Bird Watching Around Camrose
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All images are copyright property of Ducks Unlimited Canada 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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click here to download a .jpg copy of the area map click here to download a .pdf of this list click here to download a .pdf of Birding and Nature Hotspots 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 * . | ||
