Uncommon Birds in Manitoba
Our list for Manitoba has 93 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 64 summer visitors, 11 winter visitors, 15 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Manitoba in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 93, most common first
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisSummer visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly May–Sep
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaSummer visitorUncommon28–32 cmRegularly May–Aug
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly May–Sep
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentUncommon100–125 cmRecorded all year
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorSummer visitorUncommon22–24 cmRegularly May–Sep
Greater ScaupAythya marilaSummer visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisSummer visitorUncommon35–43 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosPassage migrantUncommon66–102 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Pacific LoonGavia pacificaPassage migrantUncommon58–74 cmRegularly Jun–Aug
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaSummer visitorUncommon40–50 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
American Black DuckAnas rubripesWinter visitorUncommon54–59 cmRegularly Jun–Mar
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Sep
American AvocetRecurvirostra americanaSummer visitorUncommon43–51 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusSummer visitorUncommon34–44 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiPassage migrantUncommon57–64 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asioWinter visitorUncommon16–25 cmRegularly Sep–May
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Sep–May
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisWinter visitorUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisSummer visitorUncommon16–21 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Blue-headed VireoVireo solitariusSummer visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly May–Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaSummer visitorUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisPassage migrantUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Jun–Dec
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly May–Sep
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