eBird Field Checklist
McDonald Lake
Calgary, Alberta, CA
ebird.org/hotspot/L2465392
141 species (+18 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
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Waterfowl
Snow Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Canada Goose
Cackling/Canada Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Trumpeter/Tundra Swan
swan sp.
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Greater/Lesser Scaup
Surf Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Common/Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
duck sp.
Grouse, Quail, and Allies
Gray Partridge
Ring-necked Pheasant
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Eared Grebe
Horned/Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
Sora
American Coot
Shorebirds
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
phalarope sp.
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs
Stilt Sandpiper
Sanderling
Dunlin
Baird's Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
shorebird sp.
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Sabine's Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Franklin's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
California Gull
Larus sp.
gull sp.
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Common Tern
Loons
Common Loon
Cormorants and Anhingas
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelicans
American White Pelican
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
Great Blue Heron
White-faced Ibis
Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Bald Eagle
Swainson's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo sp.
hawk sp.
Owls
Snowy Owl
Great Horned Owl
Short-eared Owl
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Northern Flicker
Falcons and Caracaras
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies
Eastern Phoebe
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Shrikes
Northern Shrike
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
Black-billed Magpie
American Crow
Common Raven
Larks
Horned Lark
Martins and Swallows
Bank Swallow
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
swallow sp.
Wrens
Rock Wren
House Wren
Marsh Wren
Starlings and Mynas
European Starling
Thrushes
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
House Finch
Common Redpoll
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Lapland Longspur
New World Sparrows
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Lark Bunting
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
new world sparrow sp.
Blackbirds
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Common Grackle
Wood-Warblers
Northern Waterthrush
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler