Day 1 – Nakusp to Kamloops.
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| near Kamloops |
After a little fussing with packing far too much stuff into a
vehicle which was far too small for the job we took off for Kamloops via
Revelstoke. Arriving at the Ferry crossing Megan realized that she had left an
important document needed for the on-going teacher registration saga [more
about that later..].
So a little behind schedule we
attacked Kamloops from the south rather than the east, having made the more
familiar Monashee Crossing.
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| just packing up the car........................... |
A night in a cheap forgettable
motel and we were ready for the first phase of our adventure…
Day 2 – Kamloops to Prince
George.
Some good raptors enroute – An
impressive Golden Eagle, many Kestrels, osprey, turkey vulture, rt hawk,
coopers hawk, merlin.
Williams Lake – an impressive
little reserve near town where I scored my FOY – American White Pelicans,
Pacific Slope Flycatcher. Sad though I missed Long eared Owls – a family of
which have been seen regularly around the reserve. Ospreys were nesting and
apparently Bittern, Sora etc are regularly heard in the marsh. RW Blackbirds
were abundant. And quiet a good variety of common species; chickadees, yellow
warblers, bh cowbirds, brewers bbirds, house finch, etc. Common yellowthroat.
RN Grebe, Mallard, Wigeon were common.
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| Red necked Grebe with young |
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| Matt and I at the rather chilly William's Lake |
Day 3 - Prince George to Chetwynd
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| White-throated Sparrow |
This morning went for a little
walk in a place known as Forests for the world. It was really great and had
some potential if one had more time, less kids and less rain. Great views of
singing WT Sparrows, Magnolia Warbler, Redstart, YR Warbler, Northern
Waterthrush, Song Sparrow, Siskins, Chickadees, Junco, MacGilvray’s Warbler,
Osprey, etc.
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| Again - White-throated Sparrow |
The drive had us stop for lunch
at Bear Lake? A provincial park had breeding junco, yr warbler, chipping
sparrow, grey jay. As well as swallows, western wood peewee, cedar waxwing.
Loon on the lake.
Bird of the day was a brief
sighting of a grizzly crossing the road. It was a small bear – maybe black bear
sized but the hump was clear as was the brown colour.
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| Me and Matt |
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| Millie at the gateway to the Cariboo where she did a wee |
Another mammal revealed itself;
red fox as we began to cross the rockies. Despite Moose signs everywhere the
animal itself remained invisible. The weather for the best part of the day and
the drive was miserable.
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