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