Calgary Winter Bird List

Last updated 2025-01-14
Alberta  Edmonton  Bow Valley
The count area is the 80-km radius circle centred on the Centre Street Bridge in Calgary.

Area Map


Species
24-25
23-24
22-23
21-22
20-21
19-20
18-19
17-18
Ducks, Geese, and Swans    Snow Goose XXXX X 
 Greater White-fronted Goose X X XX 
 Cackling GooseXXXXXXXX
 Canada GooseXXXXXXXX
 Trumpeter SwanXXXXXXXX
 Tundra SwanXXXXXXX 
 Wood DuckXXXXXXXX
 Blue-winged Teal X    X 
 Northern ShovelerX XX XXX
 GadwallXXXXXXXX
 American WigeonXXXXXXXX
 MallardXXXXXXXX
 Northern PintailXXXXXXXX
 Green-winged TealXXXXXXXX
 CanvasbackXXXXX X 
 RedheadXXXXXXXX
 Ring-necked DuckXXXXXXXX
 Greater ScaupXXXXXXXX
 Lesser ScaupXXXXXXXX
 Harlequin DuckXXXXXXXX
 White-winged Scoter     X  
 Long-tailed DuckX   X  X
 BuffleheadXXXXXXXX
 Common GoldeneyeXXXXXXXX
 Barrow's GoldeneyeXXXXXXXX
 Hooded MerganserXXXXXXXX
 Common MerganserXXXXXXXX
 Red-breasted Merganser XXX X X
 Ruddy DuckXX XX X 
Grouse and Pheasants    Wild TurkeyXXXXXXXX
 Ruffed GrouseXXXXXXXX
 Sharp-tailed GrouseXXXXXXXX
 White-tailed Ptarmigan  X     
 Spruce GrouseXXXXXXXX
 Grey PartridgeXXXXXXXX
 Ring-necked PheasantXXXXXXXX
Pigeons and Doves    Rock PigeonXXXXXXXX
 Eurasian Collared-DoveXXXXXXXX
 White-winged Dove  X     
 Mourning Dove   XX  X
Hummingbirds    Anna's Hummingbird    X   
Rails and Coots    American Coot X XXXXX
Plovers    KilldeerXXXXXXXX
Sandpipers    Wilson's SnipeXXXXXX X
Gulls    Ring-billed GullXX      
 California Gull X   X  
Grebes    Pied-billed Grebe    X  X
 Horned GrebeX       
 Red-necked Grebe X      
 Eared Grebe     X  
 Western Grebe X      
Loons    Common Loon       X
Cormorants and Pelicans    Double-crested Cormorant   X   X
Bitterns, Egrets, Herons    Great Blue HeronX   X X 
Cormorants and Pelicans    American White Pelican  XXX   
Hawks and Eagles    Golden EagleXXXXXXXX
 Sharp-shinned HawkXXXXXXXX
 Cooper's HawkXXXXXX X
 American GoshawkXXXXXXXX
 Northern HarrierXXXXXXXX
 Bald EagleXXXXXXXX
 Red-tailed HawkXXXXXXXX
 Rough-legged HawkXXXXXXXX
Owls    American Barn Owl   X    
 Snowy OwlXXXXXXXX
 Great Horned OwlXXXXXXXX
 Northern Hawk OwlXXXXXXXX
 Northern Pygmy-OwlXXXXXXXX
 Barred OwlXXXX XX 
 Great Grey OwlXXXXXXXX
 Long-eared OwlXX   XX 
 Short-eared OwlXXXXXXXX
 Boreal OwlX   XX  
 Northern Saw-whet OwlXXXXXXXX
Kingfishers    Belted KingfisherXXXXXXXX
Woodpeckers    Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  X     
 Red-bellied Woodpecker   X    
 American Three-toed WoodpeckerXXXXXXXX
 Black-backed WoodpeckerXXXXXXXX
 Downy WoodpeckerXXXXXXXX
 Hairy WoodpeckerXXXXXXXX
 Pileated WoodpeckerXXXXXXXX
 Northern FlickerXXXXXXXX
Falcons    American KestrelXXXXXXXX
 MerlinXXXXXXXX
 GyrfalconXXXXXXXX
 Prairie FalconXXXXXXXX
Shrikes    Northern ShrikeXXXXXXXX
Corvids    Canada JayXXXXXXXX
 Steller's JayXXXX X X
 Blue JayXXXXXXXX
 Black-billed MagpieXXXXXXXX
 Clark's NutcrackerXXXXXXXX
 American CrowXXXXXXXX
 Common RavenXXXXXXXX
Chickadees    Black-capped ChickadeeXXXXXXXX
 Mountain ChickadeeXXXXXXXX
 Boreal ChickadeeXXXXXXXX
Larks    Horned LarkXXXXXXXX
Kinglets    Ruby-crowned Kinglet    X   
 Golden-crowned KingletXXXXXXXX
Nuthatches    White-breasted NuthatchXXXXXXXX
 Red-breasted NuthatchXXXXXXXX
Creepers and Wrens    Brown CreeperXXXXXXXX
 Pacific Wren      X 
 Winter Wren X      
 Pacific/Winter Wren  X  X  
Dippers    American DipperXXXXXXXX
Starlings    European StarlingXXXXXXXX
Mockingbirds, Thrashers    Grey Catbird X X    
 Brown Thrasher      X 
 Northern Mockingbird    X   
Thrushes    Mountain Bluebird    X   
 Townsend's SolitaireXXXXXXXX
 Varied Thrush XXXXXXX
 Swainson's Thrush    X   
 American RobinXXXXXXXX
Waxwings    Bohemian WaxwingXXXXXXXX
 Cedar WaxwingXXXXXXXX
Old World Sparrows    House SparrowXXXXXXXX
Pipits    American Pipit    X   
Finches    Evening GrosbeakXXXXXXXX
 Pine GrosbeakXXXXXXXX
 Grey-crowned Rosy-FinchXXXX  XX
 House FinchXXXXXXXX
 Purple FinchXXXXX  X
 Cassin's Finch X      
 RedpollX       
 Redpoll (Common) XXXXXXX
 Redpoll (Hoary) X XX XX
 Red CrossbillXXXXXXXX
 White-winged CrossbillXXXXXXXX
 Pine SiskinXXXXXXXX
 American GoldfinchXXX XXXX
Longspurs, Snow Buntings    Lapland LongspurXXXX   X
 Snow BuntingXXXXXXXX
New World Sparrows    American Tree SparrowXXXXXXXX
 Fox Sparrow X X    
 Dark-eyed JuncoXXXXXXXX
 White-crowned SparrowX  X    
 Harris's SparrowX X XXXX
 White-throated SparrowXXXXXXXX
 Savannah Sparrow    X   
 Song SparrowXXXXXXXX
 Lincoln's Sparrow       X
 Spotted Towhee   X    
Icterids    Yellow-headed Blackbird X      
 Western MeadowlarkX XXX   
 Red-winged Blackbird XXXXXXX
 Rusty Blackbird XXXXXXX
 Brewer's Blackbird XX X   
 Common GrackleXXXXXX X
New World Warblers    Cape May Warbler    X X 
 Palm Warbler X    X 
 Yellow-rumped Warbler XXXXX  
   
 Total110120113117118109108108
   
 Cumulative total155       
 Previous years average113.3       
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