Fish Creek Provincial Park - Boat Launch
Alberta · Canada
About This Location
Fish Creek Provincial Park - Boat Launch is a productive birding destination in Alberta, with 205 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian habitat attracts Canada Goose, Mallard, and Common Goldeneye among many others. Boreal and temperate forests host breeding warblers, sparrows, and waterfowl during the productive summer months.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
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
American Wigeon
Mallard
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Osprey
Canada Goose
Bufflehead
Rock Pigeon
American Coot
Killdeer
Franklin's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Red-necked Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Tree Swallow
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Finch
Song Sparrow
Birding Tips
- 1
Walk along the water slowly, scanning overhanging branches for kingfishers and warblers.
- 2
Check sandbars and gravel bars for shorebirds and terns.
- 3
Peak breeding season runs from late May through June for most songbirds.
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