Whitewater Lake
Prepare for a busy day at Whitewater Lake, one of Canada’s best-known staging areas for waterfowl and shorebirds, as well as herons, egrets and ibises. Witness an exciting cross section of bird species at this large 9000 hectar saline wetland and adjacent Ducks Unlimited Canada marsh impoundments.
Station yourself at the south end of the lake, with its interpretive signs, viewing mound, trail and boardwalk. Look for impressive concentrations and variety of shorebirds when water levels are low – 10,000 White, dare we say rumped, Sandpipers were recorded in one year. The large east marsh impoundment has hosted Western Canada’s largest Franklin’s Gull colony and the Province’s first known nesting White-faced Ibises. Tens of thousands of Snow Geese along with Ross’s, Cackling and Canada geese stop by in the fall along with regal Tundra Swans and crop hungry Mallards.
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