Below are some of the many birds that can be found in the Sanctuary.
* indicates birds known to breed in the Sanctuary
Year-Round
Woodpeckers
Downy Woodpecker*
Pileated Woodpecker*
Hairy Woodpecker*
Northern Flicker
Birds of Prey
Northern Hawk Owl by David A Mitchell CC BY 2.0
Northern Saw-whet Owl*
Merlin by David A Mitchell CC BY 2.0
Great Grey Owl
Barred Owl
Snowy Owl
Great-horned Owl*
Northern Goshawk by Jevgenijs Slihto CC BY 2.0
Jays & Crows
Gray Jay
Black-billed Magpie
Blue Jay
Common Raven
Grouse & Pheasants
Ruffed Grouse
Sharp-tailed Grouse by David A Mitchell CC BY 2.0
Ring-necked Pheasant*
Songbirds
Black-capped Chickadee*
Bohemian Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing*
Red-breasted Nuthatch*
White-breasted Nuthatch*
Common Redpoll
Evening Grosbeak
Purple Finch* by Linda Tanner CC BY-2.0
White-winged Crossbill by Scott Heron CC BY-SA 2.0
Snow Bunting by Francesco Veronesi CC BY-SA 2.0
Pine Grosbeak by Ron Knight CC BY 2.0
Brown Creeper by David A Mitchell CC BY 2.0
Boreal Chickadee* by David A Mitchell CC BY 2.0
Red Crossbill by Sam May CC BY 2.0
Pine Siskin by David A Mitchell CC BY 2.0
Summer
Waterfowl
Northern Shoveler
Common Loon
Canada Goose
Mallard
American Wigeon by David A Mitchell CC BY 2.0
Blue-winged Teal by David A Mitchell CC BY 2.0
Canvasback by David A Mitchell CC BY 2.0
Green-winged Teal by David A Mitchell CC BY 2.0
Horned Grebe by David A Mitchell CC BY 2.0
Lesser Scaup by David A Mitchell CC BY 2.0
Ruddy Duck by David A Mitchell CC BY 2.0
Bufflehead by Becky Matsubara CC BY 2.0
Cinnamon Teal by David A Mitchell CC BY 2.0
Common Goldeneye by David A Mitchell CC BY 2.0
Shorebirds
Common Snipe
Killdeer
Great Blue Heron
Spotted Sandpiper by David A Mitchell CC BY 2.0
Solitary Sandpiper by David A Mitchell CC BY 2.0
Sora
Birds of Prey
Bald Eagle
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Songbirds
American Robin
Baltimore Oriole
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Yellowthroat
Mountain Bluebird
Red-winged Blackbird
Tree Swallow
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Barn Swallow by David A Mitchell CC BY 2.0
Belted Kingfisher by David A Mitchell CC BY 2.0
Chipping Sparrow by David A Mitchell CC BY 2.0
Eastern Kingbird by David A Mitchell CC BY 2.0
European Starling by David A Mitchell CC BY 2.0
Golden-crowned Kinglet by David A Mitchell CC BY 2.0
House Wren by David A Mitchell CC BY 2.0
Least Flycatcher by David A Mitchell CC BY 2.0
White-crowned Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Song Sparrow by David A Mitchell CC BY 2.0
Purple Martin
Palm Warbler
Le Conte’s Sparrow by Ben Cvengros CC BY 2.0
Fox Sparrow by Fyn Kynd CC BY 2.0
Clay-coloured Sparrow
Bank Swallow by Sam May CC BY 2.0
American Goldfinch by David A Mitchell CC BY 2.0
Spring/Fall Migrants
American Tree Sparrow by David A Mitchell CC BY 2.0
Clark’s Nutcracker by Jason Popesku CC BY-SA 2.0
Harris’s Sparrow by Robert Nunnally CC BY 2.0
Long-billed Dowitcher by Becky Matsubara CC BY 2.0
Northern Rough-winged Swallow by David A Mitchell CC BY 2.0
Northern Shrike by David A Mitchell CC BY 2.0
Tundra Swan
The Clifford E. Lee Nature Sanctuary is a protected area in Parkland County with four hiking trails that are perfect for all ages to enjoy wildlife watching.
