eBird Field Checklist
Esquimalt Lagoon
Capital, British Columbia, CA
ebird.org/hotspot/L350246
242 species (+65 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
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Waterfowl
Emperor Goose
Snow Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type)
Brant
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Graylag x Canada Goose (hybrid)
Domestic goose sp. x Canada Goose (hybrid)
Cackling/Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Trumpeter/Tundra Swan
swan sp.
goose sp.
Egyptian Goose
Muscovy Duck
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Eurasian x American Wigeon (hybrid)
Eurasian/American Wigeon
Mallard
Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid)
American Black Duck
Northern Pintail
Mallard x Northern Pintail (hybrid)
Green-winged Teal
dabbling duck sp.
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Tufted Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Ring-necked Duck x scaup sp. (hybrid)
Tufted Duck x scaup sp. (hybrid)
Greater/Lesser Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
scoter sp.
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Common x Barrow's Goldeneye (hybrid)
Common/Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Common/Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
duck sp.
Grouse, Quail, and Allies
California Quail
Ring-necked Pheasant
Indian Peafowl
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Eared Grebe
Horned/Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Western/Clark's Grebe
grebe sp.
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
pigeon/dove sp.
Nightjars
Common Nighthawk
Swifts
Vaux's Swift
Hummingbirds
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
hummingbird sp.
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
Virginia Rail
American Coot
Cranes
Sandhill Crane
Shorebirds
Black Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
Pacific Golden-Plover
American/Pacific Golden-Plover (Lesser Golden-Plover)
golden-plover sp.
Black-bellied Plover/golden-plover sp.
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Siberian Sand-Plover
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Bar-tailed Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Red Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs
Ruddy Turnstone
Black Turnstone
Red Knot
Surfbird
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Sanderling
Dunlin
Baird's Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western/Semipalmated Sandpiper
peep sp.
shorebird sp.
Skuas and Jaegers
Parasitic Jaeger
Pomarine Jaeger
Alcids
Rhinoceros Auklet
Marbled Murrelet
Pigeon Guillemot
Common Murre
Ancient Murrelet
murrelet sp.
alcid sp.
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Black-legged Kittiwake
Sabine's Gull
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Bonaparte's Gull
Black-headed Gull
Franklin's Gull
Black-tailed Gull
Heermann's Gull
Short-billed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Western Gull
Herring Gull
Glaucous Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
Glaucous x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)
Western/Glaucous-winged Gull
Iceland Gull
Herring/Iceland Gull
Larus sp.
gull sp.
Caspian Tern
Common Tern
Elegant Tern
tern sp.
Loons
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Yellow-billed Loon
loon sp.
Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving-Petrels
Sooty Shearwater
Cormorants and Anhingas
Brandt's Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
cormorant sp.
Pelicans
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
Snowy Egret
Western Cattle Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Golden Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter sp.
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo sp.
hawk sp.
Owls
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Lewis's Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Downy/Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
woodpecker sp.
Falcons and Caracaras
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
falcon sp.
diurnal raptor sp.
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Empidonax sp.
Eastern Phoebe
Tropical Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
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Vireos
Hutton's Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Shrikes
Northern Shrike
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
Steller's Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
crow/raven sp.
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Larks
Horned Lark
Eurasian Skylark
Martins and Swallows
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Tree/Violet-green Swallow
Purple Martin
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
swallow sp.
Long-tailed Tits and Bushtit
Bushtit
Kinglets
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Nuthatches
White-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Treecreepers
Brown Creeper
Gnatcatchers
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wrens
House Wren
Pacific Wren
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
wren sp.
Dippers
American Dipper
Starlings and Mynas
European Starling
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers
Gray Catbird
Thrushes
Mountain Bluebird
Townsend's Solitaire
Varied Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Waxwings
Cedar Waxwing
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
Red-throated Pipit
American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
Evening Grosbeak
House Finch
Purple Finch
House/Purple Finch
Common Redpoll
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
finch sp.
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Lapland Longspur
Snow Bunting
New World Sparrows
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
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Spotted Towhee
new world sparrow sp.
Blackbirds
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Bullock's Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Rusty Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Great-tailed Grackle
blackbird sp.
Wood-Warblers
Orange-crowned Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler
Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
Western Tanager
Black-headed Grosbeak
Others
passerine sp.
bird sp.
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