bluebirds or solitaires

 at the mouth of the Takhini river at  Kusawa Lake

a few kilometres south of there along the river

 I do believe they are female mountain bluebirds, but they were so grey? we did think we saw a flash of blue, but the male in both instances disappeared very fast. In both cases there were two birds when we first spotted them. And the were perching on the poplars along the snow free high bench of the river.

April 20 2013

Townsend's Solitaire
That is what Mary Whitley thinks, and she is an expert on birds. So these are probably Townsend's Solitaires

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch

On the Kusawa road we spotted a flock of 5 of those finches.
April 20 2013
Apparently this is a high mountain bird, the  recent snow must have driven them down.

Bohemian Waxwings

Bohemian Waxwings
Mendenhall subdivision
April 19 2013
a large flock of them was flying around on the hill, landing on the grass and in the poplar trees, making lots of sound, they call it in a book a buzzy trill.

Willow Ptarmigan

Willow Ptarmigan
Lagopus lagopus
August 2012 Mount Vanier
Has black tail feathers in winter, otherwise white.
And will forage in trees.

Pacific Loon

not the greatest photos, taking from a great distance, in the early morning
Scout Lake
May 24 2012

Lesser Yellowlegs

Scout Lake

May 24 2012

Herring Gull

Scout Lake
May 23/24 2012