Canada · Alberta
Weed Lake – South Viewpoint
176 species and 79,988 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May and July–September, with up to 113 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Northern PintailAnas acuta
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
American WigeonMareca americana
Northern RavenCorvus corax
Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
GadwallMareca strepera
BuffleheadBucephala albeolaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Calgary – Rotary/Mattamy Wetlands20 km184 species
- Fish Creek PP – Mallard Point25 km208 species
- Calgary – Inglewood Bird Sanctuary25 km277 species
- Calgary – Carburn Park26 km242 species
- Fish Creek PP – Boat Launch27 km197 species
- Calgary – Confederation Park32 km191 species
All 176 species recorded here
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
- Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
- Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Redhead Aythya americana
- Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia
- California Gull Larus californicus
- American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
- Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Canvasback Aythya valisineria
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
- Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
- Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis
- Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Nelson's Sparrow Ammospiza nelsoni
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
- American Pipit Anthus rubescens
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- American Robin Turdus migratorius
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
- Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
- Purple Martin Progne subis
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
- Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
- Snowy Plover Anarhynchus nivosus
- Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
- Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
- LeConte's Sparrow Ammospiza leconteii
- Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
- Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
- Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus
- Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
- American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea
- Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
- Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
- Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
- House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
- Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
- Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
- Northern Shrike Lanius borealis
- Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii
- Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
- Cooper's Hawk Astur cooperii
- American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
- Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
- White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
- Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
- Wood Duck Aix sponsa
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Pine Siskin Spinus pinus
- Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis
- Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
- Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
- Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
- Ross's Goose Anser rossii
- Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
- Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis
- American Goshawk Astur atricapillus
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Weed Lake – South Viewpoint?
May and July–September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 113 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Weed Lake – South Viewpoint?
176 species, from 79,988 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Weed Lake – South Viewpoint in November?
The most recorded in November: Northern Pintail, Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Black-billed Magpie and Ring-billed Gull.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.