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
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
Gwaii Haanas National Park
Bald Eagle, Gwaii Haanas National Park
Group Photo
Gwaii Haanas National Park
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
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
Gwaii Haanas National Park
Bald Eagle, Gwaii Haanas National Park
Group Photo
Gwaii Haanas National Park
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 (21 records,
7 images)
Phylum: Arthropods
(1 record,
1 image)
Class: Crabs, Lobsters, Shrimp, Isopods, and Allies
(1 record,
1 image)
- Order: Crabs
(1 record)
- Family: Varunid Crabs
- Purple Shore Crab (Hemigrapsus nudus)
Phylum: Chordates
(18 records,
4 images)
Class: Birds
(13 records,
2 images)
- 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
- Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
- Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
- Family: Wrens
- Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Auks, Murres, Guillemots, and Puffins
- Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
Class: Mammals
(5 records,
2 images)
- Order: Carnivorans
(2 records)
- Family: Mustelids
- Northern River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
- Family: Phocidae
- Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
- Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetaceans
(3 records)
- Family: Balaenopteridae
- Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
- Family: Cervidae
- Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
- Family: Dolphins
- Killer Whale (Orcinus orca)
Phylum: Echinoderms
(2 records,
2 images)
Class: Sea Stars
(2 records,
2 images)
- Order: Forcipulatidan Sea Stars
(2 records)
- Family: Asteriid Sea Stars
- Mottled Star (Evasterias troschelii)
- Rainbow Star (Orthasterias koehleri)
Kingdom: Plants (2 records,
2 images)
Phylum: Vascular Plants
(2 records,
2 images)
Class: Dicots
(2 records,
2 images)
- Order: Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies
- Northern Microseris (Microseris borealis)
- Wandering Daisy (Erigeron peregrinus)