Edmonton Winter Bird List

Last updated 2025-12-10
Alberta  Calgary  Bow Valley
The count area is the 80-km radius circle centred on Edmonton.

This is not the official list

Area Map


 Species
 25-26
24-25
23-24
22-23
21-22
20-21
19-20
18-19
17-18
16-17
15-16
14-15
13-14
12-13
Ducks, Geese, and Swans    Snow Goose         X    
 Cackling Goose XX   X  X    
 Canada GooseXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Trumpeter Swan XXXXXXXXXX   
 Tundra Swan XXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Wood Duck  X         X 
 Northern Shoveler XX           
 Gadwall XXXXXXXXXXXXX
 American WigeonXXX  XXX X XXX
 MallardXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Northern PintailXXX  XXXXXXX X
 Green-winged TealXXX    XXXXXXX
 Canvasback XXXXXXXXXX   
 RedheadXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Ring-necked Duck XXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Greater Scaup XXXXXXXX XX X
 Lesser ScaupXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 White-winged Scoter  X           
 Long-tailed Duck XX  X  X  X X
 BuffleheadXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Common GoldeneyeXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Barrow's Goldeneye XX XXXXX   X 
 Hooded Merganser XXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Common MerganserXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Red-breasted Merganser XXXXXXX XX   
 Ruddy Duck XXXXXXXXX    
Grouse and Pheasants    Ruffed GrouseXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Sharp-tailed Grouse  XX     X    
 Grey PartridgeXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Ring-necked Pheasant XX XXXX X  X 
 Chukar          X X 
Pigeons and Doves    Rock PigeonXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Eurasian Collared-DoveXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Mourning Dove  X           
Rails and Coots    American Coot XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Gulls    Ring-billed GullX        X    
 Glaucous Gull     X        
Grebes    Pied-billed Grebe  X X X  X    
 Horned Grebe XXX   X   X  
 Red-necked Grebe XXXXXXXXX X  
 Eared Grebe  XXX  X      
 Western Grebe XX XXXXX XXXX
Loons    Pacific Loon     X        
 Common LoonX          X  
 Yellow-billed Loon  X           
Cormorants and Pelicans    Double-crested Cormorant  X X        X
Bitterns, Egrets, Herons    Great Blue Heron       X      
Hawks and Eagles    Golden EagleXXXXXX XXXXXXX
 Sharp-shinned HawkXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Cooper's HawkXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 American GoshawkXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Northern HarrierX X   X  XX   
 Bald EagleXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Red-tailed Hawk  XXXXX XXX X 
 Rough-legged HawkXXXXXXXXXXX XX
Owls    Snowy OwlXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Great Horned OwlXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Northern Hawk Owl XXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Northern Pygmy-Owl  X           
 Barred Owl XXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Great Grey Owl XXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Long-eared OwlX        X    
 Short-eared OwlXXXX  X XXX  X
 Boreal Owl X  X   XXX  X
 Northern Saw-whet Owl XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Kingfishers    Belted Kingfisher  X   X      X
Woodpeckers    Yellow-bellied Sapsucker         X    
 American Three-toed Woodpecker XX XXXXX X   
 Black-backed Woodpecker XXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Downy WoodpeckerXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Hairy WoodpeckerXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Pileated WoodpeckerXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Northern FlickerXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Falcons    American Kestrel  X     X  X  
 MerlinXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Gyrfalcon   XXXXXXXXXXX
 Peregrine Falcon  X  X XX X   
 Prairie Falcon   XXXXXXXXXXX
Shrikes    Northern Shrike XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Corvids    Canada Jay XXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Steller's Jay           X  
 Blue JayXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Black-billed MagpieXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 American CrowXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Common RavenXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Chickadees    Black-capped ChickadeeXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Mountain Chickadee X    X       
 Boreal ChickadeeXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Larks    Horned Lark XXXXXX XXXXXX
Kinglets    Golden-crowned KingletXXXXXX XXXXXXX
Nuthatches    White-breasted NuthatchXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Red-breasted NuthatchXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Creepers and Wrens    Brown CreeperXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Starlings    European StarlingXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Mockingbirds, Thrashers    Brown Thrasher           X  
Thrushes    Eastern Bluebird           X  
 Mountain Bluebird X            
 Townsend's SolitaireXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Varied Thrush    XX X  XXXX
 Hermit Thrush X   XXX      
 American Robin XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Waxwings    Bohemian WaxwingXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Cedar Waxwing XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Old World Sparrows    House SparrowXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Finches    Evening Grosbeak XXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Pine GrosbeakXXXXXXXXXXXX X
 Grey-crowned Rosy-Finch X    X      X
 House FinchXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Purple FinchXXXXXXX    X  
 Cassin's Finch  X  X        
 RedpollXX      XXXXXX
 Redpoll (Common)  XXXXXXXXXXXX
 Redpoll (Hoary)  X XX XXXXX X
 Red Crossbill XXX XXXXXX  X
 White-winged CrossbillXXXXXXXXXXX  X
 Pine SiskinXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 American GoldfinchXXXXXX XXX XXX
Longspurs, Snow Buntings    Lapland Longspur  XX    X     
 Snow BuntingXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
New World Sparrows    Chipping Sparrow  X  X    X   
 American Tree SparrowXXXX XXXX   XX
 Fox Sparrow      X       
 Dark-eyed JuncoXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 White-crowned Sparrow X            
 Harris's Sparrow   X X        
 White-throated SparrowXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 Song Sparrow  XXXXXX  X  X
 Lincoln's Sparrow        X     
 Swamp Sparrow  X           
 Eastern Towhee    X         
Icterids    Yellow-headed Blackbird  X           
 Western Meadowlark X       X    
 Red-winged Blackbird  X           
 Rusty Blackbird  X  X        
 Brewer's Blackbird       X      
 Common Grackle XX  X X XX XX
New World Warblers    Cape May Warbler    X         
 Pine Warbler    X         
 Yellow-rumped Warbler X   X X  X   
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and allies    Northern Cardinal       XXXXXXX
   
 Total57931078286948890868985797582
   
 Cumulative total140             
 Previous years average87.4             
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