Birds to See in Northwest Territories in January
11 bird species on our list for Northwest Territories are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Common Raven, Common Redpoll, House Sparrow, Hairy Woodpecker and Bohemian Waxwing. New this month: Great Horned Owl, Evening Grosbeak and Black-backed Woodpecker.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Northwest Territories’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 11 birds in January
11 birds
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 22.81% in Jan
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 12.55% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 4.09% in Jan
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusWinter visitorCommon18–26 cmRegularly Aug–May · 3.52% in Jan
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusWinter visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 2.47% in Jan
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensResidentCommon14–18 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.43% in Jan
Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.76% in Jan
Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellusWinter visitorCommon41–50 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.76% in Jan
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicoides arcticusResidentUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.38% in Jan
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusSummer visitorCommon46–63 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.38% in Jan
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusWinter visitorCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jan
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Redpoll 12–14 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Downy Woodpecker 14–18 cm
- Evening Grosbeak 16–22 cm
- Bohemian Waxwing 19–23 cm
- Hairy Woodpecker 18–26 cm
- Black-backed Woodpecker 21–24 cm
- Pileated Woodpecker 40–49 cm
- Ruffed Grouse 41–50 cm
- Great Horned Owl 46–63 cm
- Common Raven 54–67 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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