Trip Report: Queen Charlotte Islands (2004-06-18 - 2004-06-26)

Minke Whale, Gwaii Haanas National Park

Staging Area for Queen Charlotte Islands

Haida Ruins

Haida totem

Haida totem pole

View from Haida archeological site

sea cave

our campsite

Haida longhouse ruin

Haida longhouses

kayaks

arch

Flower, Gwaii Haanas National Park

Gwaii Haanas National Park

Gwaii Haanas National Park

Flower, Gwaii Haanas National Park

Gwaii Haanas National Park

Western Gull

Gwaii Haanas National Park

Gwaii Haanas National Park

Crab, Gwaii Haanas National Park

Minke Whale, Gwaii Haanas National Park

Gwaii Haanas National Park

Gwaii Haanas National Park

Gwaii Haanas National Park

Gwaii Haanas National Park

Gwaii Haanas National Park

Gwaii Haanas National Park

Gwaii Haanas National Park

Bald Eagle, Gwaii Haanas National Park

Group Photo

Gwaii Haanas National Park

Barn Swallow

Gwaii Haanas National Park


































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Minke Whale, Gwaii Haanas National Park

Staging Area for Queen Charlotte Islands

Haida Ruins

Haida totem

Haida totem pole

View from Haida archeological site

sea cave

our campsite

Haida longhouse ruin

Haida longhouses

kayaks

arch

Flower, Gwaii Haanas National Park

Gwaii Haanas National Park

Gwaii Haanas National Park

Flower, Gwaii Haanas National Park

Gwaii Haanas National Park

Western Gull

Gwaii Haanas National Park

Gwaii Haanas National Park

Crab, Gwaii Haanas National Park

Minke Whale, Gwaii Haanas National Park

Gwaii Haanas National Park

Gwaii Haanas National Park

Gwaii Haanas National Park

Gwaii Haanas National Park

Gwaii Haanas National Park

Gwaii Haanas National Park

Gwaii Haanas National Park

Bald Eagle, Gwaii Haanas National Park

Group Photo

Gwaii Haanas National Park

Barn Swallow

Gwaii Haanas National Park
This trip mostly involved a last-minute 8-day kayaking expedition in the Gwaii Haanas National Park's Lyell Island with the Pacific Rim Paddling company. We had uncommonly sunny weather on the first half of the trip, and by the time the cloudy weather rolled in, we had reached the hot springs. We also stayed a couple of nights in Sandspit at the north end of South Moresby Island
Sites Visited
Country: Canada
(1 sites)
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (17 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(17 records)
Class: Birds
(12 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(1 record)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
- Order: Pelicans
(3 records)
- Family: Herons
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Family: Loons
- Common Loon (Gavia immer)
- Family: Oystercatchers
- Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)
- Order: Perching Birds
(6 records)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Townsend's Warbler (Setophaga townsendi)
- Family: Swallows
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
- Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
- Family: Wrens
- Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Auks, Murres, Guillemots, and Puffins
- Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus)
Class: Mammals
(5 records)
- Order: Carnivorans
(2 records)
- Family: Mustelids
- Northern River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
- Family: Phocidae
- Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
- Order: Cetacea
(1 record)
- Family: Balaenopteridae
- Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
- Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean
(2 records)
- Family: Cervidae
- Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
- Family: Delphinidae
- Killer Whale (Orcinus orca)