Canada Ramsar wetland
Delta Marsh
211 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Shahnoor Habib Munmun · CC BY 3.0
This month here
0 species in January.1 species in February.11 species in March.49 species in April.205 species in May.125 species in June.119 species in July.116 species in August.119 species in September.73 species in October.25 species in November.7 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Summer visitor comes to breed
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- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
211 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 211Speciesrecorded more than once
- 138Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 10ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 6,941Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 247 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 11Raptors
- 3Owls
- 29Waders
- 9Gulls & seabirds
- 28Ducks & geese
- 12Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 99Songbirds
- 19Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 211 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Accipiter striatusAccipiter striatus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Snowy OwlBubo scandiacusVU
Waders29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferusNT
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- WilletTringa semipalmata
- Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaVU
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusNT
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusVU
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaVU
- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- Bartram's SandpiperBartramia longicauda
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Long-billed dowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusNT
- Piping PloverCharadrius melodusNT
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
Gulls & seabirds9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
- Forster's TernSterna forsteri
- American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Common LoonGavia immer
Ducks & geese28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- RedheadAythya americana
- CanvasbackAythya valisineria
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- BuffleheadBucephala albeola
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
- Snow gooseAnser caerulescens
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- American Black DuckAnas rubripes
- White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi
- Ross's GooseAnser rossii
- Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinator
- Green-winged tealAnas carolinensis
Herons, ibises & grebes12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
- American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Clark's GrebeAechmophorus clarkii
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis
Songbirds99 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Agelaius phoeniceusAgelaius phoeniceus
- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- Yellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalus
- Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaNT
- American RobinTurdus migratorius
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
- Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
- American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata
- Grey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
- Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
- Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis
- Toxostoma rufumToxostoma rufum
- Sturnella neglectaSturnella neglecta
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
- American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallida
- Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
- Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
- Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalusNT
- Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
- Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Harris's SparrowZonotrichia querulaNT
- Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- White-crowned sparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
- Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
- Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
- Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
- Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
- White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
- Purple MartinProgne subis
- Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataNT
- Eastern phoebeSayornis phoebe
- Ruby-crowned KingletRegulus calendula
- BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusNT
- Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
- Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
- Warbling VireoVireo gilvus
- Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
- Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia
- Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
- Grey-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus
- Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
- Grass WrenCistothorus platensis
- Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina
- Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
- Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
- Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
- VeeryCatharus fuscescens
- Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapilla
- Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
- Junco hyemalisJunco hyemalis
- Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
- Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica
- Canada warblerCardellina canadensis
- Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinusVU
- Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanea
- Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphia
- Buff-bellied PipitAnthus rubescens
- Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Orchard orioleIcterus spurius
- Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
- Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicus
- LeConte's SparrowAmmospiza leconteii
- Lark SparrowChondestes grammacus
- Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens
- Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fusca
- Brown CreeperCerthia americana
- Nelson's SparrowAmmospiza nelsoni
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Pine SiskinSpinus pinus
- Olive-Sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi
- Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis
- Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
- Say's phoebeSayornis saya
- Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
- American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arborea
- Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus
- House finchHaemorhous mexicanus
Other birds19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- American CootFulica americana
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
- Yellow-shafted FlickerColaptes auratus
- SoraPorzana carolina
- Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
- Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
- Virginia RailRallus limicola
- Sharp-tailed GrouseTympanuchus phasianellus
- Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
- Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
- Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagicaVU
- Black-billed cuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus
- Eastern Whip-poor-willAntrostomus vociferusNT
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan-11°/-21°20 mm
- Feb-9°/-20°16 mm
- Mar0°/-10°34 mm
- Apr11°/-1°38 mm
- May18°/6°78 mm
- Jun24°/13°87 mm
- Jul27°/16°69 mm
- Aug26°/14°59 mm
- Sep20°/8°56 mm
- Oct10°/0°41 mm
- Nov0°/-8°22 mm
- Dec-9°/-17°23 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Delta Marsh.
Marsh in Manitoba, Canada
Delta Marsh is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Canada, 247 m above the sea.
211 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 6,941 open records.
The most recorded are the Mallard, the Gadwall and the Barn swallow.
117 species come for the summer, 16 for the winter and 5 only pass through.
10 are threatened worldwide, including Lesser yellowlegs, Marbled Godwit and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 76 km in a straight lineCar hire at YWG airport (Winnipeg)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 2campsites within 10 km
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- places to stay within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Delta Marsh.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Lakeyas4 lakes within 15 kmLake Merganser0.2 km² · 2.5 kmHigh Bluff Lake0.4 km² · 2.6 kmJohnson Lake0.4 km² · 5.6 kmSioux Pass Lake0.6 km² · 11 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Delta Marsh
Canada
- 86Birdyas Score
- 211Species
- 138Migrants
- 10Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q5254686) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 6,941 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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