Christmas bird count checklist
The following is a checklist of birds in the Banff-Canmore area. This list is used by participants during our annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC). If you are curious to find out more about CBC or the birds on this list, feel free to contact us. If you want a printable version of the form, click here.
Goldeneye species
Common Goldeneye
Barrow’s Goldeneye
Merganser species
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Redbreast Merganser
Grouse species
Ruffed Grouse
Spruce Grouse
Dusky Grouse
Grebe species
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Western Grebe
Nuthatch Species
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Canada Goose
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
Gladwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Redhead
Lesser Scaup
King Eider
Harlequin Duck
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Rock Pigeon
Virginia Rail
Sora
American Coot
Killdeer
Wilson’s Snipe
Great Blue Heron
Accipiter species
Bald Eagle (Adult)
Bald Eagle (Immature)
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Bueto species
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Eagle species
Golden Eagle (Adult)
Golden Eagle (Immature)
Owl species
Great Horned Owl
Northern Hawk Owl
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Barred Owl
Great Bay Owl
Boreal Owl
Woodpecker species
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Falcon species
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Chickadee species
Black-capped Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Shrike
Gray Jay
Steller’s Jay
Blue Jay
Clark’s Nutcracker
Black-billed Magpie
American Crow
Common Raven
Crossbill species
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Pine Grosbeak
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
Redpoll species
Common Redpoll
Hoary Redpoll
Finch species
Pine Siskin
Evening Grosbeak
Sparrow species
Spotted Towhee
American Tree Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Harris’s Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Blackbird species
Red-winged Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Brewer’s Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown Creeper
Pacific Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Dipper
Townsend’s Solitaire
American Robin
Varied Thrush
European Sterling
Bohemian Waxwing
House Sparrow
Lapland Longspur
Snow Bunting