Best Birding Spots

Birding Locations

Birding Locations Calgary's Birding Hotspot Maps Nature Calgary and TD Friends of the Environment are pleased to offer these complimentary maps to help you explore and learn about Calgary's best and most unique birding hotspots.

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Explore Canada's top birding spots—from prairies to the boreal forest, each unique. Discover the best locations for birdwatching in Canada here!

The top spots include Beaverhill Bird Observatory, Calgary - Carburn Park, Calgary - Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Frank Lake - NW lookout/blind/outflow, Beaverhill Lake. Each offers unique habitats and species — check individual location pages for detailed species lists and visitor tips. When is the best time to go birding in Alberta?

Birdwatchers' 15 favorite birding destinations in the U.S. and Canada

In 2002, to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Birder's World magazine (now known as BirdWatching), we asked our readers to share their favorite birding hotspots. We have been describing birding hotspots since our first issue in 1987 (Washington's Skagit River Flats was our first), and the truth is that we'll never run out of places to ...

Here are some of Canada's best birding destinations, from coast to coast to coast. 462 species have been recorded here. You can watch birds of prey soaring in the skies, seabirds diving into the oceans, songbirds flitting about the forests or waterbirds swimming and splashing in our many lakes and wetlands.