The Nazko Valley provides birders with a wonderful opportunity to view undisturbed populations of birds. Bald Eagles and Ospreys, rare White Pelicans and Trumpeter Swans are but a few to be seen.

Names and sequence based on Pocket checklist of British Columbia Birds published by WBT Wild Bird Trust of British Columbia.

Loons - Common Loon

Grebes - Red-necked Grebe

Pelicans - American White Pelican

Bittern, Herons, Egrets - American Bittern
Great Blue Heron

Geese, Swans, Ducks - Canada goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Shoveller
Green-winged Teal
Scaup – Greater
Harlequin Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow’s Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Pintail
Wood Duck

Ospreys, Hawks, Eagles - Osprey
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle

Falcons - American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Gyre falcon

Grouse - Ruffled Grouse
Spruce Grouse
Willow Ptarmigan
Sharp-tailed Grouse

Cranes - Blue Heron
Sandhill Crane

Plovers - Killdeer

Sandpipers, Phalaropes - Greater Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Common Snipe

Jaegers, Gulls, Terns - Bonaparte’s Gull
Black Tern

Pigeons, Doves - Rock Dove
Mourning Dove

Typical Owls - Great Horned Owl
Northern Pygmy Owl
Great Grey Owl

Goatsuckers - Common Nighthawk

Hummingbirds - Calliope Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird

Kingfishers - Belted Kingfisher

Woodpeckers - Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-naped Sapsucker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Three-toed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker

Flycatchers - Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird

Shrikes - Northern Shrike

Jays, Magpies, Crows - Gray Jay
Steller’s Jay
Black-billed Magpie
American Crow
Common Raven

Larks - Horned Lark

Swallows - Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow

Chickadees - Black-capped Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee

Nuthatches - Red-breasted Nuthatch

Creepers - Brown Creeper

Wrens - Winter Wren

Dippers - American Dipper

Kinglets - Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Bluebirds, Thrushes - Mountain Bluebird
Townsend’s Solitaire
Swainson’s Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Varied Thrush

Starlings - European Starling

Wagtails, Pipits - American Pipit

Waxwings - Bohemian Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing

Wood-warblers - Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Townsend’s Warbler
American Redstart
Wilson’s Warbler

Tanagers - Western Tanager

Sparrows, Longspurs - Spotted Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco

Grosbeaks, Buntings - Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting

Blackbirds, Orioles - Red-winged Blackbird
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird

Finches, Siskins, Crossbills - Pine Grosbeak
Purple Finch
Whit-winged Crossbill
Common Redpoll
Hoary Redpoll
Pine Siskin
Evening Grosbeak