eBird Field Checklist
Little Qualicum estuary
Nanaimo, British Columbia, CA
ebird.org/hotspot/L384247
217 species (+44 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
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Waterfowl
Snow Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Brant
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Eurasian x American Wigeon (hybrid)
Eurasian/American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
dabbling duck sp.
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Greater/Lesser Scaup
King Eider
Common Eider
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
scoter sp.
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Bufflehead x Common Goldeneye (hybrid)
Barrow's Goldeneye
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
Grebes
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Eared Grebe
Horned/Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
Clark's Grebe
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
pigeon/dove sp.
Nightjars
Common Nighthawk
Swifts
Black Swift
Vaux's Swift
swift sp.
Hummingbirds
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
hummingbird sp.
Cranes
Sandhill Crane
Shorebirds
American Avocet
Black Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Snowy Plover
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Red-necked Phalarope
Spotted Sandpiper
Wandering Tattler
Lesser Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs
Ruddy Turnstone
Black Turnstone
Surfbird
Sanderling
Dunlin
Baird's Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
peep sp.
shorebird sp.
Skuas and Jaegers
Long-tailed Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
Alcids
Rhinoceros Auklet
Cassin's Auklet
Marbled Murrelet
Pigeon Guillemot
Common Murre
Ancient Murrelet
murrelet sp.
alcid sp.
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Little Gull
Black-legged Kittiwake
Sabine's Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Franklin's Gull
Heermann's Gull
Short-billed Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Western Gull
Herring Gull
Glaucous Gull
Herring x Glaucous Gull (hybrid)
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
Slaty-backed Gull
Iceland Gull
Herring/Iceland Gull
Larus sp.
gull sp.
Caspian Tern
Common Tern
Loons
Red-throated Loon
Arctic Loon
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Yellow-billed Loon
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loon sp.
Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving-Petrels
Sooty Shearwater
Short-tailed Shearwater
Sooty/Short-tailed Shearwater
Cormorants and Anhingas
Brandt's Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
cormorant sp.
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
Green Heron
Great Blue Heron
Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
hawk sp.
Owls
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Barred Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
owl sp.
Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
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
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Say's Phoebe
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Vireos
Hutton's Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed 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
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
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Treecreepers
Brown Creeper
Wrens
Pacific Wren
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
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Dippers
American Dipper
Starlings and Mynas
European Starling
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers
Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes
Mountain Bluebird
Townsend's Solitaire
Varied Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Waxwings
Bohemian Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
Brambling
Evening Grosbeak
House Finch
Purple Finch
House/Purple Finch
Common Redpoll
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
finch sp.
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Snow Bunting
New World Sparrows
Chipping Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
new world sparrow sp.
Blackbirds
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brewer's Blackbird
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.
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