Central Alberta Bird Sightings 2019
Help us count bird species for the year 2019. Send in your sightings to rdrn.nature@gmail.com. If you don’t want your name displayed, please let us know.
Here’s what’s been seen so far:
| DATE | SPECIES | OBSERVER | LOCATION | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 21, 2019 | American Avocet | Judy Boyd | Erskine Lake |
| 2 | April 7, 2019 | American Coot | Judy Boyd | north of Benalto |
| 3 | January 1, 2019 | American Crow | Judy Boyd | Clearview Meadows, Red Deer |
| 4 | May 20, 2019 | American Goldfinch | Jim Potter | west of Delburne |
| 5 | January 13, 2019 | American Dipper | Doug Pedersen, Judy Boyd | Raven Trout Farm |
| 6 | March 11, 2019 | American Kestrel | Carol Kelly | North Red Deer |
| 7 | September 11, 2019 | American Pipit | Judy Boyd | Range Road 11 south of hwy 11A |
| 8 | June 2, 2019 | American Redstart | Lucas Wessner | Ellis Bird Farm |
| 9 | January 5, 2019 | American Robin | Judy Boyd | 45 Ave, Red Deer |
| 10 | January 20, 2019 | American Three-toed Woodpecker | Rick Tallas | McKenzie Trails |
| 11 | March 27, 2019 | American Tree Sparrow | Claudia Lipski | east of Alix |
| 12 | April 24, 2019 | American White Pelican | Judy Boyd | east of Penhold |
| 13 | March 27, 2019 | American Wigeon | John Caddy | Dickson Dam |
| 14 | January, 2019 | Bald Eagle | Alison Ireland | east of Red Deer |
| 15 | May 16, 2019 | Baltimore Oriole | Brian and Caroline Harris | hwy 42 & RR 271 |
| 16 | June 10, 2019 | Bank Swallow | Angela MacLean | Slack Slough |
| 17 | May 10, 2019 | Barn Swallow | Aly Seymour | west of Benalto |
| 18 | January 30, 2019 | Barred Owl | Rick Tallas | McKenzie Trails |
| 19 | May 21, 2019 | Belted Kingfisher | Rick Tallas | Raven Trout Farm |
| 20 | May 20, 2019 | Black Tern | Larry and Judy Boyd | east of Lousana |
| 21 | May 26, 2019 | Black-and-white Warbler | Rick Varjassy | Zone 17, May Species Count |
| 22 | January, 2019 | Black-backed Woodpecker | Angela MacLean | Three Mile Bend |
| 23 | January 7, 2019 | Black-billed Magpie | Claudia Lipski | Alix area |
| 24 | January 5, 2019 | Black-capped Chickadee | Leo de Groot | Larch Road, Sunbreaker Cove |
| 25 | April 23, 2019 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | Myrna Pearman | Ellis Bird Farm |
| 26 | August 16, 2019 | Black-headed Grosbeak | Brian Harris | hwy 42 & RR 271 |
| 27 | April 21, 2019 | Black-necked Stilt | Judy Boyd | south of Erskine Lake |
| 28 | May 15, 2019 | Blackpoll Warbler | Lucas Wessner | Ellis Bird Farm |
| 29 | January 1, 2019 | Blue Jay | Leo de Groot | Larch Road, Sunbreaker Cove |
| 30 | June 15, 2019 | Blue-headed Vireo | Laura White | Crimson Lake |
| 31 | April 18, 2019 | Blue-winged Teal | Rick Tallas | south of Red Deer |
| 32 | January, 2019 | Bohemian Waxwing | Alison Ireland | east of Red Deer |
| 33 | May 5, 2019 | Bonaparte’s Gull | Judy Boyd | NE of Benalto |
| 34 | January 6, 2019 | Boreal Chickadee | Chris Olsen | River Bend Golf Course |
| 35 | May 6, 2019 | Brewer’s Blackbird | Judy Boyd | SE of Red Deer |
| 36 | May 7, 2019 | Broad-winged Hawk | Carol Kelly | Medicine River Wildlife Centre |
| 37 | January 5, 2019 | Brown Creeper | Leo de Groot | Larch Road, Sunbreaker Cove |
| 38 | December 9, 2019 | Brown Thrasher | Myrna Pearman | near Ellis Bird Farm |
| 39 | May 6, 2019 | Brown-headed Cowbird | Judy Boyd | SE of Red Deer |
| 40 | January 11, 2019 | Bufflehead | John Caddy, Judy Boyd | Dickson Dam |
| 41 | March 26, 2019 | California Gull | John Caddy | Slack Slough |
| 42 | March 18, 2019 | Canada Goose | Larry and Judy Boyd | hwy 2 by Blackfalds |
| 43 | May 9, 2019 | Canada Jay | Judy Boyd | Raven Ridge Conservation Site |
| 44 | March 31, 2019 | Canvasback | John Caddy | SW of Ponoka |
| 45 | August 24, 2019 | Cape May Warbler | Lucas Wessner | Ellis Bird Farm |
| 46 | June 8, 2019 | Cedar Waxwing | Judy Boyd | Red Deer |
| 47 | April 22, 2019 | Chipping Sparrow | Claudia Lipski | east of Alix |
| 48 | April 18, 2019 | Cinnamon Teal | Rick Tallas | south of Red Deer |
| 49 | May 15, 2019 | Clay-coloured Sparrow | Judy Boyd | Fleming Slough, Penhold |
| 50 | May 14, 2019 | Cliff Swallow | Judy Boyd | hwy 592 at Red Deer River |
| 51 | January 1, 2019 | Common Goldeneye | John Caddy, Judy Boyd | Dickson Dam |
| 52 | May 3, 2019 | Common Grackle | Rick Tallas | McKenzie Road |
| 53 | May 5, 2019 | Common Loon | Judy Boyd | Sunbreaker Cove, Gull Lake |
| 54 | January 1, 2019 | Common Merganser | John Caddy, Judy Boyd | Dickson Dam |
| 55 | April 30, 2019 | Common Nighthawk | Rick Tallas | McKenzie Road |
| 56 | January 5, 2019 | Common Raven | Leo de Groot | Larch Road, Sunbreaker Cove |
| 57 | January 9, 2019 | Common Redpoll | Brian Harris | Hwy 42 & Range Rd 271 |
| 58 | May 26, 2019 | Common Yellowthroat | Judy Boyd | Cootie Ponds |
| 59 | January 8, 2019 | Dark-eyed Junco | Aly Seymour | west of Benalto |
| 60 | April 24, 2019 | Double-crested Cormorant | Judy Boyd | Fleming Slough, Penhold |
| 61 | January 5, 2019 | Downy Woodpecker | Leo de Groot | Larch Road, Sunbreaker Cove |
| 62 | May 2, 2019 | Eared Grebe | Rick Tallas | Cootie Pond |
| 63 | May 24, 2019 | Eastern Kingbird | Judy Boyd | RR 270 and Twp Rd 372 |
| 64 | April 13, 2019 | Eastern Phoebe | Claudia Lipski | east of Alix |
| 65 | January 13, 2019 | Eurasian Collared-Dove | Judy Boyd | Spruce View |
| 66 | March 11, 2019 | European Starling | Carol Kelly | Medicine River Wildlife Centre |
| 67 | April 30, 2019 | Evening Grosbeak | Leo de Groot | Sunbreaker Cove |
| 68 | May 25, 2019 | Forster’s Tern | Judy Boyd | Adams Lake, west of Medicine River Wildlife Centre |
| 69 | April 21, 2019 | Franklin’s Gull | Judy Boyd | SW of Alix |
| 70 | April 18, 2019 | Gadwall | Judy Boyd | Fleming Slough, Penhold |
| 71 | April 18, 2019 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | Myrna Pearman | Ellis Bird Farm |
| 72 | May 22, 2019 | Gray Catbird | Jim and Bonnie Potter, Judy Boyd | west of Delburne |
| 73 | January 12, 2019 | Gray Partridge | Brian Harris | hwy 42 & RR 271 |
| 74 | January 13, 2019 | Great Blue Heron | Doug Pedersen, Judy Boyd | Raven Trout Farm |
| 75 | June 14, 2019 | Great Crested Flycatcher | Jim Potter | west of Delburne |
| 76 | April 29, 2019 | Great Gray Owl | Todd Kelly | Medicine River Wildlife Centre |
| 77 | January 1, 2019 | Great Horned Owl | William Quamme | Bowden |
| 78 | May 1, 2019 | Greater Scaup | Rick Tallas | Michael O’Brien Wetland |
| 79 | April 1, 2019 | Greater White-fronted Goose | Colleen and John Caddy | south east of Red Deer |
| 80 | April 11, 2019 | Greater Yellowlegs | Jim Potter | west of Delburne |
| 81 | April 15, 2019 | Green-winged Teal | Judy Boyd | Adams Lake, west of Medicine River Wildlife Centre |
| 82 | December 18, 2019 | Gyrfalcon | John Caddy, Judy Boyd | Dickson Dam |
| 83 | January 8, 2019 | Hairy Woodpecker | Brian Harris | Hwy 42 & Range Rd 271 |
| 84 | January 8, 2019 | Harris’s Sparrow | Aly Seymour | west of Benalto |
| 85 | May 15, 2019 | Hermit Thrush | Jim Potter | west of Delburne |
| 86 | September 8, 2019 | Herring Gull | Judy Boyd | Gasoline Alley |
| 87 | January 23, 2019 | Hoary Redpoll | Leo de Groot | Larch Road, Sunbreaker Cove |
| 88 | May 24, 2019 | Hooded Merganser | Judy Boyd | Davey Lake |
| 89 | April 21, 2019 | Horned Grebe | Judy Boyd | Shuckburgh Slough, Stettler |
| 90 | February 14, 2019 | Horned Lark | Judy Boyd | Davey Lake/Bigelow Reservoir |
| 91 | January 18, 2019 | House Finch | Larry and Judy Boyd | Clearview Meadows |
| 92 | January 14, 2019 | House Sparrow | Claudia Lipski | Rimbey |
| 93 | April 29, 2019 | House Wren | Carol Kelly | Medicine River Wildlife Centre |
| 94 | March 19, 2019 | Killdeer | Chester Payne | north of Alix |
| 95 | May 15, 2019 | Least Flycatcher | Judy Boyd | Kerry Wood Nature Centre |
| 96 | May 26, 2019 | Least Sandpiper | Colleen, Jerry and John Caddy | Gull Lake |
| 97 | July 12, 2019 | LeConte’s Sparrow | Shaye Hill, Myrna Pearman | Ellis Bird Farm |
| 98 | April 2, 2019 | Lesser Scaup | Judy Boyd | west of Mirror |
| 99 | May 6, 2019 | Lesser Yellowlegs | John Caddy | Slack Slough |
| 100 | May 26, 2019 | Lincoln’s Sparrow | Colleen, Jerry and John Caddy | Gull Lake |
| 101 | May 7, 2019 | Long-billed Dowitcher | Judy Boyd | McKenzie Road west of hwy 2A |
| 102 | June 3, 2019 | Long-eared Owl | John Caddy | 5 miles west of Olds |
| 103 | January 5, 2019 | Mallard | Chris Olsen | River Bend Golf Course |
| 104 | May 13, 2019 | Marbled Godwit | Judy Boyd | Gleniffer Lake, Dickson Dam |
| 105 | May 15, 2019 | Marsh Wren | Judy Boyd | Fleming Slough, Penhold |
| 106 | January 18, 2019 | Merlin | Rick Tallas | south of Red Deer along McKenzie Road |
| 107 | March 22, 2019 | Mountain Bluebird | Chester Payne | south of Tees |
| 108 | May 21, 2019 | Mourning Dove | Rick Tallas | River Bend Golf Course |
| 109 | May 16, 2019 | Nashville Warbler | Lucas Wessner | Ellis Bird Farm |
| 110 | July 9, 2019 | Nelson’s Sparrow | Shaye Hill | Ellis Bird Farm |
| 111 | January 5, 2019 | Northern Flicker | Leo de Groot | Larch Road, Sunbreaker Cove |
| 112 | July 20, 2019 | Northern Goshawk | Judy Boyd | Poplar Ridge |
| 113 | March 30, 2019 | Northern Harrier | Judy Boyd | south of Lousana |
| 114 | March 28, 2019 | Northern Pintail | John Caddy | near Penhold |
| 115 | June 25, 2019 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | John Caddy | Slack Slough |
| 116 | March 18, 2019 | Northern Saw-whet Owl | Jim Potter | west of Delburne |
| 117 | April 7, 2019 | Northern Shoveler | Colleen and John Caddy | east of Ponoka |
| 118 | January 11, 2019 | Northern Shrike | John Caddy, Judy Boyd | Kevisville |
| 119 | May 25, 2019 | Olive-sided Flycatcher | Dorothy and Sandy Murray | west of Red Deer |
| 120 | May 15, 2019 | Orange-crowned Warbler | Lucas Wessner | Ellis Bird Farm |
| 121 | April 17, 2019 | Osprey | Jurgen Wiechert | Three Mile Bend |
| 122 | April 3, 2019 | Peregrine Falcon | Judy Boyd | TELUS tower, Highland Green |
| 123 | May 25, 2019 | Pied-billed Grebe | Judy Boyd | Medicine River Wildlife Centre |
| 124 | January 5, 2019 | Pileated Woodpecker | Leo de Groot | Larch Road, Sunbreaker Cove |
| 125 | December 11, 2019 | Pine Grosbeak | Judy Boyd | northeast of Medicine River Wildlife Centre |
| 126 | January 18, 2019 | Pine Siskin | Rick Tallas | McKenzie Trails |
| 127 | January 9, 2019 | Prairie Falcon | Larry & Judy Boyd | Dry Island Buffalo Jump |
| 128 | April 20, 2019 | Purple Finch | Carol Kelly | Medicine River Wildlife Centre |
| 129 | April 15, 2019 | Purple Martin | Claudia Lipski | Ellis Bird Farm |
| 130 | December 22, 2019 | Red Crossbill | Sharron Kirby | Harmatton |
| 131 | January 5, 2019 | Red-breasted Nuthatch | Leo de Groot | Larch Road, Sunbreaker Cove |
| 132 | June 18, 2019 | Red-eyed Vireo | Judy Boyd | SE of Medicine River Wildlife Centre |
| 133 | April 21, 2019 | Red-necked Grebe | Judy Boyd | SW of Alix |
| 134 | July 20, 2019 | Red-necked Phalarope | John Caddy | Fleming Slough |
| 135 | March 28, 2019 | Red-tail Hawk | John Caddy | near Slack Slough |
| 136 | March 31, 2019 | Red-winged Blackbird | John Caddy | SW of Ponoka |
| 137 | April 7, 2019 | Redhead | Judy Boyd | Cootie Ponds |
| 138 | April 4, 2019 | Ring-billed Gull | Colleen and John Caddy | Shuckburgh Slough, Stettler |
| 139 | April 9, 2019 | Ring-necked Duck | Judy Boyd | hwy 781 and hwy 54 |
| 140 | April 24, 2019 | Ring-necked Pheasant | Rick Tallas | Gull Lake |
| 141 | January 11, 2019 | Rock Pigeon | Claudia Lipski | RR 23-4 and twp 390A |
| 142 | May 14, 2019 | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Jim Potter | west of Delburne |
| 143 | January 11, 2019 | Rough-legged Hawk | John Caddy, Judy Boyd | Kevisville/Crammond area |
| 144 | April 26, 2019 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Judy Boyd | Medicine River Wildlife Centre |
| 145 | May 17, 2019 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Sarah Grass | Oriole Park |
| 146 | April 25, 2019 | Ruddy Duck | Judy Boyd | Cootie Pond |
| 147 | January 5, 2019 | Ruffed Grouse | Alison Ireland, Claudia Lipski | RR 235 and Twp 384 |
| 148 | April 10, 2019 | Sandhill Crane | Todd Kelly | Medicine River Wildlife Centre |
| 149 | April 22, 2019 | Savannah Sparrow | Claudia Lipski | east of Alix |
| 150 | May 26, 2019 | Semipalmated Plover | Tanya O’Donaghue | Zone 15, May Species Count |
| 151 | February 1, 2019 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | Jim Potter | west of Delburne |
| 152 | January 22, 2019 | Snow Bunting | Aly Seymour | west of Benalto |
| 153 | April 7, 2019 | Snow Goose | Colleen and John Caddy | east of Ponoka |
| 154 | January 11, 2019 | Snowy Owl | Brian Harris | south of Red Deer |
| 155 | May 7, 2019 | Solitary Sandpiper | Judy Boyd | McKenzie Road west of hwy 2A |
| 156 | April 11, 2019 | Song Sparrow | Jim Potter | west of Delburne |
| 157 | May 20, 2019 | Sora | Larry and Judy Boyd | south east of Lousana |
| 158 | May 9, 2019 | Spotted Sandpiper | John Caddy | NE of Benalto |
| 159 | May 26, 2019 | Spotted Towhee | Doug Pedersen | Dry Island Buffalo Jump |
| 160 | April 26, 2019 | Swainson’s Hawk | Judy Boyd | Hwy 54 at RR 20 |
| 161 | May 15, 2019 | Swainson’s Thrush | Judy Boyd | Kerry Wood Nature Centre |
| 162 | January 12, 2019 | Steller’s Jay | Dave Prescott | Poplar Ridge |
| 163 | July 20, 2019 | Stilt Sandpiper | John Caddy | McKenzie Road west of hwy 2A |
| 164 | May 24, 2019 | Tennessee Warbler | Judy Boyd | Davey Lake |
| 165 | April 21, 2019 | Tree Swallow | Judy Boyd | Shuckburgh Slough, Stettler |
| 166 | January 1, 2019 | Trumpeter Swan | John Caddy, Judy Boyd | Dickson Dam |
| 167 | April 6, 2019 | Tundra Swan | Aly Seymour | west of Benalto |
| 168 | April 9, 2019 | Turkey Vulture | Jim Potter | west of Delburne |
| 169 | May 19, 2019 | Upland Sandpiper | Jim Potter | west of Delburne |
| 170 | May 19, 2019 | Veery | John Caddy | Norglenwold |
| 171 | May 6, 2019 | Vesper Sparrow | Judy Boyd | west of Delburne |
| 172 | May 26, 2019 | Virginia Rail | Jerry and John Caddy | 1/2 mile south of Bentley |
| 173 | June 9, 2019 | Warbling Vireo | Judy Boyd | north of Burnstick Lake |
| 174 | May 24, 2019 | Western Grebe | Judy Boyd | Davey Lake |
| 175 | May 26, 2019 | Western Kingbird | Doug Pedersen | Dry Island Buffalo Jump |
| 176 | April 21, 2019 | Western Meadowlark | Judy Boyd | Shuckburgh Slough, Stettler |
| 177 | May 6, 2019 | Western Tanager | William Quame | Didsbury |
| 178 | May 24, 2019 | Western Wood-Pewee | Lucas Wessner | Ellis Bird Farm |
| 179 | January 5, 2019 | White-breasted Nuthatch | Leo de Groot | Larch Road, Sunbreaker Cove |
| 180 | April 26, 2019 | White-crowned Sparrow | Caroline and Brian Harris | south of Red Deer |
| 181 | April 21, 2019 | White-throated Sparrow | Angela MacLean | Anders Park |
| 182 | January 13, 2019 | White-winged Crossbill | Doug Pedersen, Judy Boyd | Drake Conservation Site |
| 183 | May 7, 2019 | Willet | Judy Boyd | McKenzie Road west of hwy 2A |
| 184 | May 14, 2019 | Wilson’s Phalarope | Rick Tallas | McKenzie Road, east of Red Deer |
| 185 | April 26, 2019 | Wilson’s Snipe | Judy Boyd | Medicine River Wildlife Centre |
| 186 | August 24, 2019 | Wilson’s Warbler | Lucas Wessner | Ellis Bird Farm |
| 187 | May 25, 2019 | Wood Duck | Judy Boyd | RR 11 and Twp Rd 364 |
| 188 | May 21, 2019 | Yellow Warbler | Rick Tallas | River Bend Golf Course |
| 189 | May 7, 2019 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Brian and Caroline Harris | hwy 42 & RR 271 |
| 190 | April 18, 2019 | Yellow-headed Blackbird | Rick Tallas | southeast of Red Deer |
| 191 | May 1, 2019 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | Judy Boyd | McKenzie Trails |