Calgary Winter Bird List

Last updated 2025-12-11
Alberta Edmonton Bow Valley

The count area is the 80-km radius circle centred on the Centre Street Bridge in Calgary.

Area Map

	Species	25-26	24-25	23-24	22-23	21-22	20-21	19-20	18-19	17-18
Ducks, Geese, and Swans	Snow Goose			X	X	X	X		X
	Greater White-fronted Goose			X		X		X	X
	Cackling Goose		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Canada Goose	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Trumpeter Swan	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Tundra Swan		X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Wood Duck	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Blue-winged Teal			X					X
	Northern Shoveler	X	X		X	X		X	X	X
	Gadwall	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	American Wigeon	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Mallard	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Northern Pintail	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Green-winged Teal	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Canvasback	X	X	X	X	X	X		X
	Redhead	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Ring-necked Duck	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Greater Scaup		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Lesser Scaup	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Harlequin Duck	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	White-winged Scoter							X
	Long-tailed Duck		X				X			X
	Bufflehead	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Common Goldeneye	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Barrow's Goldeneye	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Hooded Merganser	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Common Merganser	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Red-breasted Merganser			X	X	X		X		X
	Ruddy Duck		X	X		X	X		X
Grouse and Pheasants	Wild Turkey	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Ruffed Grouse	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Sharp-tailed Grouse	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	White-tailed Ptarmigan				X
	Spruce Grouse		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Grey Partridge	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Ring-necked Pheasant	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Pigeons and Doves	Rock Pigeon	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Eurasian Collared-Dove	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	White-winged Dove				X
	Mourning Dove	X				X	X			X
Hummingbirds	Anna's Hummingbird						X
Rails and Coots	American Coot	X		X		X	X	X	X	X
Plovers	Killdeer	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Sandpipers	Wilson's Snipe	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X
Gulls	Ring-billed Gull		X	X
	California Gull			X				X
Grebes	Pied-billed Grebe						X			X
	Horned Grebe		X
	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 Heron		X				X		X
Cormorants and Pelicans	American White Pelican				X	X	X
Hawks and Eagles	Golden Eagle	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Sharp-shinned Hawk	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Cooper's Hawk		X	X	X	X	X	X		X
	American Goshawk	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Northern Harrier	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Bald Eagle	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Red-tailed Hawk	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Rough-legged Hawk	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Owls	American Barn Owl					X
	Snowy Owl	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Great Horned Owl	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Northern Hawk Owl		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Northern Pygmy-Owl		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Barred Owl		X	X	X	X		X	X
	Great Grey Owl	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Long-eared Owl	X	X	X				X	X
	Short-eared Owl	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Boreal Owl		X				X	X
	Northern Saw-whet Owl	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Kingfishers	Belted Kingfisher	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Woodpeckers	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker				X
	Red-bellied Woodpecker					X
	American Three-toed Woodpecker	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Black-backed Woodpecker		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Downy Woodpecker	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Hairy Woodpecker	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Pileated Woodpecker	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Northern Flicker	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Falcons	American Kestrel	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Merlin	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Gyrfalcon	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Peregrine Falcon	X
	Prairie Falcon	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Shrikes	Northern Shrike	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Corvids	Canada Jay	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Steller's Jay		X	X	X	X		X		X
	Blue Jay	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Black-billed Magpie	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Clark's Nutcracker		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	American Crow	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Common Raven	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Chickadees	Black-capped Chickadee	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Mountain Chickadee	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Boreal Chickadee	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Larks	Horned Lark	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Kinglets	Ruby-crowned Kinglet						X
	Golden-crowned Kinglet	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Nuthatches	White-breasted Nuthatch	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Red-breasted Nuthatch	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Creepers and Wrens	Brown Creeper	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Pacific Wren								X
	Winter Wren			X
	Pacific/Winter Wren				X			X
Dippers	American Dipper		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Starlings	European Starling	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Mockingbirds, Thrashers	Grey Catbird			X		X
	Brown Thrasher								X
	Northern Mockingbird	X					X
Thrushes	Mountain Bluebird						X
	Townsend's Solitaire	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Varied Thrush			X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Swainson's Thrush						X
	American Robin	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Waxwings	Bohemian Waxwing	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Cedar Waxwing		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Old World Sparrows	House Sparrow	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Pipits	American Pipit						X
Finches	Evening Grosbeak	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Pine Grosbeak	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Grey-crowned Rosy-Finch		X	X	X	X			X	X
	House Finch	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Purple Finch	X	X	X	X	X	X			X
	Cassin's Finch			X
	Redpoll	X	X
	Redpoll (Common)			X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Redpoll (Hoary)			X		X	X		X	X
	Red Crossbill	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	White-winged Crossbill	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Pine Siskin	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	American Goldfinch	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X
Longspurs, Snow Buntings	Lapland Longspur		X	X	X	X				X
	Snow Bunting	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
New World Sparrows	American Tree Sparrow	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Fox Sparrow			X		X
	Dark-eyed Junco	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	White-crowned Sparrow		X			X
	Harris's Sparrow		X		X		X	X	X	X
	White-throated Sparrow	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Savannah Sparrow						X
	Song Sparrow	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Lincoln's Sparrow									X
	Swamp Sparrow		X
	Spotted Towhee	X				X
Icterids	Yellow-headed Blackbird			X
	Western Meadowlark		X		X	X	X
	Red-winged Blackbird			X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Rusty Blackbird			X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Brewer's Blackbird			X	X		X
	Common Grackle		X	X	X	X	X	X		X
New World Warblers	Cape May Warbler						X		X
	Palm Warbler			X					X
	Yellow-rumped Warbler			X	X	X	X	X

	Total	89	111	120	113	117	118	109	108	108

	Cumulative total	157
	Previous years average	113.0

Calgary Winter Bird List

Last updated 2025-12-11
Alberta Edmonton Bow Valley

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Calgary Winter Bird List

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Last updated 2025-12-11
Alberta Edmonton Bow Valley