Birds of Alberta
Winter Residents:
Order Falconiformes
Hawks and Eagles (Family Accipitridae)
- Rough-legged Hawk
Falcons (Family Falconidae):
- Gyrfalcon
Order Strigiformes
Owls (Family Strigidae)
- Snowy Owl
Order Passeriformes
(The most numerous of all the orders of birds)
Shrikes (Family Laniidae)
- Northern Shrike
Sparrows (Family Emberizidae)
- Snow Bunting
Finches (Family Fringillidae)
- Common Redpoll
- Hoary Redpoll