Nahanni River Bird List

Legend
Season:	S= summer	RES= resident
	M= migrant	W= winter
Breeding:	B= breeding	NB= not breeding
	P= possible	EX= expected
	U= unknown
Abundance:	C= common	U= uncommon
	P= possible	R= rare
* e= endangered
* t= threatened
* v= vulnerable

Species		Status		Species		Status
	Season	Breeding	Abundance		Season	Breeding	Abundance
Order: Gaviiformes				Order: Apodiformes
Loon family (Gaviidae):				Hummingbird family (Trochilidae):
Common Loon	S	B	C	Ruby-throated Hummingbird	S	NB	P
Yellow-billed Loon	M	NB	R	Swift family (Apodidae):
Arctic Loon	S	B	U	Black Swift	S	NB	P
Red-throated Loon	S	B	U
				Order: Coraciiformes
Order: Podicipediformes				Kingfisher family (Alcedinidae):
Grebe family (Podicipedidae)				Belted Kingfisher	S	PB	C
Red-necked Grebe	S	B	C
Horned Grebe	S	B	U	Order: Piciformes
Pied-billed Grebe	S	P	U	Woodpeckers family (Picidae):
				Common Flicker	S	B	C
Order: Anseriformes				Pileated Woodpecker	S	PB	R
Swan, goose and duck family				Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	S	B	U
(Anatidae):				Hairy Woodpecker	RES	B	U
Trumpeter Swan	S	B	U, v	Downy Woodpecker	RES	PB	U
Canada Goose	M	NB	C	Black-backed, Three-toed
White-fronted Goose	M	NB	R	Woodpecker	RES	B	C
Mallard	S	B	C	Northern Three-toed
Gadwall	S	P	P	Woodpecker	RES	B	C
Pintail	S	P	U
Green-winged Teal	S	B	C	Order: Passeriforms
Blue-winged Teal	S	B	U	Tyrant flycatcher family (Tyrannidae):
American Wigeon	S	P	U	Eastern Kingbird	S	PB	U
Northern Shoveller	S	P	R	Eastern Phoebe	S	PB	U
Redhead	S	P	R	Say's Phoebe	S	PB	U
Ring-necked Duck	S	P	R	Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	S	PB	R
Greater Scaup	M	NB	U	Alder Flycatcher	S	PB	R
Lesser Scaup	S	B	C	Least Flycatcher	S	PB	U
Barrow's Goldeneye	S	B	R	Western Wood Pewee	S	PB	U
Common Goldeneye	S	B	C	Olive-sided Flycatcher	S	PB	U
Bufflehead	S	B	C	Lark family (Alaudidae):
Old Squaw	M	NB	C	Horned Lark	S	PB	C
White-winged Scotter	S	P	C	Swallow family (Hirundinidae):
Surf Scotter	S	P	C	Violet-green Swallow	S	B	C
Common Merganser	S	P	U	Tree Swallow	S	B	C
Red-breasted Merganser	S	P	U	Cliff Swallow	S	B	C
				Jay, magpies and crows (Corvidae):
Order: Falconiformes				Gray Jay	RES	PB	C
Osprey, kite, eagle, hawk and allies				Common Raven	RES	B	C
family (Accipitridae)				Clark's Nutcracker	RES	PB	R
Goshawk	RES	P	U	Titmouse family (Paridae):
Sharp-shinned Hawk	S	B	C	Black-capped Chickadee	RES	PB	C
Red-tailed Hawk	S	BP	U	Boreal Chickadee	RES	B	C
Swainson's Hawk	S	BP	R	Nuthatch family (Sitiidae):
Golden Eagle	S	BP	U	Red-breasted Nuthatch	S	PB	R
Bald Eagle	S	B	C	Dippers family (Cinclidae):
Marsh Hawk	S	B	U	Swainson	RES	PB	R
Osprey	S	PB	R	Old World warblers, kinglets, gnatcatchers, Old World
Caracara and falcon family				flycatchers, thrushes, babblers and allies family (Muscicapidae):
(Falconidae):				American Robin	S	B	C
Gyrfalcon	S	PB	R	Hermit Thrush	S	B	C
Peregrine Falcon	S	PB	R, t	Grey-cheeked Thrush	S	B	C
Merlin	S	PB	R, t	Mountain Bluebird	S	B	U
American Kestrel	S	B	C	Townsend's Solitaire	S	PB	C
				Golden-crowned Kinglet	S	PB	R
Order: Galliformes				Ruby-crowned Kinglet	S	PB	U
Partidge, grouse, turkey and quail				Black and White Warbler	S	PB	U
family (Phasianidae):				Tennessee Warbler	S	B	C
Blue Grouse	RES	B	C	Orange-crowned Warbler	S	PB	U
Spruce Grouse	RES	B	C	Yellow-rumped Warbler	S	B	C
Ruffed Grouse	RES	B	C	Black-throated Green
Willow Ptarmigan	WM	UB	U	Warbler	S	PB	R
Rock Ptarmigan	WM	NB	U	Bay-breasted Warbler	S	PB	R
White-tailed Ptarmigan	RES	PB	U	Blackpoll Warbler	S	PB	U
Sharp-tailed Grouse	RES	PB	R	Palm Warbler	S	PB	R
				Ovenbird	S	PB	U
Order: Gruiformes				Northern Waterthrush	S	PB	U
Crane family (Gruidae):				Mourning Warbler	S	PB	U
Sandhill Crane	M	NB	R	Common Yellowthroat	S	PB	U
Rail, gallinule and coot family				Wilson's Warbler	S	PB	U
(Rallidae):				American Redstart	S	PB	R
Sora	S	B	U	Wagtail and pipit family (Motacillidae):
American Coot	S	PB	U	Water Pipit	S	B	C
				Waxwing family (Bombycillidae):
Order: Charadriliformes				Bohemian Waxwing	S	B	C
Plover family (Charadriidae)				Shrike family (Laniidae):
Semipalmated Plover	M	NB	C	Northern Shrike	S	PB	R
Killdeer	M	NB	R	Starling family (Sturnidae):
American Golden Plover	S	OB	R	Common Starling	S	B	R
Sandpipers, phalaropes and				Vireo family (Vireonidae):
allies family (Scolopocidae):				Red-eyed Vireo	S	B	U
Common Snipe	S	B	C	Philadelphia Vireo	S	PB	R
Upland Sandpiper	S	B	U	Warbling Vireo	S	B	U
Spotted Sandpiper	S	B	C	Wood warbler, tanager, cardinal, sparrow, bunting,
Solitary Sandpiper	S	PB	C	meadowlark, blackbird and orioles family (Emberizidae):
Western Sandpiper	M	NB	R	Red-winged Blackbird	S	PB	U
Greater Yellowlegs	S	PB	U	Rusty Blackbird	S	PB	U
Lesser Yellowlegs	S	B	C	Brown-headed Cowbird	S	PB	U
Pectoral Sandpiper	M	NB	U	Western Tanager	S	PB	U
Baird's Sandpiper	M	NB	R	Savanah Sparrow	S	B	U
Least Sandpiper	S	NB	R	Vesper Sparrow	S	PB	R
Stilt Sandpiper	N	NB	P	Dark-eyed Junco	S	B	C
Semipalmated Sandpiper	M	NB	R	Tree Sparrow	S	PB	C
Sanderling	M	NB	P	Chipping Sparrow	S	PB	C
Northern Phalarope	S	PB	C	Clay- coloured Sparrow	S	PB	U
Skua, gull, tern and skimmer				White-crowned Sparrow	S	B	C
family (Laridae):				Golden-crowned Sparrow	S	B	U
Herring Gull	S	PB	C	White-throated Sparrow	S	B	C
Mew Gull	S	PB	C	Fox Sparrow	S	PB	U
Bonaparte's Gull	S	PB	C	Lincoln's Sparrow	S	B	C
Arctic Tern	S	B	C	Swamp Sparrow	S	B	U
Black Tern	S	PB	R	Song Sparrow	S	PB	U
				Lapland Longspur	M	NB	C
Order: Strigiformes				Finch family (Fringillidae):
Typical owl family (Strigida)				Rose-breasted Grosbeak	S	PB	R
Great Grey Owl	RES	PB	U, v	Evening Grosbeak	S	PB	R
Hawk Owl	RES	PB	R	Purple Finch	S	PB	R
Great Horned Owl	RES	PB	R	Pine Grosbeak	RES	PR	R
Barred Owl	RES	PB	R	Grey-crowned Rosy Finch	S	RB	U
				Hoary Redpoll	WM	NB	C
Order: Caprimulgiformes				Common Redpoll	RES	PB	U
Goatsucker family (Caprimulgidae):				Pine Siskin	S	PB	C
Common Nighthawk	S	B	C	White-winged Crossbill	S	B	C
The following birds have also been seen in the area:
Spotted Sandpiper
Northern Harrier
Varied Thrush
Long-tailed Jaeger
Northern Goshawk
American Dipper
Red-necked Phalarope

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