Birding in Alberta

The top birding locations in Alberta include Beaverhill Lake, Banff National Park - Vermilion Lakes, Beauvais Lake Provincial Park, Beaverhill Bird Observatory, Beaverhill Lake, Beaverhill Lake - Francis Point, Big Hill Springs Provincial Park, Bow Valley Provincial Park, Bruderheim Natural Areas, Calgary - Carburn Park, Calgary - Dale Hodges Park (Bowmont East), Calgary - Elliston Park, Calgary - Glenmore Reservoir, Calgary - Griffith Woods Park, Calgary - Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Calgary - Weaselhead Natural Area, Clifford E. Lee Nature Sanctuary, Cochrane Lake, Cold Lake, Cold Lake Provincial Park, Cooking Lake, Cypress Hills Provincial Park - Elkwater Lake, Cypress Hills Provincial Park use more specific hotspot or personal location, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Eagle Lake, Elk Island National Park, Elk Island National Park - Astotin Lake - Sandy Beach & Campground, Fish Creek Provincial Park - Bebo Grove, Fish Creek Provincial Park - Boat Launch, Fish Creek Provincial Park - Mallard Point, Fort Saskatchewan - Gravel Pits, Frank Lake - NW lookout/blind/outflow, Frank Lake please use more specific hotspot, Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park, Hastings Lake, Irricana Sloughs use more specific hotspot or personal location, Jasper National Park, Kinbrook Island Provincial Park, Medicine Hat - Police Point Park, Miquelon Lake Provincial Park, Park Lake Provincial Park, Prairie Oasis Park, Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park, Saint Albert - Grey Nuns Spruce Woodlot, Sir Winston Churchill Provincial Park, Tillebrook Provincial Park, Tyrrell Lake, Waterton Lakes National Park, Whitford Lake, Winchell Lake, Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, Wyndham-Carseland Provincial Park. Each offers unique habitats and species.

The best seasons for birding in Alberta are Spring and Summer and Fall. Spring migration brings diverse species through the area.

Notable species in Alberta include Black-crowned Night-Heron, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Franklin's Gull, American Avocet, Marbled Godwit, Killdeer, Clark's Nutcracker, Common Raven, and more. The province supports wetland, grassland, boreal/taiga, forest, lake, urban park, coastal, river/riparian habitats.