Carburn Park is a great place to find warblers and other songbirds during fall migration. Many species that pass through in the fall are not seen in Calgary in spring and summer, or seen in very small numbers. For many species of warbler the peak of migration is in mid-August. Some of the later-migrating warblers will continue to move through until late September (or much later in the case of Yellow-rumped Warblers).

Currently our native sparrows are beginning to migrate through the area.

Tony LePrieur photographed these birds on a visit to Carburn Park on August 23, 2015. Some of the ID’s are tricky so please correct me if I’m mistaken! -Bob Lefebvre

Northern Waterthrush ([exif id=”14667″])

Warbling Vireo ([exif id=”14662″])

American Redstart ([exif id=”14663″])

Yellow Warbler ([exif id=”14668″])

Philadelphia Vireo ([exif id=”14666″])

Empidonax Flycatcher species, probably Least Flycatcher ([exif id=”14664″])

House Wren ([exif id=”14665″])