BIRDS AT THE LAZY M
The lists of birds below were compiled by Canadian Fish & Wildlife Officers who visited the ranch.
Flycatchers:
Alder FlycatcherEastern PhoebeSay's Phoebe
Swallows:
Barn SwallowTree SwallowBank SwallowCliff SwallowJays, Crows & Magpies:
Gray Jay (Whiskey Jack)Blue JayBlack-Billed MagpieAmerican CrowCommon Raven
Chickadees:
Black-Capped ChickadeeBoreal ChickadeeThrushes:
American RobinWaxwings:
Cedar Waxwing
Starlings:
European Starling
Warblers:
Yellow WarblerWarbling Vireo
Sparrows:
Clay-Coloured SparrowWhite-Throated SparrowHouse SparrowVesper SparrowSavannah SparrowSong SparrowDark-Eyed Junco
Blackbirds & Orioles:
Red-Winged BlackbirdBrown-Headed CowbirdCommon CrackleBaltimore Oriole
Finches:
American GoldfinchHerons:
American BitternGreat Blue HeronGreat Egret (very rare)Geese & Ducks:
Canada Goose Snow Goose Green-Winged TealMallard Northern Pintail Blue-Winged TealNorthern Shovelor Canvasback Ring-Necked DuckLesser Scaup White-Singed Scoter Common GoldeneyeBarrows Goldeneye Bufflehead Wood DuckAmerican Black DuckCommon Merganser BrantEagles, Hawks & Falcons:
Northern HarrierAmerican KestrelOspreyRed-Tailed Hawk MerlinSharp-Skinned HawkGolden EagleCooper's Hawk Bald EagleRails & Coots:
Sora RailAmerican Coot
Cranes:
Sandhill CraneWhooping Crane (Spotted occasionally on their migration)
Plouvers:
Killdeer
Sandpipers:
Greater YellowlegsLesser YellowlegsSolitary Sandpiper Common SnipeOwls:
Great Horned OwlGreat Gray OwlSnowy Owl
Kingfishers:
Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers:
Yellow-Bellied SapsuckerDowny WoopeckerNorthern Flicker Three-Toed WoodpeckerPileated Woodpecker Hairy WoodpeckerSince the above list was compiled, the following birds were spotted and identified at the Ranch:
Red-Eyed VireoRuffed GrouseRufous Hummingbird
Ruffed GrouseRufous HummingbirdTennessee Warbler Spruce Grouse Mountain Bluebird
Spruce Grouse Mountain BluebirdEvening Grosbeak Gray Partridge Swainson's Thrush
Gray Partridge Swainson's ThrushPine Grosbeak Western Wood Pewee Yellow Warbler
Western Wood Pewee Yellow WarblerRose-Breasted Grosbeak Red-Breasted Nuthatch Magnolia Warbler
Red-Breasted Nuthatch Magnolia WarblerCommon Redpoli Least Flycatcher Oven Bird
Least Flycatcher Oven BirdWestern Tanager Western Meadowlark
Western MeadowlarkCome see us and enjoy our hospitality while you add to your Birding List!
(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.)
