Fish Creek Provincial Park - Mallard Point
Alberta · Canada
About This Location
Fish Creek Provincial Park - Mallard Point is a productive birding destination in Alberta, with 216 species recorded on eBird. This river/riparian habitat attracts Canada Goose, Mallard, and Bufflehead 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
Short-billed Gull
Larus brachyrhynchus
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
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
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mallard
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Ring-necked Pheasant
Rock Pigeon
Ring-billed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Bald Eagle
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Crow
White-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
American Robin
Song Sparrow
Common Grackle
Canada Goose
American Wigeon
Green-winged Teal
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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