Calgary - Elliston Park
Alberta · Canada
About This Location
Calgary - Elliston Park is a productive birding destination in Alberta, with 204 species recorded on eBird. This urban park habitat attracts Canada Goose, Mallard, and Lesser Scaup among many others. Boreal and temperate forests host breeding warblers, sparrows, and waterfowl during the productive summer months.
Location
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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Lark Bunting
Calamospiza melanocorys
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
Common x Barrow's Goldeneye (hybrid)
Bucephala clangula x islandica
Eurasian x American Wigeon (hybrid)
Mareca penelope x americana
Merlin (Taiga)
Falco columbarius
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Common Merganser
American Coot
Franklin's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Pied-billed Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Cooper's Hawk
Birding Tips
- 1
Visit at dawn for peak songbird activity before crowds arrive.
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Check flowering trees and berry-producing shrubs for seasonal migrants.
- 3
Peak breeding season runs from late May through June for most songbirds.
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