Birds to See in British Columbia in March
119 bird species on our list for British Columbia are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are American Robin, American Crow, Song Sparrow, Northern Flicker and Mallard. New this month: Yellow-rumped Warbler, Say's Phoebe, Horned Lark and Whimbrel and 4 more.
On the move in March
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At their peak
From British Columbia’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 119 birds in March
119 birds
American RobinTurdus migratoriusResidentCommon20–28 cmRecorded all year · 3.92% in Mar
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosResidentCommon41–53 cmRecorded all year · 3.80% in Mar
Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaResidentCommon12–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.51% in Mar
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 3.26% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.14% in Mar
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 2.77% in Mar
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusResidentCommon70–102 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.41% in Mar
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusResidentCommon17–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Mar
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Mar
Pine SiskinSpinus pinusResidentCommon11–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Mar
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasResidentCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.11% in Mar
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisResidentCommon45–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Mar
Varied ThrushIxoreus naeviusWinter visitorCommon20–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Mar
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensResidentCommon14–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Mar
Pacific WrenTroglodytes pacificusResidentCommon8–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Mar
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusWinter visitorCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Mar
Fox SparrowPasserella iliacaWinter visitorCommon15–19 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.85% in Mar
Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendulaResidentCommon9–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Mar
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrysResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.70% in Mar
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Mar
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Mar
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataWinter visitorCommon48–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Mar
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Mar
Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinatorWinter visitorCommon139–157 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Mar
Wood DuckAix sponsaResidentCommon47–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Mar
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorCommon31–38 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.48% in Mar
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.48% in Mar
Turkey VultureCathartes auraSummer visitorCommon62–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Mar
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.45% in Mar
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusResidentCommon18–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Mar
Common LoonGavia immerResidentCommon66–91 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Mar
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustrisResidentUncommon10–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Mar
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentCommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Mar
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Mar
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaWinter visitorCommon40–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Mar
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisResidentCommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Mar
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Mar
Red-breasted SapsuckerSphyrapicus ruberResidentUncommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Mar
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglectaSummer visitorUncommon16–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Mar
MerlinFalco columbariusResidentUncommon24–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.21% in Mar
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianusWinter visitorUncommon53–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Mar
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorUncommon55–66 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.19% in Mar
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.19% in Mar
Mountain BluebirdSialia currucoidesSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.18% in Mar
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesWinter visitorUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.18% in Mar
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentUncommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Mar
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaSummer visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Mar
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.16% in Mar
Say's PhoebeSayornis sayaSummer visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.15% in Mar
Pacific LoonGavia pacificaWinter visitorUncommon58–74 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Mar
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensWinter visitorCommon69–84 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.15% in Mar
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Mar
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiWinter visitorCommon53–76 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.14% in Mar
Barred OwlStrix variaResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Mar
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.13% in Mar
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentUncommon46–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Mar
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Mar
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusWinter visitorUncommon24–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Mar
Virginia RailRallus limicolaResidentUncommon20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Mar
Blue JayCyanocitta cristataResidentUncommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Mar
Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaResidentUncommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Mar
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.08% in Mar
Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensisResidentUncommon80–122 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Mar
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorUncommon53–69 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Mar
Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellusResidentUncommon41–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Mar
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorUncommon46–59 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.06% in Mar
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.05% in Mar
White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisResidentUncommon35–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiaSummer visitorUncommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicusWinter visitorUncommon17–21 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.05% in Mar
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosResidentUncommon66–102 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxWinter visitorUncommon58–65 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.05% in Mar
Northern Pygmy-owlGlaucidium gnomaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentRare100–125 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Mar
American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arboreaWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.04% in Mar
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisWinter visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Mar
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatusSummer visitorUncommon14–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Mar
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.03% in Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentUncommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Mar
American BitternBotaurus lentiginosusResidentRare58–85 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Mar
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in Mar
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Mar
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in Mar
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaPassage migrantRare37–41 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.02% in Mar
American Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides dorsalisResidentRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
Western Screech-owlMegascops kennicottiiResidentRare19–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Mar
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreusWinter visitorRare62–68 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Mar
ChukarAlectoris chukarResidentRare32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaResidentRare40–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorRare16–18 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 0.01% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorRare40–47 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisResidentUncommon28–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisSummer visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.01% in Mar
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.01% in Mar
Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgianaResidentRare12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicusPassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Mar
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosSummer visitorRare21–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.01% in Mar
Boreal OwlAegolius funereusSummer visitorRare21–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.01% in Mar
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicoides arcticusResidentRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Mar
Williamson's SapsuckerSphyrapicus thyroideusSummer visitorRare21–25 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.00% in Mar
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataWinter visitorRare41–49 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.00% in Mar
Snowy OwlBubo scandiacusWinter visitorRare52–71 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.00% in Mar
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorRare45–50 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.00% in Mar
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixSummer visitorRare28–32 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.00% in Mar
WilletTringa semipalmataPassage migrantRare33–41 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.00% in Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Mar
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made