Bird AlbumCanada · British Columbia
Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve
176 species and 72,220 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–June and August–October, with up to 102 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Spotted TowheePipilo maculatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
American WigeonMareca americana
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
BuffleheadBucephala albeola
Anna's HummingbirdCalypte anna
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
Golden-crowned SparrowZonotrichia atricapilla
Glaucous-winged GullLarus glaucescens84 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 176 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Abbotsford – Willband Creek Park17 km187 species
- Langley – Brydon Lagoon46 km182 species
- Coquitlam—ƛ̓éx t m (tla-hut-um) Regional Park57 km223 species
- Blackie Spit61 km244 species
- Burnaby Lake – Piper Spit67 km193 species
- North Vancouver – Maplewood Flats Conservation Area73 km239 species
All 176 species recorded here
- Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
- Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
- House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
- American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
- Wood Duck Aix sponsa
- American Robin Turdus migratorius
- Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
- Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
- White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
- Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
- Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
- Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
- Hairy Woodpecker Leuconotopicus villosus
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Red Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
- Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
- White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
- Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Brown Creeper Certhia americana
- Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
- Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
- Pine Siskin Spinus pinus
- Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
- Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
- Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- American Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Pacific Wren Troglodytes pacificus
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
- Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
- Western Wood Pewee Contopus sordidulus
- Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
- Eastern Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
- Cooper's Hawk Astur cooperii
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
- Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata
- Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Black-throated Grey Warbler Setophaga nigrescens
- Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
- Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Western Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis
- Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockiorum
- Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
- Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
- Short-billed Gull Larus brachyrhynchus
- Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
- Evening Grosbeak Hesperiphona vespertina
- Canvasback Aythya valisineria
- American Pipit Anthus rubescens
- Redhead Aythya americana
- Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
- Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
- Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii
- Barred Owl Strix varia
- Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena
- Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus
- Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
- Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- MacGillivray's Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei
- American Black Swift Cypseloides niger
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus
- Cassin's Vireo Vireo cassinii
- Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
- California Gull Larus californicus
- Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
- Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Western Screech Owl Megascops kennicottii
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
- Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
- Northern Shrike Lanius borealis
- Mountain Pygmy Owl Glaucidium gnoma
- Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus
- American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Hutton's Vireo Vireo huttoni
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla
- Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
- Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- American Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri
- Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis
- Purple Martin Progne subis
- Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve?
April–June and August–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 102 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve?
176 species, from 72,220 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve in November?
The most recorded in November: Spotted Towhee, Mallard, Black-capped Chickadee, Dark-eyed Junco and American Wigeon.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.