Gwaii Haanas Guest House and Kayaks Haida Gwaii / Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada Birds of Haida Gwaii (4) Family Paridae (Chickadees, Titmice) Small hardy birds with short bills, short wings, and drab plumage.  Active and agile, they often hang upside down from twigs to feed. NAME SIZE ABUNDANCE RESIDENCE NESTING Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens L12cm common resident       yes Boreal Chickadee Poecile hudsonicus L14cm hypothetical       Family Certhiidae (Creepers) Little tree-climbers whose curved bills dig insects and larvae from bark.  Stiff tail feathers serve as props. NAME SIZE ABUNDANCE RESIDENCE NESTING Brown Creeper Certhia Americana L13cm rare resident yes   Family Sittidae (Nuthatches) These short-tailed acrobats climb up, down and around tree trunks and branches.  Winter flocks roam with chickadees and kinglets. NAME SIZE ABUNDANCE RESIDENCE NESTING Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis L11cm rare resident yes   Family Troglodytidae (Wrens) Found throughout most of North America, wrens are chunky birds with slender, slightly curved bills.  Tails are often up tilted. Loud song and vigorous territorial defense belie the small size of most species. NAME SIZE ABUNDANCE RESIDENCE NESTING House Wren Troglodytes Aedon L12cm accidental     Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes L10cm common resident yes   Family Cinclidae (Dippers) Stocky, robust birds that lead an aquatic life, wading and even swimming underwater in clear, rushing mountain streams to feed. NAME SIZE ABUNDANCE RESIDENCE NESTING American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus Y>X L19cm uncommon resident yes   Family Regulidae (Kinglets) Small, active birds that often hover on rapidly beating wings to feed. NAME SIZE ABUNDANCE RESIDENCE NESTING Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa L10cm common resident yes Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula L11cm casual       Family Turdidae (Thrushes) Eloquent songsters of many habitats, including woodlands and open areas. With narrow, notched bills, they feed on insects and fruit. NAME SIZE ABUNDANCE RESIDENCE NESTING Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe L15cm accidental     Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides L18cm casual     Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi L22cm casual     Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus L18cm common Summer yes Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus L17cm uncommon common rare Spring Summer Winter yes Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius L24cm common resident yes American Robin Turdus migratorius L25cm common uncommon Spring/Summer Winter yes   Family Mimidae (Mockingbirds, Thrashers) NAME SIZE ABUNDANCE RESIDENCE NESTING Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos L25cm accidental       Family Sturnidae (Starlings)   NAME SIZE ABUNDANCE RESIDENCE NESTING European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Y>X L22cm common resident yes   Family Motacillidae (Wagtails, Pipits) Ground dwellers with slender bills.  Most species pump their tails up and down as they walk.  Wagtail flight is strong undulating. NAME SIZE ABUNDANCE RESIDENCE NESTING Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava L17cm accidental     American Pipit Anthus rubescens L17cm uncommon transient   Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus L15cm accidental       Family Bombycillidae (Waxwings) Red, waxy tips on secondary wing feathers are often indistinct and sometimes absent altogether.  All waxwings have sleek crests, silky plumage, and yellow-tipped tails.  Where berries are ripening, waxwings come to feast in amiable, noisy flocks. NAME SIZE ABUNDANCE RESIDENCE NESTING Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus L21cm rare Winter   Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum L18cm rare resident yes   Family Parulidae (Wood-Warblers) A New World family. About half of it's numerous species occur in North America. NAME SIZE ABUNDANCE RESIDENCE NESTING Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata L13cm uncommon rare Spring/Summer Winter yes Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroican magnolia L14cm uncommon rare transient Winter   Townsend's Warbler Dendroica townsendi L13cm common Spring/Summer yes Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor L12cm accidental     Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum L14cm accidental     Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia L13cm casual     Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla L12cm uncommon Summer yes   Family Emberizidae (Emberizids) Widespread species, all with conical bills.  This large family includes the towhees, sparrows, juncos and  longspurs, and Emberiza buntings NAME SIZE ABUNDANCE RESIDENCE NESTING American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea L16cm rare     Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina L14cm casual     Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca L18cm uncommon resident yes Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis L14cm common uncommon transient Summer yes Lincoln's Sparrow Lelospiza lincolnii L15cm common Spring/Summer yes Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia L16-19cm common resident yes White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis L17cm casual     White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys L18cm rare     Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla L18cm rare     Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis L16cm common resident yes Smith's Longspur Calcarius pictus L16cm casual     Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus L16cm rare Fall, transient   Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis L17cm rare Winter   Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica L15cm hypothetical       Family Icteridae (Blackbirds) Strong, direct flight and pointed bills mark this diverse group.  Species vary in plumage from iridescent black to yellow to brilliant orange. NAME SIZE ABUNDANCE RESIDENCE NESTING Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Y>X L24cm accidental     Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Y>X L22cm rare     Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus YL46cm XL38cm accidental     Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus Y>X L23cm accidental     Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus Y>X L23cm casual     Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater Y>X L19cm rare       Family Fringillidae (Finches) Seedeaters with an undulating flight.  Many nest in the far North; in fall, flocks of "winter finches" may roam south. NAME SIZE ABUNDANCE RESIDENCE NESTING Brambling Fringilla montifringilla L16cm rare     Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus L15cm casual     Cassin's Finch Carpodacus cassinii L16cm accidental     Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra L16cm unusual resident yes White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera L17cm rare     Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator L23cm uncommon resident yes Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus L13cm common resident yes American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis L13cm casual     Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea L13cm casual     Hoary Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni L14cm casual     Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus L20cm casual     Back to bird families list MAPS ACCOMMODATION KAYAK RENTAL BOAT EXCURSIONS TRANSPORTATION PRICES TO CONTACT US PHOTO ALBUM QUESTIONNAIRE WILDLIFE GWAII HAANAS NATIONAL PARK HAIDA GWAII TABLE OF CONTENTS

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