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Species List

Below is a summary of all bird and mammal species seen on a voyage of the Copper Sky to the Queen Charlotte Islands and Gwaii Haanas National Park at the end of May in 2002 and 2003. This is not a listing of overall abundance for the area but rather the observed abundance during our voyage. A complete checklist of birds for the region is available from the Laskeek Bay Conservation Society, Box 867, Queen Charlotte, BC V0T 1S0. Ask for the Checklist of the Birds of Haida Gwaii.

a = abundant: more than 100 individuals per day
c = common: between 5 and 100 individuals per day
u = uncommon: between 2 and 20 individuals per week
r = rare: only 1 individual

Species Late May 2002 Late May 2003
BIRDS
Red-throated Loon u u
Pacific Loon c c
Common Loon c c
Horned Grebe u
Red-necked Grebe r
Northern Fulmar c c
Sooty Shearwater a a
Double-crested Cormorant r
Pelagic Cormorant c c
Great Blue Heron u u
Brant u u
Canada Goose c c
Greater Scaup u u
Harlequin Duck u u
White-winged Scoter r
Bufflehead u
Common Merganser u u
Bald Eagle c c
Peregrine Falcon (Peale's) r r
Sandhill Crane r
Black Oystercatcher c c
Bonaparte's Gull u
Glaucous-winged Gull c c
Black-legged Kittiwake u u
Caspian Tern u
Common Murre c c
Pigeon Guillemot a a
Marbled Murrelet c c
Ancient Murrelet a a
Cassin's Auklet a a
Rhinoceros Auklet a a
Tufted Puffin u u
Rufous Hummingbird u u
Belted Kingfisher u u
Red-breasted Sapsucker u u
Pacific-slope Flycatcher u
Tree Swallow c c
Barn Swallow u
Northwestern Crow c c
Common Raven c c
Chestnut-backed Chickadee u
Winter Wren u c
Golden-crowned Kinglet u
Hermit Thrush u u
American Robin c c
European Starling c c
Song Sparrow u
Dark-eyed Junco u u
MAMMALS
Black Bear r r
River Otter r r
Raccoon u u
Harbor Seal c c
Sea Lion c c
Sitka Blacktail Deer c c
Dall's Porpoise u
Pacific White-sided Dolphin c u
Gray Whale u u
Minke Whale u
Humpback Whale c c