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: 2024-12-28
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11	WINTER OF:																Year of
12	BIRD SPECIES	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	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	8
15	Ross's Goose		X		X					X						3
16	Greater White-Fronted Goose	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	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	10
22	Trumpeter Swan	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	10
24	Whistling	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	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	8
30	Gadwall	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	10
33	Mallard	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	10
36	Green-winged Teal	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	10
38	Redhead	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	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	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	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	10
49	Common Goldeneye	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	10
51	Hooded Merganser	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	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	10
56	Ruffed Grouse	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	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	Canada				y	y	y	y	y
64	Franklin's					y		y	y
65	Spruce Grouse	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
66	Gray Partridge	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	10
68	Rock Pigeon	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	9
70	White-winged Dove			X						X						1
71	Mourning Dove		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	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	10
80	Wilson's Snipe	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	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	7
100	Horned Grebe	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	8