BIRDS AT THE LAZY M
The lists of birds below were compiled by Canadian Fish & Wildlife Officers who visited the ranch.
Flycatchers:
Alder Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
Swallows:
Barn Swallow
Tree Swallow
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Jays, Crows & Magpies:
Gray Jay (Whiskey Jack)
Blue Jay
Black-Billed Magpie
American Crow
Common Raven
Chickadees:
Black-Capped Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee
Thrushes:
American Robin
Waxwings:
Cedar Waxwing
Starlings:
European Starling
Warblers:
Yellow Warbler
Warbling Vireo
Sparrows:
Clay-Coloured Sparrow
White-Throated Sparrow
House Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-Eyed Junco
Blackbirds & Orioles:
Red-Winged Blackbird
Brown-Headed Cowbird
Common Crackle
Baltimore Oriole
Finches:
American Goldfinch
Herons:
American Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret (very rare)
Geese & Ducks:
Canada Goose Snow Goose   Green-Winged Teal
Mallard    Northern Pintail      Blue-Winged Teal
Northern Shovelor    Canvasback           Ring-Necked Duck
Lesser Scaup  White-Singed Scoter      Common Goldeneye
Barrows Goldeneye  Bufflehead     Wood Duck
American Black DuckCommon Merganser     Brant
Eagles, Hawks & Falcons:
Northern HarrierAmerican KestrelOsprey
Red-Tailed Hawk      Merlin
Sharp-Skinned HawkGolden Eagle
Cooper's Hawk Bald Eagle
Rails & Coots:
Sora Rail
American Coot
Cranes:
Sandhill Crane
Whooping Crane (Spotted occasionally on
their migration)
Plouvers:
Killdeer
Sandpipers:
Greater YellowlegsLesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper Common Snipe
Owls:
Great Horned Owl
Great Gray Owl
Snowy Owl
Kingfishers:
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers:
Yellow-Bellied SapsuckerDowny Woopecker
Northern Flicker      Three-Toed Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker     Hairy Woodpecker
Since the above list was compiled, the following birds were spotted and identified at the Ranch:
Red-Eyed VireoRuffed GrouseRufous Hummingbird
Tennessee Warbler  Spruce Grouse      Mountain Bluebird
Evening Grosbeak    Gray Partridge       Swainson's Thrush
Pine Grosbeak Western Wood Pewee   Yellow Warbler
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak Red-Breasted Nuthatch  Magnolia Warbler
Common Redpoli     Least Flycatcher    Oven Bird
Western Tanager     Western Meadowlark
Come see us and enjoy our hospitality while you add to your Birding List!
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(If you want to learn more about the birds at the Lazy M, click here to see what Chris, one of our guests who is also a bird expert, has to say about his birding experience at the Lazy M.)