Recommended Birding Areas • Baden-Powell Trail – Cypress Provincial Park Access The forests, meadows, streams and lakes of Cypress Cypress Provincial Park provide food, water, and cover for birds This 42 km trail extends from Horseshoe Bay/Nelson Canyon in West Vancouver to Road access is from Highway 1 in West Vancouver. Provincial Park Deep Cove in North Vancouver. In the park, the trail park signs. There are roadside stops and picnic Take Exit #8 (Cypress Bowl Road) and follow the and other wildlife. By visiting different habitats, you will crosses Black Mountain, Hollyburn’s southwest slope, areas at the second and third switchbacks on the West Vancouver, British Columbia see a greater variety of birds. Although birds may be and Hollyburn Ridge, traversing both the western found throughout the park, the following five locations hemlock and mountain hemlock forest zones. Look for BIRD CHECKLIST include a range of habitats and offer a variety of viewing Crossbill.a range of species, including Red-breasted Sapsucker, Cypress Bowl Road. For the Hollyburn Ridge area, by opportunities.• Hi-View and Quarry Lookouts – These roadside Hutton’s Vireo, Hermit Thrush, Barred Owl and Red endfollow of the mainroad forroad. 12.8 km and turn right. For the Friends of Cypress Provincial Park Society Viewing Ethics for Conservation Cypress Bowl area, continue 2 km further to the and The park can also be reached by hiking trails park’s well-known fall hawk migration, especially Nature Vancouver Birding Section inareas September. provide goodSharp-shinned, opportunities Cooper’s to observe and Red- the For the well-being of wildlife and habitats, please follow Parks and tailed hawks can be seen from these locations. Hi- Wildlife viewing demands courtesy and common sense. Nature Places Around Vancouver listed below for • Be considerate of wildlife – through neighbouring communities (See treetops. This viewpoint is at the 2nd switchback on thesewildlife guidelines: from a distance rather than approaching too available on the BC Parks website at www.bcparks. View Lookout also offers good views of birds in the closely. Use binoculars to view cabus-to-hiking and at information trails information.). kiosks in the Apark. park map is • Be considerate of habitat – Plants and landscape Cypress Bowl Road, 5.3 kmrd fromswitchback. the highway turn-off. Quarry Lookout (Cypress Park Picnic Area) is about 3 Please do not damage or remove them, and stay on Friends of Cypress Provincial Park Society • Yewkm further, Lake Wetlands just past theand 3 Old-Growth Loop – The designatedfeatures are trails important or roads. parts of wildlife habitat. This registered charitable society was formed • Be considerate of other people – Respect private Lodge in the downhill ski area at the end of the road property and the wildlife viewing activities of others. Yew Lake area is located just beyond Cypress Creek • Obey dog regulations – Dogs can harm wildlife and cypresspark.bc.cain 1990 to help protect for more Cypress park Park’s information. natural environment and associated values. See www. (14.8 km from the highway turn-off). A wheelchair- • Do not approach young wildlife – Nature Vancouver accessible trail passes through diverse habitats. hinder viewing opportunities. Frequently observed species include Gray Jay, Steller’s Young birds and Cypress ProvincialGray Jay (WhiskeyPark is located Jack) in the North NorthernJay and Red-breasted Flicker, and Sapsucker.Olive-sided TheFlycatcher. many wildlife In animals are rarely “abandoned” or lost. An adult is Nature Vancouver (Vancouver Natural History trees in this area are used by Hairy Woodpecker, Tipsusually for at Wildlife a safe distance Viewers waiting for you to leave. Society) was founded in 1918 to promote the Swift may be observed. enjoyment of nature and protection of natural summer, Townsend’s Warbler, Black Swift and Vaux’s Shore mountains above West Vancouver, and areas in the Vancouver area and beyond. • Hollyburn Old-Growth Forests – cypress,extends beyondcommonly the knownLions to as Deeks yellow-cedar, Lake. This a high- park mayThese choose tips will not improve to be seen. your chances of seeing wildlife See www.naturevancouver.ca for more information. in• itsChoose natural the habitats. right season Remember, and time wildlife of day is ”wild” – Many and Recommended books elevationof nearly 3000tree species. hectares Roadside is named stops for the on yellow-the access The Hollyburn Mountain section of the Baden-Powell Trail and • Birds of Southwestern British Columbia, R. several other hiking trails in the Hollyburn Ridge area Cannings, T. Aversa, H. Opperman, Heritage notspecies the bestare most time activeto look during for wildlife. the cooler morning and provide good opportunities to observe Red-breasted Island.road allow panoramic views of Vancouver and the • Beevening patient hours. and Aquiet hot, dry,– A birdsunny or afternoon animal may is usuallybe Sapsucker, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Gray Jay, Strait of Georgia, from Mount Baker to Vancouver Winter Wren, and Sooty Grouse. Trails begin near the • ParksHouse, and 2008. Nature Places Around Vancouver, Hollyburn Ridge cross-country ski area parking lot, difficult to observe even though you have heard or The park’s diverse natural areas include old-growth • Black12.8 km and from Strachan the highway Mountains turn-off. – The Yew Lake maydetected become its presence. active and If more you remain visible. still and quiet, coniferous forest, second-growth coniferous and wildlife will determine that you are not a threat, and • TheNature Birder’s Vancouver, Guide toHarbour the Vancouver Press, 2009. Area, • Use binoculars or a spotting scope – areasdeciduous created forest, by ski subalpine development. wetlands, rocky bluffs Lookout above Cabin Lake on Black Mountain offers Visual aids let and mountain-top plateaus. There are also open good fall viewing of hawks as they pass through the • Moveyou scan slowly wide and areas reduce and will visibility increase – Birdsyour chances and to Nature Vancouver, Harbour Press, [currently Cypress Creek valley. The Howe Sound Crest Trail the most consistent site in the Lower Mainland for observe wildlife without disturbing it. on the lower slope of Mount Strachan is considered under revision]. Originally published by ofRecreational skiing and opportunitiessnowboarding. include There ishiking, a wide wildlife range Whitecap Books, 2001. viewing, nature study, snowshoeing, and all forms senseanimals of willhearing usually and sense smell, your and presencemost birds long and before large of hiking trails from the 2 km wheelchair-accessible viewing American Three-toed Woodpecker. Sooty mammalsyou have sensed have keen theirs. sight. Most animals have a keen beginGrouse near and Cypress migrating Creek hawks Lodge can in also the be Cypress seen or Bowl heard • Caution – Gray Jay illustration by Chris Tunnoch Crest Trail. The park’s diversity of habitats and its downhillon the open ski lowerarea. slopes of both mountains. Trails Yew Lake Trail to the rugged 29 km Howe Sound areas. Black bears and cougars frequent the park Printed on 100% post-consumer waste FSC recycled and the observation of other wildlife. and may be encountered on hiking trails and in open paper, by Hemlock Printers, Burnaby, B.C. 01/2010 many trails provide good opportunities for birding Cypress Provincial Park Family and Species Sp S F W Family and Species Sp S F W Family and Species Sp S F W Bald Eagle...... u u u u Flycatchers Waxwings Bird Checklist Northern Harrier...... r r Olive-sided Flycatcher*...... u Bohemian Waxwing...... ac Legend Sharp-shinned Hawk...... r r u r Western Wood-Pewee*...... r Cedar Waxwing*...... u r Cooper’s Hawk...... r r u r Willow Flycatcher*...... f Warblers Seasonal Occurrence Northern Goshawk...... ac ac r Hammond’s Flycatcher*...... f Orange-crowned Warbler*...... f Sp = Spring Broad-winged Hawk...... ac Pacific-slope Flycatcher*...... r c Yellow Warbler...... r S = Summer Red-tailed Hawk*...... u u u u Western Kingbird...... ac Magnolia Warbler...... ac F = Fall Rough-legged Hawk...... r Vireos Yellow-rumped Warbler*...... f r f W = Winter Golden Eagle...... r r r Cassin’s Vireo*...... u Black-throated Gray Warbler*.... r u Falcons Hutton’s Vireo*...... r r Townsend’s Warbler*...... f Relative Abundance American Kestrel...... r ac Warbling Vireo*...... f MacGillivray’s Warbler*...... f c = common: almost always seen; large numbers Merlin...... ca ca Corvids Wilson’s Warbler...... r u r f = fairly common: usually observed; Peregrine Falcon...... ac r Gray Jay*...... r f f f Sparrows and Allies moderate numbers Rails Steller’s Jay*...... f c f r Spotted Towhee*...... r f f u = uncommon: often seen, but not on every visit Virginia Rail...... ca Northwestern Crow*...... c c c c Savannah Sparrow...... r r r = rare: seen a few times each year; Plovers and Sandpipers Common Raven*...... c c c c Fox Sparrow*...... r may be hard to find Killdeer...... ca Swallows Song Sparrow*...... c c ca = casual: few known records; Spotted Sandpiper...... r N. Rough-winged Swallow...... r Lincoln’s Sparrow...... ac ac within normal range Solitary Sandpiper...... ca ca Tree Swallow*...... u White-crowned Sparrow*...... r u r ac = accidental: only 1 or 2 records; Lesser Yellowlegs...... r Violet-green Swallow...... f Golden-crowned Sparrow...... r outside normal range Gulls Barn Swallow...... c Dark-eyed Junco*...... f f f f Glaucous-winged Gull...... u u Chickadees Cardinals and Allies Other Symbols Alcids Black-capped Chickadee*...... f f f r Western Tanager*...... f * = known to breed in checklist area Marbled Murrelet...... ac Mountain Chickadee...... r ca Black-headed Grosbeak*...... f Family and Species Sp S F W Pigeons Chestnut-backed Chickadee*...... c c c c Blackbirds Band-tailed Pigeon*...... u u u Boreal Chickadee...... ac Brown-headed Cowbird*...... r Waterfowl Owls Bushtit Finches, Crossbills and Allies Greater White-fronted Goose..... ac Western Screech-Owl*...... ca ca ca Bushtit...... r r Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch...... r Snow Goose...... r Great Horned Owl*...... r r r r Nuthatches Pine Grosbeak...... ac Canada Goose...... r Northern Pygmy-Owl*...... r r r r Red-breasted Nuthatch*...... u u u u Purple Finch*...... u f u r Trumpeter Swan...... ac r r Spotted Owl...... ac ac Tree Creepers House Finch...... ca Tundra Swan...... r r Barred Owl*...... r r r r Brown Creeper*...... u u u u Red Crossbill*...... u u u c Mallard...... r r Goatsuckers Wrens White-winged Crossbill...... ca ca ca ca Northern Pintail...... ac ac Common Nighthawk...... r House Wren...... ac Pine Siskin*...... c c c c Green-winged Teal...... r Swifts Winter Wren*...... c c c r American Goldfinch...... ca Ring-necked Duck...... ac Black Swift*...... ca u Dippers Evening Grosbeak*...... r r r r Bufflehead...... r r Vaux’s Swift*...... r u American Dipper*...... r r r Barrow’s Goldeneye...... r Hummingbirds Kinglets 125 Species Hooded Merganser...... ac r Ruby-throated Hummingbird...... ac Golden-crowned Kinglet*...... f f f f Grouse and Ptarmigan Anna’s Hummingbird...... ca Ruby-crowned Kinglet...... f f Rock Ptarmigan...... ca ca Calliope Hummingbird...... ca Thrushes Sooty Grouse*...... u u u r Rufous Hummingbird*...... r f r Townsend’s Solitaire...... r r r Loons Kingfishers Swainson’s Thrush*...... c Common Loon...... ca ca Belted Kingfisher...... r r Hermit Thrush*...... c r Grebes Woodpeckers American Robin*...... r c r ca Pied-billed Grebe...... r r Williamson’s Sapsucker...... ac Varied Thrush*...... c c c u This checklist is based on the official taxonomy list Herons Red-breasted Sapsucker*...... u f u u Mockingbirds (7th edition, 50th supplement), produced by the American Great Blue Heron...... r r Downy Woodpecker*...... r r r r Northern Mockingbird...... ac Ornithological Society. Vultures Hairy Woodpecker*...... u u u u Pipits Turkey Vulture...... r u r Am. Three-toed Woodpecker*.... r r r r American Pipit...... r ac r Additional sightings should be submitted to the Eagles, Hawks and Allies Northern Flicker*...... r f f r Nature Vancouver Bird Records Committee by calling Osprey...... ca Pileated Woodpecker*...... u u u u 604-737-3074 or visit www.naturevancouver.ca.