Spot these iconic species in the Elk Valley : Birds
Killdeer
Common Merganser Bufflehead Ruffed Grouse Great Blue Heron Osprey Bald Eagle Red-tailed Hawk Spotted Sandpiper Great Horned Owl Northern Pygmy-Owl Rufous Hummingbird Calliope Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Steller ’ s Jay Common Raven Violet-green Swallow Red-breasted Nuthatch Pacific Wren American Dipper Mountain Bluebird Varied Thrush Cedar Waxwing Yellow Warbler Townsend ’ s Warbler Dark-eyed Junco Western Tanager Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle
Western Painted Turtle
Mammals
Moose Rocky Mountain Elk Mule Deer White-tailed Deer Mountain Goat Bighorn Sheep Coyote Red Fox Grey Wolf North American River Otter American Pine Marten American Black Bear Grizzly Bear Little Brown Bat Snowshoe Hare Common Pika Beaver Muskrat Meadow Vole Deer Mice Red Squirrel Least Chipmunk Columbian Ground Squirrel Dusky Shrew
Fish , Amphibians & Reptiles
Westslope Cutthroat Trout Bull Trout Long-toed Salamander Western Toad Western Painted Turtle Common Garter Snake
Recommended Books & Apps : Elk River Map Guide Handbook of the Canadian Rockies by Ben Gadd Plants of Southern Interior British Columbia & Inland Northwest by Lloyd , Antos , Coupe & Parish Backroad Mapbook , Kootenay Rockies BC iBird Pro App : North America
Seasonal Guided Hikes & Nature Tours
Scheduled and custom guided interpretive hikes , tours and float trips are available seasonally :
Hike Fernie I 250-531-0027
Island Lake Lodge | 250-423-3700 ( Open mid-June to mid-September )
Fernie Alpine Resort | 250-423-4655 ( Open mid-June to early September )
Canyon Raft Company | 250-423-7226 Tunnel 49 Adventures | 250-423-5008 Fernie Wilderness Adventures | 250-423-6704
Fernie Valley Pathway
An easy , new and wide 5.3km paved path between the Fernie Visitor Centre and Mt Fernie Park Road .
Fernie Valley Pathway
Scenic Elk River Float
Local Birding Watching
Birding & Wildlife Viewing in Fernie
Rufous Hummingbird
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Northern Flicker
Osprey
American Dipper
Bufflehead
Beaver
Common Grackle
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Moose Great Blue Heron