Bird Watching Around Camrose

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The Camrose area has an abundance of opportunities to view a wide variety of species in their natural habitat. Click here to download a list of birds you might encounter and click here to get the map that will guide you in your exploration of the sights and sounds of this amazing area.

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THE BIRDS OF THE COUNTY OF CAMROSE

Compiled by Chet L. Olson, 2004

LEGEND

Y= year-round occurrence

S = summer occurrence

W = winter occurrence

M = migrant passing through the checklist area during its migratory travels

c = common

u = uncommon

i = irregular

r = rare

vr = very rare

An asterisk (*) indicates that the species is known to breed in the checklist area.

The Checklist area is the County of Camrose,

excluding the Miquelon Lake and Buffalo Lake areas.

A separate checklist for the Miquelon Lake area is available at Miquelon Lake Provincial Park.

LOONS & GREBES

M Common Loon......................................r

S Pied-billed Grebe..................................u *

S Horned Grebe.......................................c *

S Red-necked Grebe.................................r

S Eared Grebe...........................................i *

S Western Grebe......................................vr

PELICANS & CORMORANTS

S American White Pelican.........................vr

S Double-crested Cormorant......................r

HERONS & VULTURES

S American Bittern....................................r *

S Great Blue Heron....................................c

S Black-crowned Night-Heron..................vr

S Turkey Vulture.......................................vr

DUCKS, GEESE, & SWANS

M Greater White-fronted Goose..................c

M Snow Goose.............................................c

M Ross?s Goose..........................................vr

S Canada Goose..........................................c *

M Tundra Swan............................................c

S Wood Duck............................................vr

S Gadwall...................................................c *

M Eurasian Wigeon....................................vr

S American Wigeon...................................c *

S Mallard....................................................c *

S Blue-winged Teal....................................c *

S Cinnamon Teal........................................i

S Northern Shoveler...................................c *

S Northern Pintail.......................................c *

S Green-winged Teal..................................c *

S Canvasback.............................................c *

S Redhead...................................................c *

M Ring-necked Duck..................................u

M Greater Scaup........................................vr

S Lesser Scaup...........................................c *

M Surf Scoter.............................................vr

S Bufflehead...............................................u

S Common Goldeneye................................u *

M Hooded Merganser...................................r

M Red-breasted Merganser.........................vr

M Common Merganser.................................r

S Ruddy Duck.............................................c *

HAWKS, EAGLES, & FALCONS

S Osprey.....................................................vr

M Bald Eagle...............................................u

S Northern Harrier......................................c *

S Sharp-shinned Hawk................................c

S Cooper?s Hawk.........................................r *

W Northern Goshawk....................................r

M Broad-winged Hawk................................vr

S Swainson?s Hawk.....................................c *

S Red-tailed Hawk.......................................c *

S Ferruginous Hawk...................................vr

M Rough-legged Hawk.................................c

S Golden Eagle............................................u *

S American Kestrel......................................u *

S Merlin........................................................c *

S Prairie Falcon............................................vr

M Peregrine Falcon.......................................vr

W Gyrfalcon..................................................vr

PHEASANTS, PARTRIDGES, & GROUSE

Y Gray Partridge............................................c *

Y Ring-necked Pheasant................................i *

Y Ruffed Grouse............................................c *

Y Sharp-tailed Grouse...................................vr

RAILS, COOTS, & CRANES

S Sora............................................................c *

S American Coot...........................................c *

M Sandhill Crane............................................c

PLOVERS, SANDPIPERS, & PHALAROPES

M Black-bellied Plover....................................r

M American Golden-Plover.............................r

M Semipalmated Plover...................................r

S Killdeer........................................................c *

S Black-necked Stilt........................................i *

S American Avocet.........................................u *

M Greater Yellowiegs.......................................i

S Lesser Yellowiegs .......................................c

S Solitary Sandpiper........................................u *

S Willet............................................................c *

S Spotted Sandpiper.........................................i *

M Whimbrel.....................................................vr

M Hudsonian Godwit.......................................vr

S Marbled Godwit...........................................c *

M Semipalmated Sadpiper................................u

M Least Sandpiper............................................u

M Baird?s Sandpiper........................................vr

M Pectoral Sandpiper........................................u

M Stilt Sandpiper...............................................i

M Buff-breasted Sandpiper...............................vr

M Short-billed Dowitcher..................................r

M Long-billed Dowitcher..................................u

S Common Snipe..............................................c *

S Wilson?s Phalarope........................................c *

M Red-necked Phalarope...................................i

JAEGERS, GULLS, & TERNS

M Parasitic Jaeger............................................vr

S Franklin?s Gull.............................................c

M Bonaparte?s Gull.........................................vr

S Ring-billed Gull...........................................c

S California Gull.............................................u

M Herring Gull.................................................vr

S Common Tern...............................................i

S Forster?s Tern................................................i

S Black Tern.....................................................c *

DOVES & PIGEONS

Y Rock Dove.....................................................c *

S Mourning Dove..............................................r *

OWLS & NIGHTJARS

Y Great Horned Owl..........................................c *

W Snowy Owl.....................................................c

W Northern Hawk Owl.......................................i

S Long-eared Owl..............................................i

Y Short-eared Owl..............................................i *

W Boreal Owl.....................................................vr

Y Northern Saw-whet Owl.................................u

S Common Nighthawk.......................................r

HUMMINGBIRDS

S Ruby-throated Hummingbird...........................c *

S Calliope Hummingbird....................................vr

KINGFISHERS

M Belted Kingfisher..............................................r

WOODPECKERS

S Yellow-bellied Sapsucker..................................u

Y Downy Woodpecker..........................................c *

Y Hairy Woodpecker.............................................c *

W Black-backed Woodpecker...............................vr

S Northern Flicker.................................................c *

Y Pileated Woodpecker..........................................r

FLYCATCHERS

S Olive-sided Flycatcher..........................................r *

S Western Wood-Pewee...........................................i *

S Alder Flycatcher....................................................r

S Least Flycatcher....................................................c *

S Eastern Phoebe......................................................c *

S Say?s Phoebe..........................................................r

S Western Kingbird.................................................vr

S Eastern Kingbird....................................................c *

SHRIKES & VIREOS

W Northern Shrike.......................................................u

M Blue-headed Vireo..................................................vr

S Warbling Vireo........................................................c *

M Philadelphia Vireo....................................................r

S Red-eyed Vireo.........................................................i

JAYS, MAGPIES, & CROWS

Y Blue Jay....................................................................c *

Y American Magpie.....................................................c *

S American Crow........................................................c *

W Common Raven........................................................u

LARKS & SWALLOWS

S Horned Lark..............................................................c

S Purple Martin............................................................u *

S Tree Swallow............................................................c *

S Bank Swallow...........................................................u *

S Barn Swallow............................................................c *

S Cliff Swallow............................................................u *

CHICKADEES, NUTHATCHES, & CREEPERS

Y Black-capped Chickadee............................................c *

S Red-breasted Nuthatch...............................................u

Y White-breasted Nuthatch............................................i

W Brown Creeper...........................................................vr

WRENS & KINGLETS

S House Wren.................................................................c *

S Marsh Wren................................................................vr

M Golden-crowned Kinglet.............................................r

M Ruby-crowned Kinglet.................................................r

BLUEBIRDS & THRUSHES

S Mountain Bluebird........................................................u *

M Townsend?s Solitaire...................................................vr

S Veery............................................................................vr

M Gray-cheeked Thrush...................................................vr

S Swainson?s Thrush........................................................c

M Hermit Thrush...............................................................r

S American Robin.............................................................c *

M Varied Thrush................................................................vr

CATBIRDS & THRASHERS

S Gray Catbird...................................................................i *

S Brown Thrasher...............................................................r

STARLINGS, PIPITS, & WAXWINGS

S European Starling............................................................c *

M American Pipit.................................................................c

S Sprague?s Pipit.................................................................i *

W Bohemian Waxwing.........................................................c

S Cedar Waxwing................................................................c *

WOOD-WARBLERS

S Tennessee Warbler...........................................................u

M Orange-crowned Warbler.................................................i

M Nashville Warbler............................................................vr

S Yellow Warbler................................................................c *

M Magnolia Warbler............................................................vr

M Cape May Warbler...........................................................vr

M Yellow-rumped Warbler...................................................c

M Townsend?s Warbler........................................................vr

M Black-throated Green Warbler.........................................vr

M Palm Warbler.....................................................................i

M Bay-breasted Warbler.......................................................vr

M Blackpoll Warbler..............................................................r

M Black-and-white Warbler...............................................vr

M American Redstart..........................................................vr

M Ovenbird.........................................................................vr

M Northern Waterthrush.....................................................vr

M Mourning Warbler..........................................................vr

S Common Yellowthroat...................................................vr

M Wilson?s Warbler.............................................................r

M Canada Warbler..............................................................vr

TANAGERS

M Western Tanager.............................................................r

SPARROWS

M American Tree Sparrow...................................................c

S Chipping Sparrow............................................................c *

S Clay-colored Sparrow......................................................c *

S Vesper Sparrow................................................................c *

S Lark Sparrow...................................................................vr

S Lark Bunting....................................................................vr

S Savannah Sparrow............................................................c *

S Baird?s Sparrow................................................................i

S Le Conte?s Sparrow..........................................................i

S Nelson?s Sharp-tailed Sparrow.........................................i

M Fox Sparrow.....................................................................vr

S Song Sparrow...................................................................c *

S Lincoln?s Sparrow............................................................u *

M Swamp Sparrow...............................................................vr

S White-throated Sparrow...................................................c *

M Harris?s Sparrow...............................................................r

M White-crowned Sparrow...................................................c

M Dar-eyed Junco.................................................................c

M Lapland Longspur..............................................................c

W Snow Bunting....................................................................c

CARDINALS & ALLIES

S Rose-breasted Grosbeak.....................................................r

BLACKBIRDS & ORIOLES

S Red-winged Blackbird........................................................c *

S Western Meadowlark..........................................................u

S Yellow-headed Blackbird....................................................c *

M Rusty Blackbird..........................................................u

S Brewer?s Blackbird.....................................................c *

S Common Grackle........................................................c *

S Brown-headed Cowbird..............................................c *

S Baltimore Oriole..........................................................c *

S Bullock?s Oriole..........................................................vr

FINCHES & WEAVER FINCHES

W Pine Grosbeak...............................................................c

S Purple Finch..................................................................i

W Red Crossbill.................................................................i *

W White-winged Crossbill................................................i

W Common Redpoll..........................................................c

W Hoary Redpoll................................................................u

S Pine Siskin.....................................................................c

S American Goldfinch.......................................................c *

W Evening Grosbeak...........................................................i

Y House Sparrow...............................................................c *

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