Alberta Winter Master List.xlsx

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1	ALBERTA WINTER BIRD LIST																		@dropdown
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3	The table below lists the species sighted within the province of Alberta in the months of December through February
4	Core Species - seen every winter or are elusive winter residents - 116 Species
5	Recent First Provincial Winter Record
6	X = Species Seen
7	y = Subspecies/Sp. Seen
8	Last Updated: 2025-11-01
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11	WINTER OF:																	Year of
12	BIRD 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	11-12	# of winters	Occurance
13	BIRD 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	11-12	2001-2011	Pre-2001
14	Snow Goose	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	8
15	Ross's Goose			X		X					X						3
16	Greater White-Fronted Goose	X	X	X		X	X	X	X			X		X	X	X	4
17	Tundra Bean-Goose								X
18	Cackling Goose	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	8
19	Richardson's					y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	8
20	Taverner's							y	y
21	Canada Goose	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
22	Trumpeter Swan	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	9
23	Tundra Swan	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
24	Whistling	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	10
25	Bewick's							y
26	Wood Duck	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	10
27	Blue-winged Teal			X					X							X	1
28	Cinnamon Teal															X
29	Northern Shoveler	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X			X	X	X	8
30	Gadwall	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
31	Eurasian Wigeon																1
32	American Wigeon	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
33	Mallard	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
34	American Black Duck						X					X					1
35	Northern Pintail	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
36	Green-winged Teal	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
37	Canvasback	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
38	Redhead	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
39	Ring-necked Duck	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
40	Greater Scaup		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	10
41	Lesser Scaup	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
42	King Eider																1	2005
43	Common Eider									X							1
44	Harlequin Duck	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X		X	10
45	Surf Scoter					X											2
46	White-winged Scoter			X			X	X			X	X			X	X	9
47	Long-tailed Duck		X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X		X	X	10
48	Bufflehead	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
49	Common Goldeneye	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
50	Barrow's Goldeneye	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
51	Hooded Merganser	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
52	Common Merganser	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
53	Red-breasted Merganser		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X			X	X	8
54	Ruddy Duck		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	10
55	Wild Turkey	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
56	Ruffed Grouse	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
57	Greater Sage-Grouse								X	X	X	X					1
58	Dusky Grouse		X		X		X	X	X	X
59	Sharp-tailed Grouse	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
60	White-tailed Ptarmigan		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	10
61	Willow Ptarmigan		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	8
62	Rock Ptarmigan															X
63	Spruce Grouse	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
64	Canada					y	y	y	y	y
65	Franklin's						y		y	y
66	Gray Partridge	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
67	Ring-necked Pheasant	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
68	Rock Pigeon	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	9
69	Eurasian Collared-Dove	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	9
70	White-winged Dove				X						X						1
71	Mourning Dove	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	9
72	Anna's Hummingbird						X
73	Virginia Rail						X	X					X			X	4
74	Sora																1
75	American Coot	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
76	Sandhill Crane																	1996
77	Common Crane																	1957
78	American Golden-Plover																	1999
79	Killdeer	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
80	Wilson's Snipe	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
81	Spotted Sandpiper
82	Baird's Sandpiper										X
83	Jaeger sp.																1	1987
84	Black-legged Kittiwake						X											1979
85	Ivory Gull																1	1999
86	Bonaparte's Gull																	1976
87	Franklin's Gull										X
88	Short-billed Gull																2
89	Ring-billed Gull	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	9
90	American Herring Gull		X			X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	9
91	Great Black-backed Gull															X		1988
92	Glaucous Gull						X						X		X	X	6
93	Lesser Black-backed Gull										X							1987
94	California Gull		X	X	X		X	X	X		X	X				X	6
95	Glaucous-winged Gull										X
96	Slaty-backed Gull																	2001
97	Iceland Gull										X						1	1993
98	Gull sp.				y			y									1
99	Pied-billed Grebe	X		X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	7
100	Horned Grebe		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	8