Trip Report: Banff and Jasper (2025-05-29 - 2025-06-02)
American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
Johnston Canyon
Bow Glacier Falls
Bow Lake
Peyto Lake
Peyto Lake Trail
Icefields Parkway
Lake Louise
Lake Louise
Cave and Basin Marsh
Cave and Basin Marsh
Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis)
American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
Columbian Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus columbianus)
Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella breweri)
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis)
Freija Fritillary (Boloria freija)
Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
Northern Arches (Drasteria hudsonica)
Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus)
American Beaver (Castor canadensis)
Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)
Elk (Cervus canadensis)
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American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
Johnston Canyon
Bow Glacier Falls
Bow Lake
Peyto Lake
Peyto Lake Trail
Icefields Parkway
Lake Louise
Lake Louise
Cave and Basin Marsh
Cave and Basin Marsh
Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis)
American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
Columbian Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus columbianus)
Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella breweri)
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis)
Freija Fritillary (Boloria freija)
Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
Northern Arches (Drasteria hudsonica)
Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus)
American Beaver (Castor canadensis)
Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)
Elk (Cervus canadensis)
Our president is an ass, so went to spend our money in Canada on a trip to Banff and Jasper national parks in Alberta.
Sites Visited
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (63 records)
Phylum: Arthropods
(4 records)
Class: Insects
(4 records)
- Order: Butterflies and Moths
(4 records)
- Family: Brush-footed Butterflies
- Butterfly Larva (Nymphalidae sp)
- Freija Fritillary (Boloria freija)
- Family: Gossamer-winged Butterflies
- Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
- Family: Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths
- Northern Arches (Drasteria hudsonica)
Phylum: Chordates
(59 records)
Class: Birds
(49 records)
- Order: Anseriformes (8 records)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- Sora (Porzana carolina)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
- Order: Pelicans
(2 records)
- Family: Loons
- Common Loon (Gavia immer)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
- Order: Perching Birds
(35 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
- Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus)
- Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia)
- Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)
- Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
- Family: New World Warblers
- American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
- Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata)
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)
- Townsend's Warbler (Setophaga townsendi)
- Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
- Family: Nuthatches
- Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella breweri)
- Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
- Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
- Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
- White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Swallows
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
- Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
- Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)
- Family: Vireos
- Western Warbling Vireo (Vireo swainsoni)
- Family: Wrens
- Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(1 record)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucura)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(1 record)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis)
Class: Mammals
(10 records)
- Order: Carnivorans
(2 records)
- Family: Mustelids
- American Marten (Martes americana)
- Family: Ursidae
- American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
- Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean (3 records)
- Family: Cervidae
- Elk (Cervus canadensis)
- Order: Rodents
(5 records)
- Family: Beavers
- American Beaver (Castor canadensis)
- Family: Squirrels
- American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
- Columbian Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus columbianus)
- Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis)
- Family: True Mice and Rats, Gerbils, and Allies
- Common American Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)