Alberta Wilderness Association - Frank Lake Birdwatching Hike 2024
We identified 46 distinct species on Sunday, May 19th.
1) White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)
2) Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
3) Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis_
4) Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
5) Yellow-headed blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
6) Red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
7) Brewer's blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
8) American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
9) Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
10) Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
11) Great blue heron Ardea herodias
12) Willet Tringa semipalmata
13) Double-crested cormorant Nannopterum auritum
14) American white pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
15) Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
16) California Gull Larus californicus
17) Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan
18) Arctic Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
19) Gadwall Mareca strepera
20) Canada Goose Branta canadensis
21) American Coot Fulica americana
22) Wilson's Phalarope Steganopus tricolor
23) Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
24) Common Merganser/Goosander Mergus merganser
25) Sora Porzana carolina
26) American Wigeon Mareca americana
27) Cinnamon teal Spatula cyanoptera
28) Blue-winged teal Spatula discors
29) Redhead duck Aythya americana
30) Ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis
31) Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
32) Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
33) Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
34) Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
35) Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
36) Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
37) Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
38) Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
39) Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
40) Eared Grebe/ Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
41) Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
42) Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis
43) Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
44) Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
45) Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
46) Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Special thanks to Chris Saunders and Frank Letniowski for identifications.
