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Systemic List of Species Seen by Adrian Binns
The first number is the
maximum number seen in one day
The second number is the maximum number of days it was seen
BIRDS
Snow Goose
Chen caerulescens
Several hundred seen from the train; up to 14 a day in Churchill, including
‘blues’ – 200+/5
Ross’s Goose Chen rossi
2 or 3 seen from the train and 1 seen in Churchill – 2/2
Canada Goose Branta canadensis
100+ at Oak Hammock; common at St. Ambroise and Delta Marsh; a few pairs at
RMNP;
common at Churchill – seen daily
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
6 seen from the train; up to 20 on the Churchill River – 20/3
Gadwall Anas strepera
20+ at Oak Hammock; 2 at Delta Marsh; 1 to 2 dozen in the southwest; 2 at RMNP;
several pairs in Churchill – 20+/10
American Wigeon Anas americana
Small numbers seen in the south west corner; 3 at RMNP; small numbers in Churchill
– 20+/10
American Black Duck Anas rubripes
Up to 4 seen in Churchill – 4/2
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Common at Oak Hammock; 30+ at St. Ambroise and Delta Marsh; common in the southwest;
20+ at RMNP; up to 30 in Churchill – 50/14
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
Common at Oak Hammock, Delta Marsh and St. Ambroise, all seen in pairs; common
in the southwest; 10+ at RMNP; 3 near Thompson – 50+/9
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
50+ at Oak Hammock; common at Delta Marsh and St. Ambroise; common in the southwest;
a few at RMNP; 10+ in Churchill – 70+/9
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
1 male at Oak Hammock and Delta Marsh; a many as a dozen in the southwest; 1
at RMNP; up to 40 seen in Churchill – 40/13
Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
A pair at Oak Hammock, 4 at St. Ambroise; 2 at RMNP; 2 near Thompson; 20+ in
Churchill – 20+/11
Canvasback Aythya valisineria
40+ at Oak Hammock; 2 at Delta Marsh; 2 south of RMNP; 1 at Churchill –
40/7
Redhead Aythya americana
40+ at Oak Hammock; 6 in Brandon; 2 at RMNP – 40+/6
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
7 near Melita; up to 9 at RMNP and 8 at Churchill – 9/8
Greater Scaup Aythya marila
Up to 50+ seen in Churchill – 50+/5
Lesser Scaup Aythya affnis
About 70 at Oak Hammock; a dozen at Delta Marsh; up to 4 in RMNP and individuals
in Churchill on 2 days – 70+/9
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
Common in Churchill – 100+/4
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
Seen daily on the Churchill River in small numbers – 30+/4
White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca
Seen daily on the Churchill River in small numbers – 30+/4
Black Scoter Melanitta nigra
Seen daily on the Churchill River in small numbers – 30+/4
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
Seen in small numbers on ponds and on the Churchill River – 30+/4
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
2 singles at Oak Hammock; pairs at RMNP; 3 at Churchill – 3/8
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Small number in the south; 2 with young at RMNP; 25 at Painted Lake; and common
at Churchill – 70/10
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
1 male at RMNP
Common Merganser Mergus merganser
2 females at St. Ambroise; small number at RMNP; 10+ at Painted Lake and up
to 100 on the Churchill River – 100/10
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
2 females at St. Ambroise; 50+ on the Churchill River – 50+/5
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
20+ at Oak Hammock; 1 at Delta Marsh; several around Melita – 20+/5
Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus
Heard at Brandon Hills WMA and RMNP – 3/3
Spruce Grouse Falcipennis canadensis
2 at Twin Lakes and 1 male displaying off the Nodwell Trail – 2/2
Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus
Up to 15 seen daily in Churchill
Sharp-tailed Grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus
1 female near St. Ambroise; 15 near Melita; 1 at Broomhill WMA
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
25 outside of Brandon; 3 north of Melita
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
2 seen daily on the Churchill River
Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica
Up to 9 seen daily in Churchill, most being in ponds
Common Loon Gavia immer
Up to 9 at RMNP; 4 at Paint Lake and 1 on the Churchill River – 9/6
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
1 at Oak Hammock; 1 near Melita; heard at RMNP – 1/6
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
1 at Brandon Lake
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
3 at Oak Hammock; 1 at Delta Marsh; several at RMNP – 6/6
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Common at Oak Hammock; 20 between St. Ambroise and Delta Marsh; 6 at RMNP –
50+/5
Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis
3 at Oak Hammock; 100+ between St. Ambroise and Delta Marsh; 20+ at RMNP –
80+/5
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
14 in flight at Oak Hammock; 100’s between St. Ambroise and Delta Marsh;
up to 7 at RMNP – 100+/6
Double-crested Cormorant Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
2 at Oak Hammock; common at St. Ambroise; up to 3 at RMNP – 30+/6
American Bittern Botarus lentiginosus
3 at Oak Hammock; 2 at Delta Marsh; 3 at Douglas Marsh; 1 just outside RMNP;
1 seen on a
a couple of days in Churchill – 3/7
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
3 at St. Ambroise; several in the southwest; 4 at RMNP – 3/7
Great Egret Ardea alba
1 at St. Ambroise
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Singles at Oak Hammock and St. Ambroise
White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
1 at St. Ambroise
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
2 south of Brandon; 5 on the way to Oak Lake Resort – 5/2
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
2 at RMNP; up to 2 seen daily in Churchill – 2/7
Bald Eagle Haliaetus leucocephalus
2 at Oak Hammock; individuals at RMNP; 4 at Paint Lake; 3 at Churchill –
4/6
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
Seen daily in Southern Manitoba in small numbers and in Churchill, mostly ‘gray
ghosts’ – 12/9
Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
1 west of Melita
Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii
1 probable bird south of Melita
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentiles
1 juvenile seen very well at RNMP
Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
1 at Pelican Lake; 1 south of Melita; up to 3 at RMNP – 2/4
Swainson’s Hawk Buteo swainsoni
As many as 10 seen daily in the southwestern grasslands – 10/4
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Seen daily in the south, with at least a dozen on some days; 1 seen on 2 days
at Churchill, a rare sighting for Churchill – 12/12
Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis
A pair 2 north west of Melita
Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
1 seen from the train; and 2 individuals seen in Churchill including a dark
morph – 1/3
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Up to 6 seen daily in the grasslands of the southwest; individuals at RMNP and
Churchill – 4/7
Merlin Falco columbarius
A pair just outside our lodge at RMNP; and up to 2 daily at Churchill –
2/8
Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis
One heard on our first night at Douglas Marsh
Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
1 heard at Oak Hammock; numerous heard at Douglas Marsh
Sora Porzana carolina
3 heard at Oak Hammock; 1 seen and many heard at Douglas Marsh
American Coot Fulica americana
Common at Oak Hammock; a few seen in the potholes of the southwest; up to 6
at RMNP – 30+/7
Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis
2 groups totaling 34 birds were seen in flight near Melita; 1 near Thompson;
up to 50+ seen daily in Churchill, all being of the ‘Lesser’ race
– 50+/6
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
1 at Delta Marsh and 1 in Churchill
American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
Up to 3 seen on 3 days in Churchill
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
2 at Oak Hammock; up to 6 seen on 2 days in Churchill – 6/4
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Two to three dozen seen daily in the south; Individuals at Paint Lake and Churchill
– 20+/9
American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
21 at Oak Hammock; small numbers dotted about the south western grasslands –
21/3
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
3 at Delta Marsh and numerous at Churchill – 30+/6
Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
1 heard at RMNP; 1 at Churchill – 1/2
Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
12 at Oak Hammock; 3 at Delta Marsh; 2 southwest of Melita, all of the Western
race – 12/3
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
Several at St. Ambroise, Pelican Lake, RMNP, and at Churchill – 3/7
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
11 just south of St. Ambroise; up to 6 a day in the southwest – 11/3
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Up to 7 seven seen on most days in Churchill – 7/3
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
Up to 9 seen daily in Churchill – 9/4
Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
8 at Oak Hammock; several at Delta Marsh and in the southwest – 8/5
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
3 at St. Ambroise; Over a dozen seen in Churchill – 12+/4
Sanderling Calidris alba
33 at St. Ambroise; 15 at Churchill – 33/3
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
1 at Oak Hammock; up to 4 seen daily in Churchill – 4/5
Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
4 at Pelican Lake; 6 at Churchill – 6/3
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
12 at Oak Hammock; 1 at Pelican Lake; 9 south west of Melita
Baird’s Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
2 southwest of Brandon; up to 2 seen on 2 days in Churchill – 2/3
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Singles at Oak Hammock and St. Ambroise; up to 8 seen to 2 days at Churchill
– 8/3
Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
1 at Oak Hammock; 7 south west of Brandon; 2 pairs at Churchill – 7/4
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
Up to 7 seen daily in Churchill – 7/4
Wilson’s Snipe Gallinago delicata
Seen on all but 2 days and often heard winnowing or calling – 29/12
American Woodcock Scolopax minor
Heard displaying in RMNP – 1/1
Wilson’s Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
1 at Oak Hammock; up to 9 seen daily in the southwest – 9/4
Red-necked Pharalope Phalaropus lobatus
6 at Oak Hammock; 23 southwest of Brandon; up to 500 seen on the Churchill River
– 500+/6
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
1 individuals on the Churchill River – 1/2
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
1 at Cape Merry
Franklin’s Gull Larus pipixcan
Abundant at Oak Hammock and in the south west; a few in RMNP – 500+/8
Little Gull Larus minutus
Up to 4 seen on 3 days in Churchill – 4/3
Bonaparte’s Gull Larus philadelphia
Up to 9 a day at RMNP; common at Churchill – 90/7
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
Common at St. Ambroise; small numbers at RMNP and Churchill – 100+/10
California Gull Larus californicus
Only seen at the dump south of St. Ambroise – 10/1
Herring Gull Larus argentatus
6 at St. Ambroise; 1 at RMNP; 40+ at Churchill – 40+/6
Thayer’s Gull Larus thayeri
4 at the dump in Churchill – 4/1
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
A 1st year bird just outside the town of Vhurchill and an adult at the Churchill
dump – 2/1
Sabine’s Gull Xema sabini
1 bird flying up the Churchill River
Ross’s Gull Phodostethia rosea
Up to 2 birds on the Churchill River – 2/2
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia
2 at St. Ambroise
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Up to a dozen at Paint Lake, south of Thompson
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Common in Churchill – 100+/5
Forster’s Tern Sterna forsteri
6 at Oak Hammock; common at St. Ambroise and Delta Marsh; 2 at RMNP –
30+/3
Black Tern Chlidonias niger
Abundant at Oak Hammock; Common in the south – 300+/7
Rock Pigeon Columbia livia
Common in the south – 100/6
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
Common in the south, a few at RMNP – 30+/8
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
1 at Broomhill WMA
Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio
1 heard at RMNP
Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
2 young birds on a nest at St. Ambroise
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
2 seen from the train; 1 at Churchill – 2/2
Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
8 at St. Ambroise and 1 south west of Brandon – 8/2
Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
2 in Brandon
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
A few at St. Ambroise and Delta Marsh, individuals at Brandon Hills WMA and
southwest of Brandon – 4/4
Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
1 at Oak Hammock; 1 at Oak Lake Resort; 3 at Paint Lake – 3/3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
2 at RMNP – 2/1
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
Singles in the southwest; heard at RMNP – 1/6
Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
! at St. Ambroise and Coulter Park; 2 at RMNP – 2/4
American Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides dorsalis
3 in RMNP – 2/2
Black-backed Woodpecker Picoides arcticus
1 at RMNP
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
Small numbers seen most days – 3/10
Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
1 at Brandon Hills WMA; 1 at RMNP – 1/3
Eastern Wood Pewee Contopus virens
Several heard at St. Ambroise, Delta Marsh, Coulter Park and RMNP; 1seen at
Delta Marsh – 1/4
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
Singles at Oak Hammock, Delta Marsh and Brandon Hills WMA – 1/3
Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
Heard and seen often in the south and at RMNP – 6/6
Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
1 southwest of Melita
Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
Common in the south; a few in RMNP – 20/7
Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
Individuals in the southwest and at RMNP – 2/5
Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
Individuals in the south – 1/4
Western Kingbird Tryannus verticalis
Common around Oak Hammock, St. Ambroise, Delta Marsh and in the southwest –
40/5
Eastern Kingbird Tryannus tyrannus
Common, usually seen near Western Kingbirds; 1 at RMNP – 25/6
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tryannus forficatus
1 at Lake Audy Picnic site at RMNP – about the 25 Manitoba records
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
3 southwest of Melita -3/1
Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor
1 on Goose Creek Road at Churchill
Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
Heard at Delta Marsh; singles at Coulter Park and Oak Lake Resort – 1/3
Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
1 at Delta Marsh; 6 at RMNP; 1 at Paint Lake – 6/4
Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
2 at Oak Hammock; a few at St. Ambroise and Delta Marsh; heard at Coulter Park;
1 at RMNP - 12+/4
Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
2 at Delta Marsh; 1 at RMNP – 2/2
Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Common in the south and at Thompson – 12/8
Gray Jay Perisoreus Canadensis
Small numbers seen daily at RMNP, Thompson and in Churchill – 9/8
Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
A few in the south; up to 10 in RMNP – 10/5
Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia
Common in the south – 20+/8
American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
Seen daily in small numbers in the south; a few at Churchill – 18/11
Common Raven Corvus corax
Seen on all but 2 day, more common in the north – 30/12
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
Small numbers in grasslands of the southwest; individuals at Churchill –
30+/6
Purple Martin Progne subis
Small numbers seen at Oak Hammock; St. Ambroise and in the southwest –
10+/5
Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
Seen daily in the south and on a couple of days in Churchill – 90/11
Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
1 at Oak Hammock; 6 at Pelican Lake – 6/2
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
Abundant at Oak Hammock; common at St. Ambroise and Delta Marsh; a few at RMNP
– 200+/5
Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Very common in the south, around almost every bridge – 300+/6
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Common in the south – 60+/9
Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
Individuals in the south; a few more at RMNP – 6/7
Boreal Chickadee Poecile hudsonica
3 at RMNP; 4 at Paint Lake; 1 at Churchill – 4/3
Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta Canadensis
Up to 4 at day at RMNP; 4 at Paint Lake – 4/4
White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
1 at Brandon Hills WMA; 1 at RMNP – 1/2
House Wren Troglodytes aedon
2 at St. Ambroise; a few heard south of Brandon – 3/4
Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis
2 at Oak Hammock; 12 at Delta Marsh; 10+ at Douglas Marsh; 1 at RMNP –
12/4
Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
3 at Oak Hammock; 3 at Delta Marsh; 20+ at Douglas Marsh – 20+/3
Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
3 at RMNP – 3/1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulas calendula
Heard and seen in good numbers at RMNP at Paint Lake – 10+/5
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialia
1 just south of St. Ambroise and 1 at Pelican Lake – ½
Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
1 south of Brandon
Veery Catharus fuscescens
Heard at Brandon Hills WMA and at RMNP – ½
Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
Several seen and heard in Churchill – 4/4
Swainson’s Thrush Catharus ustulatus
2 at RMNP on 2 days – 2/2
Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
4 seen at RMNP and some heard – 4/2
American Robin Turdus migratorius
Common seen on all but one day
Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
A few seen daily in the south – 7/6
Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
1 at St. Ambroise and 1 at Brandon Hill WMA – 1/2
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Small numbers in the south – 8/6
American Pipit Anthus rubescens
Up to 12 a day in Churchill – 12/3
Sprague’s Pipit Anthus spragueii
2 displaying on each day at Broomhill WMA – 2/2
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulous
7 at Churchill – 7/1
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
Very common in the south – 100+/8
Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrine
6 at St. Ambroise and Delta Marsh; 2 at RMNP; 20+ at Paint Lake – 20+/4
Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata
Singles in the south, a few more at RMNP and up to 7 seen daily in Churchill
– 7/8
Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla
Up to 3 seen on 2 days at RMNP – 3/2
Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
Abundant in the south, common at RMNP (eastern race amnicola) and up
to 10 seen daily in Churchill (tundra race parkesi) – 100/13
Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica
Seen and heard in small numbers in the south – 6/6
Magnolia Warbler Dendroice magnolia
1 at St. Ambroise; 1 at Delta Marsh and 1 at Paint Lake – 1/3
Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina
Heard at RMNP and at least 4 seen at Paint Lake – 4+/2
Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata
1 at Oak Hammock; 1 at Delta Marsh; good numbers seen daily at RMNP and a few
at Churchill, all Myrtle’s – 10+/12
Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens
Seen at RMNP – 3/2
Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca
Small numbers at RMNP and a few at Paint Lake – 10+/5
Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus
1 outside the Melita hotel – 1/1
Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea
1 at RMNP and 15+ at Paint Lake – 15+/2
Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata
2 at St. Ambroise and seen daily in Churchill – 10+/5
Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
1 male at Pelican Lake and 1 at Oak Lake Resort – 1/2
American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
Common in the south and abundant at RMNP – 70/8
Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
Heard at Pelican Lake and Brandon Hills WMA; up to 20+ at RMNP and 4 heard at
Paint Lake – 20+/5
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis
6 at CR30 in Churchill – 6/1
Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis
1 female seen by several people at RMNP. On 2 occasions, once at RMNP and at
Coulter Park an Oporornis eluded identification
Mourning Warbler Oporornis Philadelphia
1 male on Lake Audy Road and a more cooperative male on Rte 262, just outside
RMNP – ½
Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
Common in the south – 20+/8
Wilson’s Warbler Wilsonia pusilla
1 female at Delta Marsh and a pair on Goose Creek at Churchill – 2/2
Canada Warbler Wilsonia Canadensis
What, only 1 female in Canada? It was seen at Oak Hammock
Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
1 female at St. Ambroise
American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea
Small numbers at Churchill – 6/3
Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerine
Small numbers in eth south and abundant at RMNP and Paint Lake – 40+/9
Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida
Good numbers in the south and a few at RMNP – 20+/7
Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
Most common the southwestern grasslands – 20+/6
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
Common in the south and abundant at Churchill – 40+/9
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
1 southwest of Melita and 6 at Broomhill WMA, all seen very well – 6/2
Baird’s Sparrow Ammodramus bairdii
A few likely birds kicked up in at Broomhill WMA, with at least 1 bird identified
Le Conte’s Sparrow Ammodramus leconteii
1 seen at Douglas Marsh and 4 heard on Rte 262 just outside RMNP – 4/1
Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ammodramus nelsoni
Good numbers heard at Douglas Marsh including some nice views, all of the nominate
race and 1 heard at Churchill, this being the James Bay race alterus –
20+/4
Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
Common in Churchill, though tended to be secretive. All being the Red Fox Sparrow
– 10+/5
Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
Common in the south; a few at Paint Lake and 1 at Churchill – 20+/10
Lincoln’s Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
1 at RMNP and 2 at Churchill – 2/2
Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
A few seen and heard in the appropriate habitat throughout our trip –
5/10
White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
Common at RMNP; 7 at Paint Lake; up to 3 seen on some days at Churchill –
15/8
Harris’s Sparrow Zonotrichia querula
Excellent views of up to 3 seen on 3 days in Churchill – 3/3
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
Common to abundant at Churchill, including the gambelii race – 50+/4
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
Small numbers at RMNP and at Churchill, all Slate-colored – 10+/7
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
A few seen in Churchill – 3/2
Smith’s Longspur Calcarius pictus
3 at Churchill – stunning! – 3/1
Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus
Up to 6 seen on 2 days in the southwestern grasslands – 6/2
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
Good numbers seen on occasion at Churchill – 50+/3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
1 at St. Ambroise; 3 at RMNP – 3/4
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
A few at Oak Hammock and around the southern edge of Lake Manitoba, and small
numbers in the southern grasslands – 20+/5
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoenicus
Common to abundant in the south; small numbers at RMNP and Paint Lake; 1 at
Churchill – 100+/10
Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
Common in the southwest grasslands; a few at Oak Hammock and St. Ambroise –
30+/5
Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Abundant to common in the south; a few at RMNP – 200+/6
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
1 flyover at RMNP; good looks at a few in Churchill – 5/5
Brewer’s Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
Small numbers seen in the south – 25/5
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
Good numbers in the south; 1 at Thompson – 30+/7
Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
Common in the south and at RMNP – 50/7
Orchard Oriole Icterus spurious
3 at St. Ambroise; 2 at Coulter Park – 3/2
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Common at St. Ambroise, Delta Marsh, Coulter Park and Oak Lake Resort –
25/4
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
Up to 3 seen on 3 days at Churchill – 3/3
Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus
4 at RMNP; 2 at Paint Lake – 4/2
White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera
35+ seen at RMNP; 6 at RMNP visitors center and 1 at Churchill – 35+/3
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea
Small numbers seen daily at Churchill – 8/4
Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus
1 at RMNP visitor’s center; 6 at Paint Lake – 6/2
American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
Seen in small numbers daily in the south and at RMNP – 30/7
Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus
4 at RMNP – 4/1
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Seen in small numbers on all but 2 days – 50+/12
- 244 Species
MAMMALS
Black Bear
Ursus americanus
Up to 2 seen daily at Riding Mountain NP -2/2
Marten Martes americana
1 on Lake Audy Road in RMNP
Least Weasel Mustela nivalis
1 crossing the road just outside St. Ambroise
Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis
1 west of Brandon; a family of 4 at Oak Lake Resort – 5/1
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
1 on the way to St. Ambroise; 1 south of Brandon; 5 at Paint Lake; 3 at Churchill
– 5/4
Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina
1 on the Churchill River
Woodchuck Marmota monax
1 near St. Ambroise; 1 at Delta Marsh; 1 near Melita – 1/2
Richardson’s Ground Squirrel Spermophilus richardsonii
Abundant at Oak Hammock; 6 south of Brandon; several in RMNP – 100+/4
Thirteen-lined
Ground Squirrel Spermophilus tridecemtineatu
1 at Oak Hammock and 1 at Portage la Pierre; 2 south of Brandon; 1 at RMNP –
5/5
Franklin’s Ground Squirrel Spermophilus franklinii
2 at Delta Marsh
Eastern Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
1 in Brandon; 2 in Wasagaming/RMNP – 2/2
Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
1 at St. Ambroise; small numbers at RMNP; 1 on Rte 262; 16 at Paint Lake and
a few in Churchill – 16/9
Beaver Castor canadensis
2 individuals at RMNP – 1/2
Gapper’s Red-backed Vole Clethrionomys gapperi
Singles in Churchill – 1/2
vole sp Microtus sp
several at RMNP, probably Meadow Vole
Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus
6 at Oak Hammock; 2 at St. Ambroise; 1 at Douglas Marsh; 1 at RMNP – 6/4
Arctic Hare Lepus arcticus
Individuals seen in Churchill – 1/3
Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus
6 at RMNP chasing each other; Up to 2 a day at Churchill – 6/5
White-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus townsendi
6 near Oak Hammock; 1 north of Brandon -6/2
Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus
3 at RMNP -3/1
Elk Cervus canadensis
5 at RMNP -5/1
White-tailed Deer Odocoilieus virginianus
1 outside Delta Marsh; 1 south of Brandon; up to 5 a day at RMNP; 1 on Rte 262
-4/7
Moose Alces alces
1 female on the Churchill River – 1/1
Bison Bison bison
3 at RMNP – 3/1
REPTILES
‘Western’ Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta belli
1 near Margaret, South of Brandon; 1 near Melita – 1/2
AMPHIBIANS
American Toad Bufo americanus
Heard throughout Oak Hammock
“Northern’ Gray Treefrog Hyla versicolor
Heard at Delta Marsh
‘Boreal’ Chorus Frog Pseudacris triseriata
Heard in most marshes in the south, RMNP and Churchill – h/8
‘Northern’ Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer
Several heard at Douglas Marsh
Northern Leopard Frog Rana pipiens
Heard at Douglas Marsh
Wood Frog Rana sylvatica
1 at RMNP and Churchill – 1/4
DRAGONFLIES
Common Green Darner Anax junius
2 at Oak Hammock Marsh; 1 at Delta Marsh; 2 near Brandon – 3/4
American Emerald (Immature Male) Cordulia shurtleffi
1 at RMNP
BUTTERFLIES
Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes
5 at Oak Hammock 5/1
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail Papilio candensis
1 on Lake Audy Road in RMNP; 2 in Thompson – 2/2
Mustard White Pieris napi
6 on Lake Audy Road in RMNP; 7 in Thompson – 7/2
Clouded Sulphur Colias philodice
Common at Oak Hammock; a few at St. Ambroise and Delta Marsh; 3 at RMNP –
30/5
Pink-edged Sulphur Colias interior
2 south of Brandon – 2/1
Brown Elfin Callophrys augustinus
15 on the Millennium Trail in Thompson – 15/1
Hoary Elfin Callophrys polios
2 on Rte 19 in RMNP – 2/1
Eastern Pine Elfin Callophrys niphon
1 on the Millennium Trail at Thompson – 1/1
Spring Azure Celastrina ladon
1 at Brandon Hills WMA; 2 north of Melita; 2 at RMNP; 15 in Thompson; 30 at
Paint Lake – 30/5
Silvery Blue Glaucopsyche lygdamus
1 at Brandon Hills WMA; 5 north of Melita; 5 at RMNP; 40+ in Thompson –
40+/3
‘Rustic’ Arctic Blue Agriades glandon
1 at Brandon Hills WMA -1/1
Freija Fritillary Boloria freija
1 on the Millennium Trail at Thompson – 1/1
Green Comma Polygonia faunus
9 on the Millennium Trail in Thompson; goos numbers at Paint lake and Pisew
Falls – 27/2
Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa
4 at Oak Hammock; 3 at RMNP; 1 at Pisew Falls; 2 in Churchill – 4/4
Milbert’s Tortoiseshell Nymphalis milberti
2 on Rte 19 at RMNP – 2/2
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
3 at Oak Hammock; 2 at St. Ambroise; 1 near Melita -3/3
White Admiral Limentitis arthemis
1 at Oak Hammock -1/1
Red-disked Alpine Erebia discoidalis
7 on Rte 19 at RMNP; 2 at Pisew Falls – 7/2
Monarch Danaus plexippus
1 at Delta Marsh – 1/1
Dreamy Duskywing Erynnis icelus
10 seen in 3 days at RMNP; 1 in Thompson – 8/4
Unidentified
Several whites and blues at Oak Hammock and near Brandon
A crescent at Brandon Hills WMA