Saskatoon Island Provincial Park rests between Little Lake and Saskatoon Lake about 12 miles west of Grande Prairie in Alberta, Canada. I’ve described Crystal Lake in Grande Prairie elsewhere on my blog. But this account is about my time in the region during my first expedition through Canada.
Fun fact: When one is new to bird photography, the odds of meeting birds for the first time can be quite high. In 2005, and traveling to Alaska, I was still pretty green, and so there were many such ‘first meetings’ for me. My visit to Little Lake and Saskatoon Lake in June-2005 rewarded me with several such meetings. Aside from the new insects and rodents that captured my attention, I met the Eastern Kingbird, Yellow-Shafted Northern Flicker, Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker, Baltimore Oriole, Clay-Colored Sparrow, Sora, and Least Flycatcher for the first time there.
I passed through this region again in 2022. But eager to reach other destinations, I did not spend much time here on that expedition.
Taiga Bluet(Coenagrion resolutum) |
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Description: Damselfly. Little Lake, Alberta, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:03 12:16 |
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Location:
Little Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/13.0, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD3356TaigaBluet |
| Copyright 2005, Jack Daynes |
Fly on Green Leaf(unknown) |
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Description: Little Lake, Alberta, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:03 12:19 |
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Location:
Little Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/9.0, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD3357Fly |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker(Sphyrapicus varius) |
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Description: Little Lake, Alberta, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:04 8:40 |
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Location:
Little Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/9.5, 1/350 |
File Name: JCD3363YellowBelliedSapSucker |
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Baltimore Oriole(Icterus galbula) |
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Description: Little Lake, Alberta, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:04 9:14 |
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Location:
Little Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/7.6, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD3374BaltimoreOriole |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Clay-colored Sparrow(Spizella pallida) |
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Description: (Spizella pallida) To date, this is the only individual of this species I've met. Little Lake, Alberta, Canada 2005-06-04. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:04 9:58 |
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Location:
Little Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/12.0, 1/640 |
File Name: JCD3387.ClayColoredSparrow |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Clay-colored Sparrow(Spizella pallida) |
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Description: (Spizella pallida) To date, this is the only individual of this species I've met. Little Lake, Alberta, Canada 2005-06-04. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:04 9:58 |
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Location:
Little Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/12.0, 1/640 |
File Name: JCD3391.ClayColoredSparrow |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Sora(Porzana carolina) |
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Description: Little Lake, Alberta, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:04 10:22 |
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Location:
Little Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/7.1, 1/200 |
File Name: JCD3413Sora |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Sora(Porzana carolina) |
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Description: Little Lake, Alberta, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:04 10:23 |
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Location:
Little Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/7.1, 1/200 |
File Name: JCD3417Sora |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Sora(Porzana carolina) |
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Description: Little Lake, Alberta, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:04 10:23 |
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Location:
Little Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/9.5, 1/350 |
File Name: JCD3422Sora |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Winged Blackbird(Agelaius phoeniceus) |
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Description: Little Lake, Alberta, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:04 11:01 |
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Location:
Little Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/11.0, 1/500 |
File Name: JCD3434RedWingedBlackBird |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Least Chipmunk(Tamias minimus) |
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Description: Little Lake, Alberta, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:04 11:02 |
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Location:
Little Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 |
File Name: JCD3435LeastChipmunk |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes |
Least Chipmunk(Tamias minimus) |
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Description: Little Lake, Alberta, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:04 11:03 |
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Location:
Little Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 340 mm, f/5.6, 1/80 |
File Name: JCD3443LeastChipmunk |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Baltimore Oriole(Icterus galbula) |
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Description: Little Lake, Alberta, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:04 11:12 |
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Location:
Little Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/7.6, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD3447BaltimoreOriole |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker(Sphyrapicus varius) |
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Description: Little Lake, Alberta, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:04 11:24 |
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Location:
Little Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/9.0, 1/320 |
File Name: JCD3454YellowBelliedSapSucker |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Least Flycatcher(Empidonax minimus) |
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Description: Little Lake, Alberta, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:04 11:52 |
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Location:
Little Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/8.5, 1/320 |
File Name: JCD3468LeastFlycatcher |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Canada Goose(Branta canadensis) |
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Description: Water Landing. Saskatoon Lake, Alberta, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:03 5:23 |
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Location:
Lake Saskatoon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 |
File Name: JCD3174CanadaGeese |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Canada Goose(Branta canadensis) |
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Description: Swimming With Young. Saskatoon Lake, Alberta, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:03 5:23 |
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Location:
Lake Saskatoon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 280 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 |
File Name: JCD3178CanadaGeeseYoung |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Canada Goose(Branta canadensis) |
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Description: Swimming With Young. Saskatoon Lake, Alberta, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:03 5:26 |
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Location:
Lake Saskatoon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 |
File Name: JCD3196CanadaGeeseYoung |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Hairy Woodpecker(Leuconotopicus villosus) |
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Description: Saskatoon Lake, Alberta, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:03 5:45 |
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Location:
Lake Saskatoon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD3210HairyWoodpecker |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Hairy Woodpecker(Leuconotopicus villosus) |
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Description: Saskatoon Lake, Alberta, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:03 5:45 |
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Location:
Lake Saskatoon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 |
File Name: JCD3215HairyWoodpecker |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Hairy Woodpecker(Leuconotopicus villosus) |
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Description: Saskatoon Lake, Alberta, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:03 5:59 |
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Location:
Lake Saskatoon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 |
File Name: JCD3217HairyWoodpecker |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Eastern Kingbird(Tyrannus tyrannus) |
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Description: Saskatoon Lake, Alberta, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:03 9:22 |
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Location:
Lake Saskatoon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/3000 |
File Name: JCD3278EasternKingbird |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Eastern Kingbird(Tyrannus tyrannus) |
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Description: Saskatoon Lake, Alberta, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:03 9:30 |
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Location:
Lake Saskatoon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/21.0, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD3293EasternKingbird |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Eastern Kingbird(Tyrannus tyrannus) |
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Description: Saskatoon Lake, Alberta, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:03 9:38 |
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Location:
Lake Saskatoon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/25.0, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD3305EasternKingbird |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Flicker(Colaptes auratus) |
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Description: Adult female (yellow-shafted) at Saskatoon Lake, Alberta, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:03 10:31 |
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Location:
Lake Saskatoon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/6.7, 1/180 |
File Name: JCD3351NorthernFlicker |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Flicker(Colaptes auratus) |
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Description: Adult female (yellow-shafted) at Saskatoon Lake, Alberta, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:03 10:34 |
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Location:
Lake Saskatoon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/7.6, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD3353NorthernFlicker |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
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