Bird AlbumCanada · Alberta
Calgary – Rotary/Mattamy Wetlands
184 species and 73,765 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–May, July and September, with up to 111 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BuffleheadBucephala albeola
Northern RavenCorvus corax
Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
Common MerganserMergus merganser
American CootFulica americana
Northern PintailAnas acuta
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus47 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 184 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Calgary – Inglewood Bird Sanctuary6 km277 species
- Calgary – Carburn Park10 km242 species
- Fish Creek PP – Mallard Point12 km208 species
- Calgary – Confederation Park12 km191 species
- Calgary – Weaselhead Natural Area16 km234 species
- Fish Creek PP – Boat Launch16 km197 species
All 184 species recorded here
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- California Gull Larus californicus
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
- Redhead Aythya americana
- Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
- American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
- Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
- American Robin Turdus migratorius
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
- Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
- Canvasback Aythya valisineria
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
- Sora Porzana carolina
- American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida
- Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
- Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
- Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
- Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
- Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
- American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
- White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
- Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
- American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
- American Pipit Anthus rubescens
- Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
- Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
- Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Nelson's Sparrow Ammospiza nelsoni
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
- Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
- Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
- LeConte's Sparrow Ammospiza leconteii
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Cooper's Hawk Astur cooperii
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Short-billed Gull Larus brachyrhynchus
- Pine Siskin Spinus pinus
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Hairy Woodpecker Leuconotopicus villosus
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
- Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata
- Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
- Eastern Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
- Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
- Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis
- White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
- Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula
- Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
- Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi
- Northern Shrike Lanius borealis
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Wood Duck Aix sponsa
- Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
- Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
- Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
- Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
- Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
- Western Wood Pewee Contopus sordidulus
- Brown Creeper Certhia americana
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- American Goshawk Astur atricapillus
- Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
- Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
- Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis
- Purple Martin Progne subis
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
- White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Calgary – Rotary/Mattamy Wetlands?
April–May, July and September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 111 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Calgary – Rotary/Mattamy Wetlands?
184 species, from 73,765 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Calgary – Rotary/Mattamy Wetlands in November?
The most recorded in November: Mallard, Ring-billed Gull, Black-billed Magpie, American Herring Gull and Canada Goose.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.