Species List,Warden Reports |

Records combined 1985-1992 (Anthea Farr, Dan Rempel, and assisted by Ray Gurr), and

2004-Dec 2014 (Bill and Bev Ramey)

NOTE:  to date observations have not been made in Jan, Feb, or Jul.

Birds

Records combined 1985-1992 (Anthea Farr, Dan Rempel, and assisted by Ray Gurr), and

2004-Dec 2014 (Bill and Bev Ramey)

NOTE:  to date observations have not been made in Jan, Feb, or Jul.

served**  Ruffed Grouse has not been sighted since 1992; however April 2014 a possible sighting.Note some species such as Double-crested cormorant and cliff swallow were observed in the vicinity of the islands, flying over the Fraser River and not on the islands nor their inner waters.Note:  October 2013 observed large numbers of crows moving in, about 700, possibly to roost for the evening.Note:  After 2014 the bird observations, species and numbers, have been recorded in eBird for Fraser River Islands Ecological Reserve at this link:<ahref=”https://ebird.org/canada/hotspot/L844938″>https://ebird.org/canada/hotspot/L844938

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Canada Goose* — — — X X — — X X X X X
Trumpeter Swan — — — — — — — — — — X X
Wood Duck* — — — X X — — — — — — —
Gadwall — — — — — — — — — X — —
American Widgeon — — X X — — — — — — — —
Mallard — — X X X X — — X X X X
Bufflehead — — X X — — — — — — X X
Common Goldeneye — — X X — — — — — — X X
Common Merganser — — — X — — — — X X X X
Ruffed Grouse** — — X ? X — — — — — — —
Double-crested Cormorant — — X X — — — — — X X X
Great Blue Heron — — — X X — — X X X X X
Turkey Vulture — — — X — — — X X — — —
Northern Harrier — — — — — X — — — X X —
Cooper’s Hawk — — — — — — — — X — — —
Red-tailed Hawk* — — X X X X — X X X X —
Osprey — — — — X — — X X — — —
Bald Eagle* — — X X X — — X X X X X
Peregrine Falcon — — — — — — — — — X — —
Black-Bellied Plover — — — X — — — — — — — —
Killdeer — — — X X — — — X X — X
Spotted Sandpiper — — — — X X — X — X — —
Greater Yellowlegs — — — X — — — — X — — —
Lesser Yellowlegs — — — X — — — — — — — —
Dunlin — — — — — — — — — — — X
Wilson’s Snipe — — — — — — — — — — X —
Bonaparte’s Gull — — — X — — — — — — — —
Mew Gull — — — X — — — — X X — —
Ring-billed Gull — — — — — — — — X X — —
Thayer’s Gull — — — X — — — — X X X —
Glaucous-winged Gull — — — X — — — X X X X X
gull sp. — — — X X — — — — X X —
Barred Owl — — — — — — — — X — — —
Burrowing Owl — — — X — — — — — — — —
Belted Kingfisher — — — — — — — — — X — —
Vaux’s Swift — — — — X X — — — — — —
Rufous Hummingbird — — X X — — — — — — — —
Belted Kingfisher — — — X — — — — X X X —
Downy Woodpecker* — — X — X X — — — X X —
Hairy Woodpecker — — — — X — — — X — — —
Northern Flicker — — — X — — — — X X — X
Pacific-slope Flycatcher — — — — X — — — — — — —
Northern Shrike — — — — — — — — — — X —
Hutton’s Vireo — — — X — — — — — — — —
Cassin’s Vireo — — — — — — — X — — — —
Steller’s Jay — — — — — — — — X X — —
Northwestern Crow — — — X X X — — X X X X
Common Raven — — — — X X — — X X X —
Tree Swallow* — — — X X X — — — — — —
Violet-green Swallow — — X X X X — — — — — —
Cliff Swallow — — — — X — — — — — — —
Barn Swallow — — — — X X — — — — — —
Black-capped Chickadee — — X X X X — X X X X —
Red-breasted Nuthatch — — — — — — — — — — X —
Brown Creeper — — — — — — — — — X — —
Bewick’s Wren — — X — X — — — — — X —
Pacific (Winter) Wren — — X — X — — — X X X X
Golden-crowned Kinglet — — — — — — — — X X — —
Ruby-crowned Kinglet — — — — — — — — — X X —
Swainson’s Thrush — — — — — X — — — — — —
American Robin — — X X X X — X X X X —
European Starling — — — — X X — — — — X —
American Pipit — — — — — — — — X — — —
Cedar Waxwing — — — — — X — — — — — —
Yellow Warbler — — — — — X — — — — — —
Yellow-rumped Warbler(A) — — — X X — — — X — — —
Spotted Towhee — — — X X X — — — X X X
Song Sparrow* — — X X X — — — X X X X
White-crowned Sparrow — — — X X X — — X — — —
Dark-eyed Junco — — X X — — — — — X X —
Brown-headed Cowbird — — — — X — — — — — — —
American Goldfinch — — — — X X — — — — — —
65 species observed