This region is for the birds, and watchers As we stand on a rough track in the McIntyre Creek wetland area near Whitehorse, swallows dart past our heads and ravens cruise the warm rising air currents. We can hear bird calls coming from all directions. That's a Yellow-rumped Warbler.
Birdsongs are everywhere, but the birds themselves are hard to spot.
Many are small and dull colored, visible only as shapes flitting through the tree branches or disappearing into the tall grass. Through binoculars, however, they are more exotic. The White-crowned Sparrow has a startling set of black and white strips on top of its head. Yellow-rumped Warblers show flashes of bright yellow on their sides and backs when they take flight. The Violet-green Swallows swooping overhead have flashy white patches on their sides and around their eyes, contrasting with variations of iridescent green and violet on their wings and backs.