MONTHLY EDMONTON BIRDING 2003-2004

The idea: to bird once a month max 12 hours a day within Edmonton and St. Albert borders. Timing: ca 5th-15th day of each month, from ca 6 AM to ca 6 PM. Rationale: there are no rational reasons for doing this, except to get an idea of bird-species richness variation during the year. The first monthly Edmonton trip was on 14th July 2003. Some subjectively chosen highlights are marked with bold.

-	-	Month	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	-
Nr	Species	Scientific/Date	14	7	10	5	8	6	10	7	14	9	13	5	FREQ.
1	Common loon	Gavia immer	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	2
2	Black-necked grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	X	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	6
3	Slavonian grebe	Podiceps auritus	-	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	3
4	Red-necked grebe	Podiceps grisegena	X	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	6
5	Western grebe	Aechmophorus occidentalis	X	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	3
6	Pied-billed grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	X	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	6
7	Double-crested cormorant	Phalacrocorax auritus	-	-	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	4
8	American white pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchus	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	1
9	Night heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	-	2
10	Great blue heron	Ardea herodias	X	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	7
11	Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	12
12	Shoveler	Anas clypeata	-	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	6
13	Pintail	Anas acuta	X	X	X	X	X	X	-	-	-	X	X	X	9
14	American wigeon	Anas americana	X	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	7
15	Gadwall	Anas strepera	X	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	6
16	Blue-winged teal	Anas discors	X	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	6
17	Green-winged teal	Anas carolinensis	X	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	7
18	Canada goose	Branta canadensis	X	X	X	X	X	X	-	-	X	X	X	X	10
19	White-fronted goose	Anser albifrons	-	-	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
20	Snow goose	Anser caerulescens	-	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
21	Trumpeter/Tundra swan	Cygnus sp	-	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	X	-	-	2
22	Canvasback	Aythya valisineria	X	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	7
23	Redhead	Aythya americana	X	X	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	8
24	Ring-necked duck	Aythya collaris	X	X	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	-	4
25	Lesser scaup	Aythya affinis	X	X	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	8
26	Greater scaup	Aythya marila	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	-	2
27	Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	12
28	Barrow's goldeneye	Bucephala islandica	-	-	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
29	Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola	X	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	7
30	White-winged scoter	Melanitta fusca	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	-	1
31	Goosander	Mergus merganser	-	-	-	X	X	-	X	X	-	X	X	X	7
32	Hooded merganser	Mergus cucullatus	-	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
33	Ruddy duck	Oxyura jamaicensis	-	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	5
34	Red-tailed hawk	Buteo jamaicensis	X	X	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	8
35	Swainson's hawk	Buteo swainsoni	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	5
36	Rough-legged hawk	Buteo lagopus	-	-	-	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
37	Northern harrier	Circus hudsonicus	-	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	6
38	Sharp-shinned hawk	Accipiter striatus	-	-	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	X	-	X	4
39	Cooper's hawk	Accipiter cooperi	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	-	3
40	Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	-	-	-	-	X	-	X	X	X	X	-	-	5
41	Merlin	Falco columbarius	X	-	X	X	X	X	-	X	-	X	-	-	7
42	American kestrel	Falco sparverius	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	1
43	Prairie falcon	Falco mexicanus	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	2
44	Peregrine	Falco peregrinus	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	-	1
45	Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
46	Bald eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	-	-	X	X	X	X	-	X	-	X	-	-	6
47	Golden eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	-	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
48	Grey partridge	Perdix perdix	-	-	-	-	X	-	X	X	X	-	X	-	5
49	Sora	Porzana carolinensis	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	5
50	American coot	Fulica americana	X	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	7
51	Long-billed dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	-	2
52	American avocet	Recurvirostra americana	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	2
53	Marbled godwit	Limosa fedoa	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	-	1
54	Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	4
55	Semipalmated plover	Charadrius semipalmatus	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	-	1
56	Common snipe	Gallinago delicata	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	4
57	Pectoral sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	-	3
58	Baird's sandpiper	Calidris bairdii	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
59	White-rumped sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
60	Wilson's phalarope	Phalaropus tricolor	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	2
61	Solitary sandpiper	Tringa solitaria	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
62	Greater yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca	-	X	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
63	Lesser yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	-	2
64	Spotted sandpiper	Actitis macularia	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	3
65	Black-bellied plover	Pluvialis squatarola	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	-	2
66	Ring-billed gull	Larus delawarensis	X	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	X	8
67	American herring gull	Larus smithsonianus	X	X	-	X	X	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	7
68	Thayer's gull	Larus thayeri	-	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
69	California gull	Larus californicus	X	-	X	X	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	X	7
70	Franklin's gull	Larus pipixcan	-	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	6
71	Bonaparte's gull	Larus philadelphia	-	-	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	3
72	Sabine's gull	Larus sabini	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
73	Black tern	Chlidonias niger	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	3
74	Common tern	Sterna hirundo	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	2
75	Forster's tern	Sterna forsteri	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	3
76	Rock dove	Columba livia	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	12
77	Mourning dove	Zenaida macroura	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	2
78	Great horned owl	Bubo virginianus	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	-	-	-	X	4
79	Northern saw-whet owl	Aegolius acadicus	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	-	-	-	1
80	Barred owl	Strix varia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	-	-	-	1
81	Great grey owl	Strix nebulosa	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	-	-	1
82	Ruby-throated hummingbird	Archilochus colubris	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
83	Belted kingfisher	Ceryle alcyon	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	2
84	Pileated woodpecker	Dryocopus pileatus	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	-	X	7
85	Hairy woodpecker	Picoides villosus	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	-	X	X	X	X	11
86	Downy woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	-	-	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
87	Black-backed woodpecker	Picoides arcticus	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	-	-	-	1
88	Yellow-bellied sapsucker	Sphyrapicus varius	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	-	2
89	Northern flicker	Colaptes auratus	X	X	X	X	X	-	X	-	-	-	X	-	7
90	Least flycatcher	Empidonax minimus	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	4
91	Alder flycatcher	Empidonax alnorum	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	2
92	Olive-sided flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
93	Western wood-pewee	Contopus sordidulus	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	3
94	Eastern phoebe	Sayornis phoebe	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	4
95	Eastern kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	3
96	Red-eyed vireo	Vireo olivaceus	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	4
97	Solitary vireo	Vireo solitarius	X	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	3
98	Warbling vireo	Vireo gilvus	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	1
99	Black-billed magpie	Pica hudsonica	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	12
100	American crow	Corvus brachyrhynchus	X	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	7
101	Raven	Corvus corax	-	-	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
102	Blue jay	Cyanocitta cristata	-	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	11
103	Bank swallow	Riparia riparia	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	3
104	Barn swallow	Hirundo rustica	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	5
105	Tree swallow	Tachycineta bicolor	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	4
106	Cliff swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
107	Purple martin	Progne subis	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	2
108	Black-capped chickadee	Poecile atricapilla	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	12
109	Boreal chickadee	Poecile hudsonica	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	-	11
110	Ruby-crowned kinglet	Regulus calendula	X	-	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	6
111	Golden-crowned kinglet	Regulus satrapa	-	-	X	-	X	X	X	-	-	-	X	-	5
112	Brown creeper	Certhia americana	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	X	X	-	-	-	5
113	White-breasted nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	12
114	Red-breasted nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	12
115	Marsh wren	Cistothorus palustris	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	3
116	House wren	Troglodytes aedon	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	4
117	American robin	Turdus migratorius	X	X	X	X	-	X	-	-	-	X	X	X	8
118	Swainson's thrush	Catharus ustulatus	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	-	1
119	Gray catbird	Dumetella carolinensis	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
120	Cedar waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	-	X	6
121	Bohemian waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	X	X	-	-	5
122	Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	12
123	Great grey shrike	Lanius excubitor	-	-	-	X	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	2
124	Yellow warbler	Dendroica petechia	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	4
125	Yellow-rumped warbler	Dendroica coronata	-	-	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	4
126	Black-throated green warbler	Dendroica virens	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
127	Blackpoll warbler	Dendroica striata	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
128	Magnolia warbler	Dendroica magnolia	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
129	Cape May warbler	Dendroica tigrina	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
130	Bay-breasted warbler	Dendroica castanea	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
131	Tennessee warbler	Vermivora peregrina	-	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
132	Orange-crowned warbler	Vermivora celata	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
133	Wilsonian warbler	Wilsonia pusilla	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
134	Mourning warbler	Oporornis philadelphia	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
135	Canada warbler	Wilsonia canadensis	X	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
136	American redstart	Setophaga ruticilla	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
137	Common yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	5
138	Northern waterthrush	Seiurus noveboracensis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	-	1
139	Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapillus	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
140	Western tanager	Piranga ludoviciana	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	4
141	Rose-breasted grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
142	Pine grosbeak	Pinicola enucleator	-	-	-	-	X	-	X	-	X	-	-	-	3
143	Chipping sparrow	Spizella passerina	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	5
144	Clay-colored sparrow	Spizella pallida	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	5
145	American tree sparrow	Spizella arborea	-	-	-	X	X	-	-	-	X	-	-	-	3
146	Vesper sparrow	Pooecetes gramineus	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	2
147	Savannah sparrow	Passerculus sandvichensis	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	5
148	Nelson's sharp-tailed sparrow	Ammodramus nelsoni	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
149	Le Conte's sparrow	Ammodramus leconteii	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	3
150	Song sparrow	Melospiza melodia	X	X	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	8
151	Swamp sparrow	Melospiza georgiana	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
152	Lincoln's sparrow	Melospiza lincolni	X	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	6
153	White-throated sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	X	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	6
154	Harris's sparrow	Zonotrichia querula	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	3
155	Dark-eyed junco	Junco hyemalis	X	-	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	11
156	Purple finch	Carpodacus purpureus	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	-	2
157	Lapland bunting	Calcarius lapponicus	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
158	Snow bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	-	-	-	2
159	Red-winged blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	5
160	Yellow-headed blackbird	Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	5
161	Brewer's blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus	X	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	6
162	Rusty blackbird	Euphagus carolinus	-	-	-	-	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
163	Common grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	X	2
164	Brown-headed cowbird	Molothrus ater	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	3
165	White-winged crossbill	Loxia leucoptera	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	8
166	Pine siskin	Carduelis pinus	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	12
167	American goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	X	X	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	4
168	Redpoll	Carduelis flammea	-	-	-	-	X	X	X	X	X	-	-	-	5
169	Hoary redpoll	Carduelis hornemanni	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	X	-	-	-	1
170	House sparrow	Passer domesticus	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	12
TOTAL	-	-	88	87	88	68	38	29	30	27	34	50	90	98	-