Birds

Avid and novice bird watchers can join the Bulkley Valley Birders Facebook group to post your photos and observations, to find out what others in the Valley are reporting, and to get help with your bird identification questions. The site is hosted by Hillary Bradnam (Goble).

BC Kestrel Nest Box Program

Nest boxes for the American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) have been set up in the Bulkley  Valley as part of the BC Kestrel Nest Box Program, coordinated by Mitchell Warne.  As of April 2020, we’re pleased to report that a pair of kestrels has occupied one of the boxes set up last year in the Quick area.

Birds of the Bulkley and lower Kispiox Valleys: A Checklist

This checklist covers the main Bulkley Valley from Houston north to the junction of the Bulkley and Skeena Rivers, as well as the lower Kispiox Valley. Most of the area has an interior continental climate, but the moderating coastal influence penetrates inland to the lower Bulkley and Kispiox Rivers and some of the western tributary valleys, which have a transitional climate. The climate variation, combined with diverse topography, produces a great variety of habitats. These include conifer, deciduous and mixed forests, shrubby grasslands, wetlands, subalpine parkland , alpine tundra, many agricultural pasturelands and fields, as well as numerous lakes, streams and rivers. This diversity is reflected in the number and variety of bird species present. The checklist includes 237 species, of which 35 are considered casual or accidental species.

The list is based on a checklist originally compiled from direct observations and literature reports by Mike Morrell in the 1970’s.

Common names and sequence follow the

British Columbia Birds: A species List 1997

 

Frequency Codes

  • c = common – species usually found daily in appropriate habitat.
  • fc = fairly common – species found regularly in proper season and habitat.
  • uc = uncommon – species present in small numbers annually, not found on every trip.
  • r= rare – species recorded annually, but found only 3-10 times per year.
  • vr = very rare – species seen 1-3 times per year on average.
  • ca.= casual – at least 2 records, but not seen every year.
  • acc. = accidental – recorded only once.

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Seasons

  • Spring = March 1 – May 31
  • Summer = June 1 – July 31
  • Fall = Aug. 1 – Nov. 30
  • Winter = Dec. 1 – Feb. 28

Confirmed Breeding (*) = observations of an active nest or dependent flightless young.

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The following species were on the original checklist, but we have no recently confirmed reports of their presence in the area:

  • Red-throated Loon
  • Dunlin
  • Catbird
  • Rock Wren
  • Lark Bunting

Acknowledgements

Checklist prepared by Rosamund Pojar with assistance from Ray Stumey , Mel Coulson, Lisa Mahon, Dave Hatler and many members and friends of the Bulkley Valley Naturalists. Help with layout was provided by Jay Boddy.

Additions and alterations to this checklist are welcomed, especially nest records and documentation of rare and accidental species. Please contact us.