Canaan Guest Ranch


Bird Watching at its Best! Bring your Camera and a pair of Binoculars
Gold Finches Washington State Bird	Bird watching, is as close as your cabins front porch. For the more adventurous you can take a hike, ride a mountain bike, drive into the forest, or take a trip to the near by lakes. So grab your camera and binoculars, and enjoy the day surrounded by the birds and the wildlife	Swans swimming
Bald Eagle	Horned Grebe	Blue Heron
We received a letter from Karl May a local resident who's wife Kathy is an avid birder who can identify birds by sight, call or song. At their cabin they have kept a record of the birds they have seen in this area over the last 25 years. Below is their list of the birds you may see during your stay with us. Shorebirds and Ducks: Wilson's Phalarope, Spotted sandpiper, Ruddy Duck, Snipe, Mallard, Shoveler Duck, Black Winged, Green winged and Cinnamon Teal, American Widgeon, Barrows Golden Eye, Scaup, Red Head Duck, Buffle Head, Eared and Horned Grebe, Black tern, Canada Goose, Great Blue Heron, Curlew, Lesser Yellow Leg (Bonaparte Lake Rd), Soro Rail, Loon (Swan Lake..also on Lost Lake, and Bonaparte Lake) King Fisher, Killdeer. Barn: Rough Winged, Violet Green, Cliff and Bank Swallows. (Bank Swallows just east of the Hanging Rock on Hwy 20) White Throated Swift. Raptors: Golden Eagle, Bald Eagle, Kestrel, Northern Harrier, Great Horned Owl, Prairie Falcon, Shrike. Red Winged, Yellow Headed and Brewers blackbirds, Bobolink, Meadow Lark, Clarks Nutcracker, Grays Jay, Magpie, Raven, Crow, Say's Phoebe, Western Wood Peewee, Eastern and Western Flycatcher, Cedar Waxwing, Canyon Wren (have only heard this bird), Siskin. Common Yellow Throat, Audibon Warbler, Western Tanager, Townsend Solitare, Mountain blue bird, Western Bluebird, American robin, Swainson's Thrush (heard only), Pigmy, White Breasted, Red breasted Nuthatch. Mountain and Black Capped Chickadees. Calliope, Black Chinned and Ruffous Hummingbirds White Headed, Pileated, Downy and Lewis Woodpeckers. Red Naped Sapsucker. Northern Flicker. Common Night Hawk, Poorwill (heard only), Chipping Sparrow, House Sparrow, Crossbill, White Crowned Sparrow.
Loon	Loon headed to her nest	Loon on nest
Canadian Goose nesting in tree	Goose with newly hatched gosslings	First swim the day after they hatched, and only about 20 minutes after they did the 30 foot fall from the nest! Perfect formation!
Canadian Goose nesting in reeds	Wild Turkeys	Grouse
Cedar Wax Wing	Wren	Wood Pecker
Swallows at Feeding Time	Swallows	Mountain Blue Bird

So don't forget your camera and your binoculars, You will enjoy the sites and the sightings. Come alone or with the family you will be fascinated by the bird watching our area has to offer. Contact us today to reserve your cabin, and get closer to nature. Email: canranch@bossig.com

Phone: 509 486-1191

474 Cape LaBelle Road, Tonasket, Washington 98855

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