Birding

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This map contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Alberta.

		Medicine Hat and Redcliff		Wildhorse Area			Dinosaur Provincial Park
		Sauder / Murray Reservoirs		Elkwater / Cypress Hills			Tilley Area
		Pakowki Lake and Etzikom		Chappice and Many Island Lakes			Lake Newell / Kitsim
		Manyberries Area		Sandy Point / Empress			Taber and Purple Springs
		Pinhorn / Onefour		Buffalo / Bindloss			Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park

Click on one of the above links to display and download a PDF file for a selected trail.

Each file contains a description of the trail and a map on a separate page.

The following documents are also available for download:

Complete “Birding Trails of Southeastern Alberta” Guide

Overview

Credits

Bird Checklist

The Bird Checklist booklet is freely available to all at the Nature Centre. Download digital versions of checklist in PDF or Excel   format.

Bird Counts

Spring

• • 2024
  • 2025
  • Historical Data 1985 – 2025  Annual Totals

Christmas

• • 2024
  • 2025
  • Historical Data 1982-2025 (Excel Spreadsheet)
  • General Info and Weather Data 1982-2025 (Excel Spreadsheet)

See Archive for the full history of Spring and Christmas Bird Counts

Note: To open Excel spreadsheets, please use Microsoft Edge or add Office Editing for Docs, Sheets & Slides Extension to Google Chrome.

Sightings

Exciting sightings are published in the Sagebrush Chronicle. Sightings can be e-mailed to Bob Frew .

For help in identifying species, phone the Medicine Hat Interpretive Program Nature Line (403) 529-6225.