PRINCE EDWARD
ISLAND WINTER BIRDING |
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Winter Bird Lists For: PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Other Provinces, east to west: Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia New Brunswick Québec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Other Areas: Saint-Pierre et Miquelon Ottawa / Gatineau region Iceland |
Core Species have a YELLOW backdrop. (These are seen every winter, or are elusive winter resident species) Prince Edward Island's Core List = 84 Species |
Species not seen every winter have an ORANGE backdrop |
Species for which there are <10 records for PEI have a pink backdrop. |
Winter Of: |
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BIRD
SPECIES |
2014/ 2015 |
2013/ 2014 |
2012/ 2013 |
2011/ 2012 |
2010/ 2011 |
2009/ 2010 |
2008/ 2009 |
2007/ 2008 |
2006/ 2007 |
2005/ 2006 |
2004/ 2005 |
Red-throated Loon | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Common Loon | X |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Pied-billed Grebe | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Horned Grebe | - |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
|
Red-necked Grebe | - |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
- |
|
Sooty
Shearwater |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Northern Gannet | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Great Cormorant | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
X |
X |
X |
Double-crested Cormorant | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Great Blue Heron | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Great
Egret |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
|
Snowy
Egret |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
|
Cattle
Egret |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
|
Black
Vulture |
X |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
Turkey
Vulture |
- |
X |
X |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Pink-footed
Goose |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
|
Greater
White-fronted
Goose |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Cackling
Goose |
X |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Canada Goose | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Snow
Goose |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
X |
- |
|
Wood Duck | - |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Green-winged Teal | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
American Black Duck | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Mallard | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Northern Pintail | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Northern Shoveler | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
X |
- |
X |
X |
- |
Gadwall | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
American Wigeon | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Eurasian Wigeon | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Ring-necked Duck | - |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
X |
X |
X |
- |
|
Canvasback |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Redhead |
X |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
- |
Greater Scaup | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Lesser Scaup | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
X |
X |
X |
King
Eider |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Common Eider | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Harlequin Duck | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
Long-tailed Duck | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Black Scoter | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Surf Scoter | - |
- |
X |
- |
X |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
White-winged Scoter | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Common Goldeneye | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Barrow's Goldeneye | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Bufflehead | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Hooded Merganser | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Common Merganser | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Red-breasted Merganser | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Ruddy Duck | - |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
|
Bald Eagle | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Northern Harrier | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Sharp-shinned Hawk | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Cooper's
Hawk |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
X |
X |
- |
- |
|
Northern Goshawk | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Broad-winged
Hawk |
X |
- |
- |
X |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
Red-tailed Hawk | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Rough-legged Hawk | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Golden
Eagle |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
|
American Kestrel | X |
- |
X |
- |
- |
X |
X |
- |
X |
- |
X |
Merlin | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Gyrfalcon | X |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
X |
- |
X |
|
Peregrine Falcon | X |
X |
X |
- |
X |
X |
- |
X |
X |
- |
- |
Gray Partridge | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Ring-necked Pheasant | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
X |
Sharp-tailed Grouse | X |
X |
X |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Ruffed Grouse | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
American Coot | X |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
Sandhill
Crane |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Northern
Lapwing |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Black-bellied Plover | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Killdeer | - |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Ruddy Turnstone | - |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
|
Red
Knot |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Sanderling | X |
- |
- |
X |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
Purple Sandpiper | - |
- |
X |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Dunlin | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Long-billed
Dowitcher |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
|
Wilson's Snipe | - |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
American Woodcock | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Black-headed Gull | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Bonaparte's Gull | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Ring-billed Gull | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Mew (Common) Gull | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
||
Herring Gull | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Iceland Gull | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Thayer's Gull | X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Glaucous Gull | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Great Black-backed Gull | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Little
Gull |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
|
Black-legged Kittiwake | X |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Ivory
Gull |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Dovekie | X |
- |
X |
- |
X |
- |
X |
X |
- |
X |
X |
Thick-billed Murre | X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Common
Murre |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Razorbill | X |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
Black Guillemot | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Atlantic
Puffin |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
|
Rock Pigeon |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Mourning Dove | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Great Horned Owl | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Snowy Owl | X |
X |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Barred Owl | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
X |
X |
X |
Great
Gray
Owl |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Long-eared
Owl |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
|
Short-eared Owl | X |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Northern
Hawk-Owl |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Northern Saw-whet Owl | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Boreal
Owl |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
- |
X |
X |
|
Belted Kingfisher | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Red-headed
Woodpecker |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
|
Red-bellied Woodpecker | X |
- |
X |
X |
- |
- |
X |
X |
- |
X |
X |
Downy Woodpecker | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Hairy Woodpecker | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Black-backed Woodpecker | X |
X |
- |
X |
- |
X |
- |
X |
X |
- |
X |
Am. Three-toed Woodpecker | X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
X |
|
Northern Flicker | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Pileated
Woodpecker |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
X |
- |
X |
X |
- |
- |
Eastern
Phoebe |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Loggerhead
Shrike |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
|
Northern Shrike | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Gray Jay | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Blue Jay | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
American Crow | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Common Raven | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Horned Lark | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Black-capped Chickadee | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Boreal Chickadee | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Red-breasted Nuthatch | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
White-breasted Nuthatch | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
Brown Creeper | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Carolina
Wren |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
- |
- |
|
Winter Wren | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
|
Golden-crowned Kinglet | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | X |
X |
X |
- |
X |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
|
Blue-gray
Gnatactcher |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Eastern
Bluebird |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
|
Hermit Thrush | X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Fieldfare |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
|
American Robin | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Varied Thrush | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
X |
|
Gray Catbird | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Northern Mockingbird | - |
X |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
- |
X |
|
Brown Thrasher | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
|
American Pipit | - |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
|
Bohemian Waxwing | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Cedar Waxwing | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
X |
X |
X |
European Starling | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Orange-crowned Warbler | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
X |
X |
X |
Yellow-throated
Warbler |
X |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Pine Warbler | X |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
X |
X |
X |
Common
Yellowthroat |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Eastern Towhee | X |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
American Tree Sparrow | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Field
Sparrow |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Chipping Sparrow | X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Lark
Sparrow |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
|
Savannah Sparrow | X |
- |
X |
X |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
Fox Sparrow | - |
X |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
X |
|
Song Sparrow | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Swamp Sparrow | X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
White-throated Sparrow | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
X |
Harris's
Sparrow |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
White-crowned Sparrow | X |
- |
X |
X |
X |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
X |
Dark-eyed Junco | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Lapland Longspur | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Snow Bunting | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Northern Cardinal | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Rose-breasted
Grosbeak |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
|
Indigo
Bunting |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Dickcissel | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
|
Red-winged Blackbird | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Yellow-headed
Blackbird |
- |
- |
X |
X |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
|
Eastern Meadowlark | - |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
|
Rusty Blackbird | X |
- |
X |
X |
- |
X |
X |
- |
X |
X |
|
Common Grackle | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Brown-headed Cowbird | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Baltimore Oriole | X |
- |
- |
X |
- |
X |
X |
- |
- |
X |
- |
Bullock's
Oriole |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
|
Pine Grosbeak | X |
- |
X |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
X |
X |
Purple Finch | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
House
Finch |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Red Crossbill | - |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
- |
- |
X |
|
White-winged Crossbill | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Common Redpoll | X |
- |
X |
X |
X |
- |
X |
X |
- |
X |
X |
Hoary
Redpoll |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
- |
- |
- |
|
Pine Siskin | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
American Goldfinch | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Evening Grosbeak | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
House Sparrow | X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
SINGLE WINTER TOTALS
(not including
subsp.) Average = 113 |
118 |
101 |
115 |
119 |
117 |
107 |
105 |
105 |
115 |
117 |
123 |
Winter Single Season Average = 112 species (10 seasons) |