PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND  
 WINTER BIRDING   


Courtesy of CSI: Life


Northern Lapwing - photo © 2011 by Chris Martin

Northern Lapwing - 01 January 2011 - photo © by Chris Martin

This site focuses on the joys of Winter Birding in Prince Edward Island, Canada. 

This winter's bird list is compared with those from previous winters,
and links are also provided to winter bird list compilations in other areas.


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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


LAST UPDATED 11 March 2015

PROVINCE-WIDE 2014/2015 SPECIES TOTAL = 118


The table below lists the species sighted somewhere in the province of Prince Edward Island
in the months of December through February, between 2004 and 2015.

The left-most column shows the species sighted during the current winter season, 2014/2015. 

Compiled by David Seeler

Web Page by Blake Maybank  (CSI: Life)


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.
 

Note: The Species List has NOT been updated to the latest AOU taxonomic order.


PEI Provincial Flag


Winter Of:
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)

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