Porcupine Lake Checklist of birds
UPDATED - May 2024
195 Species observed at Porcupine Lake between 2014 and 2024
Last additions: Willet (8 May 2022), Red Phalarope (11 Oct. 2023), Summer Tanager (26 May 2024)
Legend
ABUNDANCE: Frequency of observation in the Timmins area.
A: Abundant: Can be found easily almost daily in the right season and habitat.
C: Common: Can be observed regularly when visiting suitable habitat in the right season.
U: Uncommon: Can be observed each year during the right season, with sufficient effort in suitable habitat. In some cases, can be difficult to find due to their secretive nature.
R: Rare: Observed rarely, roughly every 1 to 3 years, with effort in appropriate habitat and season.
VR: Very Rare: Not to be expected in our area but have been documented on rare occasion(s).
I: Irregular/Irruptive: Numbers can vary each year depending on factors like cycles in natural food availability.
OBRC: Species on the Ontario Bird Records Committee's Central Review List. Please send details to OBRC when this species is observed in the area. (See Ontario Field Ornithologists website for OBRC Submission Form: http://www.ofo.ca/site/Obrcreport )
SEASONAL OCCURRENCE: During which season am I most likely to see this species?
M: Migration: Observed during spring and fall migration, does not breed in our area.
(e.g., Tundra Swan, Dunlin, Rough-legged Hawk, Fox Sparrow)
B: Breeding: Breeding range includes our area (may not specifically breed at Porcupine Lake, but in the general Timmins area), can also be observed during spring, summer, and fall. (e.g., Northern Flicker, Cape May Warbler, Winter Wren)
Z: Resident: Present in the area all year long and breeds in the area (e.g., Black-capped Chickadee, Black-backed Woodpecker, Common Raven)
W: Winter: Observed mostly in winter or during fall-winter-spring (e.g., Gyrfalcon, Northern Shrike, Common Redpolls, Bohemian Waxwing)
X: Out of range/Accidental: Distribution range of this species does not include our area; vagrants (e.g., Summer Tanager, Yellow-headed Blackbird) or species slightly north of their regular range but still occasionally observed (e.g., House Wren, Northern Mockingbird)
Note: When out birdwatching, please remember that the well-being of birds is always the highest priority. Do not share location of sensitive species, nesting birds and resting owls. Contribute to knowledge on local birds by submitting your observations to ebird.org
WATERFOWL
1. Brant (R-M)
2. Cackling Goose (R-M)
3. Canada Goose (A-B)
4. Mute Swan (VR/OBRC-X)
5. Trumpeter Swan (U-B)
6. Tundra Swan (U-M)
7. Wood Duck (U-B)
8. Blue-winged Teal (C-B)
9. Northern Shoveler (C-B)
10. Gadwall (U-M)
11. Eurasian Wigeon (VR/OBRC-X)
12. American Wigeon (C-B)
13. Mallard (A-B)
14. American Black Duck (U-B)
15. Northern Pintail (U-M)
16. Green-winged Teal (C-B)
17. Canvasback (R-M)
18. Redhead (U-M)
19. Ring-necked Duck (C-B)
20. Greater Scaup (U-M)
21. Lesser Scaup (C-B)
22. Surf Scoter (R-M)
23. White-winged Scoter (U-M)
24. Black Scoter (R-M)
25. Long-tailed Duck (U-M)
26. Bufflehead (C-B)
27. Common Goldeneye (A-B)
28. Hooded Merganser (C-B)
29. Common Merganser (C-B)
30. Red-breasted Merganser (U-M)
31. Ruddy Duck (R-X)
GROUSE
32. Ruffed Grouse (C-Z)
GREBES
33. Pied-billed Grebe (U-B)
34. Horned Grebe (R-M)
35. Red-necked Grebe (U-B)
PIGEONS AND DOVES
36. Rock Pigeon (C-Z)
37. Mourning Dove (C-BZ)
CUCKOOS
38. Black-billed Cuckoo (U-X)
NIGHTJARS
39. Common Nighthawk (C-B)
HUMMINGBIRDS
40. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (C-B)
RAILS AND ALLIES
41. Virginia Rail (U-B)
42. Sora (U-B)
43. American Coot (U-B)
CRANES
44. Sandhill Crane (C-B)
SHOREBIRDS
45. American Golden-Plover (U-M)
46. Black-bellied Plover (U-M)
47. Semipalmated Plover (U-M)
48. Killdeer (C-B)
49. Marbled Godwit (VR-M)
50. Ruddy Turnstone (U-M)
51. Red Knot (VR-M)
52. Stilt Sandpiper (R-M)
53. Sanderling (R-M)
54. Dunlin (U-M)
55. Baird's Sandpiper (R-M)
56. Least Sandpiper (U-M)
57. White-rumped Sandpiper (R-M)
58. Pectoral Sandpiper (U-M)
59. Semipalmated Sandpiper (U-M)
60. Short-billed Dowitcher (U-M)
61. American Woodcock (C-B)
62. Wilson's Snipe (C-B)
63. Red Phalarope (VR-OBRC)
64.. Spotted Sandpiper (C-B)
65. Greater Yellowlegs (C-M)
66. Willet (VR-X)
67. Lesser Yellowlegs (U-M)
GULLS AND TERNS
68. Bonaparte's Gull (C-B)
69.. Laughing Gull (VR/OBRC-X)
70. Franklin's Gull (VR-X)
71. Ring-billed Gull (C-B)
72. Herring Gull (C-B)
73. Iceland Gull (R-M)
7$. Lesser Black-backed Gull (R-M)
75. Glaucous Gull (U-M)
76. Great Black-backed Gull (U-M)
77. Caspian Tern (R-M)
78. Black Tern (R-B)
79. Common Tern (U-B)
LOONS
80. Common Loon (C-B)
CORMORANTS
81. Double-crested Cormorant (C-B)
HERONS AND ALLIES
82. American Bittern (U-B)
83. Great Blue Heron (C-B)
VULTURES, OSPREY, HAWKS, EAGLES
84. Turkey Vulture (C-B)
85. Osprey (U-B)
86. Northern Harrier (C-B)
87. Sharp-shinned Hawk (C-B)
88. Bald Eagle (C-Z)
89. Broad-winged Hawk (C-B)
90. Red-tailed Hawk (U-B)
91. Rough-legged Hawk (C-M)
92. Golden Eagle (R-M)
OWLS
93. Snowy Owl (U-Winter)
94. Long-eared Owl (R-M)
95. Short-eared Owl (R-M)
KINGFISHERS
96. Belted Kingfisher (C-B)
WOODPECKERS
97. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (C-B)
98. Downy Woodpecker (C-Z)
99. Hairy Woodpecker (C-Z)
100. Northern Flicker (C-B)
101. Pileated Woodpecker (C-Z)
FALCONS
102. American Kestrel (C-B)
103. Merlin (C-B)
104. Peregrine Falcon (U-B)
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS
105. Olive-sided Flycatcher (U-B)
106. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (U-B)
107. Alder Flycatcher (C-B)
108. Least Flycatcher (C-B)
109. Eastern Phoebe (R-X)
110. Eastern Kingbird (U-B)
VIREOS
111. Blue-headed Vireo (C-B)
112. Philadelphia Vireo (C-B)
113. Red-eyed Vireo (A-B)
JAYS, CROWS, AND RAVENS
114. Canada Jay (C-Z)
115. Blue Jay (C-Z)
116. American Crow (A-BZ)
117. Common Raven (C-Z)
LARKS
118. Horned Lark (U-M)
SWALLOWS
119. Bank Swallow (U-B)
120. Tree Swallow (C-B)
121. Barn Swallow (C-B)
122. Cliff Swallow (C-B)
CHICKADEES
123. Black-capped Chickadee (A-Z)
NUTHATCHES
124. Red-breasted Nuthatch (C-Z)
CREEPERS
125. Brown Creeper (C-Z)
WRENS
126. Winter Wren (C-B)
KINGLETS
127. Golden-crowned Kinglet (C-B)
128. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (C-B)
OLD WORLD FLYCATCHERS
129. Northern Wheatear (VR/OBRC-X)
THRUSHES
130. Eastern Bluebird (U-B)
131. Veery (C-B)
132. Swainson's Thrush (C-B)
133. Hermit Thrush (C-B)
134. American Robin (A-B)
CATBIRDS, MOCKINGBIRDS
135. Gray Catbird (U-XB?)
136. Northern Mockingbird (R-X)
STARLINGS
137. European Starling (A-Z)
WAXWINGS
138. Bohemian Waxwing (U/I - W)
139. Cedar Waxwing (C-B)
OLD WORLD SPARROWS
140. House Sparrow (U-Z)
PIPITS
141. American Pipit (U-M)
FINCHES AND ALLIES
142. Evening Grosbeak (C/I-Z)
143. Pine Grosbeak (C-W)
144. Purple Finch (C-B)
145. Common Redpoll (C/I-W)
146. White-winged Crossbill (C/I-B)
147. Pine Siskin (C/I-B)
148. American Goldfinch (C-B)
LONGSPURS AND SNOW BUNTINGS
149. Lapland Longspur (U-M)
150. Snow Bunting (U-M/W)
NEW WORLD SPARROWS
151. Chipping Sparrow (A-B)
152. Clay Colored Sparrow (U-B)
153. Fox Sparrow (U-M)
154. American Tree Sparrow (C-M)
155. Dark-eyed Junco (C-B)
156. White-crowned Sparrow (C-M)
157. White-throated Sparrow (C-B)
158. Savannah Sparrow (A-B)
159. Song Sparrow (A-B)
160. Lincoln's Sparrow (C-B)
161. Swamp Sparrow (C-B)
BLACKBIRDS
162. Yellow-headed Blackbird (R-X)
163. Bobolink (U-B)
164. Red-winged Blackbird (A-B)
165. Brown-headed Cowbird (U-B)
166. Rusty Blackbird (U-B)
167. Common Grackle (C-B)
WARBLERS
168. Ovenbird (C-B)
169. Northern Waterthrush (U-B)
170. Black-and-white Warbler (C-B)
171. Tennessee Warbler (C-B)
172. Orange-crowned Warbler (U-M)
173. Nashville Warbler (C-B)
174. Connecticut Warbler (R-B)
175. Mourning Warbler (C-B)
176. Common Yellowthroat (A-B)
177. American Redstart (A-B)
178. Cape May Warbler (C-B)
179. Northern Parula (C-B)
180. Magnolia Warbler (C-B)
181. Bay-breasted Warbler (C-B)
182. Blackburnian Warbler (C-B)
183. Yellow Warbler (C-B)
184. Chestnut-sided Warbler (C-B)
185. Blackpoll Warbler (U-M)
186. Black-throated Blue Warbler (U-B)
187. Palm Warbler (C-B)
188. Yellow-rumped Warbler (C-B)
189. Black-throated Green Warbler (U-B)
190. Canada Warbler (U-B)
191. Wilson's Warbler (U-B)
CARDINALS AND ALLIES
192. Summer Tanager (VR - OBRC)
193. Scarlet Tanager (R-X)
194. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (U-B)
195. Dickcissel (VR/OBRC-X)
* If you observe a bird at Porcupine Lake that is not on this list, please feel free to contact me with documentation (date, location, photo).
* If you observe a bird with the label OBRC, please submit documentation to the Ontario Field Ornithologists' Ontario Bird Records Committee: http://www.ofo.ca/site/Obrcreport
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