Birds to See in Northwest Territories in June
123 bird species on our list for Northwest Territories are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are American Robin, Common Raven, Yellow-rumped Warbler, White-crowned Sparrow and Chipping Sparrow. New this month: Common Redpoll, Swainson's Thrush, Alder Flycatcher and Cedar Waxwing and 21 more.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
At their peak
American RobinBusiest month of the year · Apr–Nov
Yellow-rumped WarblerBusiest month of the year · May–Sep
White-crowned SparrowBusiest month of the year · May–Oct
Chipping SparrowBusiest month of the year · May–Sep
Northern Yellow WarblerBusiest month of the year · May–Sep
Tennessee WarblerBusiest month of the year · May–Sep
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 123 birds in June
123 birds
- American RobinTurdus migratoriusSummer visitorCommon20–28 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 3.56% in Jun
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.97% in Jun- Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 2.86% in Jun
- White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrysSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly May–Oct · 2.84% in Jun
- Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 2.83% in Jun
- Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestivaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Sep · 2.60% in Jun
- Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaSummer visitorCommon10–13 cmRegularly May–Sep · 2.33% in Jun
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusPassage migrantCommon16–20 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 2.01% in Jun
Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolniiSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.99% in Jun
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumPassage migrantCommon13–17 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 1.82% in Jun
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.77% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.54% in Jun
Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celataSummer visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.45% in Jun
Eurasian TealAnas creccaSummer visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.41% in Jun
Fox SparrowPasserella iliacaSummer visitorCommon15–19 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.28% in Jun
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesSummer visitorCommon23–27 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.28% in Jun
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianusSummer visitorCommon53–65 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.25% in Jun
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiaSummer visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.19% in Jun
Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendulaSummer visitorCommon9–11 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.19% in Jun
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.18% in Jun
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusSummer visitorCommon17–23 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.06% in Jun
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.04% in Jun
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaSummer visitorCommon40–50 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.04% in Jun
Northern PintailAnas acutaSummer visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.04% in Jun
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusSummer visitorCommon70–102 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.91% in Jun
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon41–53 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.88% in Jun
Common LoonGavia immerSummer visitorCommon66–91 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.86% in Jun
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusSummer visitorCommon31–38 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.86% in Jun
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisSummer visitorCommon43–54 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.84% in Jun
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusSummer visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.83% in Jun
Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensisSummer visitorCommon80–122 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.83% in Jun
American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arboreaSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.80% in Jun
Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgianaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.79% in Jun
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatusSummer visitorCommon14–18 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.77% in Jun
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusSummer visitorCommon120–150 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.77% in Jun
Pacific LoonGavia pacificaSummer visitorCommon58–74 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.71% in Jun
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorCommon33–39 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.69% in Jun
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.69% in Jun
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreusSummer visitorCommon62–68 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.58% in Jun
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataSummer visitorCommon48–60 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.57% in Jun
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisSummer visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.57% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.56% in Jun
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaPassage migrantCommon12–15 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.51% in Jun
Greater ScaupAythya marilaSummer visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.50% in Jun
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataSummer visitorCommon53–69 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.49% in Jun
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorSummer visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.45% in Jun
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.45% in Jun
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarumSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.43% in Jun
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.42% in Jun
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.40% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jun
Common MerganserMergus merganserSummer visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.35% in Jun
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusPassage migrantUncommon48–58 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.35% in Jun
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaPassage migrantUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.34% in Jun
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicusSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.34% in Jun
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaSummer visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.34% in Jun
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusSummer visitorUncommon18–19 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.34% in Jun
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.33% in Jun
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusPassage migrantUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.30% in Jun
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsSummer visitorCommon64–81 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.30% in Jun
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.30% in Jun
Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaSummer visitorUncommon12–17 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.28% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.27% in Jun
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.26% in Jun
MerlinFalco columbariusSummer visitorCommon24–33 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.26% in Jun
Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallidaSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.25% in Jun
Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.24% in Jun
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusSummer visitorUncommon19–22 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.24% in Jun
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.23% in Jun
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaSummer visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.22% in Jun
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.22% in Jun
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.21% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.19% in Jun
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisSummer visitorCommon45–65 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.19% in Jun
Blue-headed VireoVireo solitariusSummer visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.18% in Jun
Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorumPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.18% in Jun
GadwallMareca streperaSummer visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.18% in Jun
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaSummer visitorUncommon24–28 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.17% in Jun
Pine SiskinSpinus pinusResidentUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.15% in Jun
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.15% in Jun
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventrisPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jun · 0.15% in Jun
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.15% in Jun
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusPassage migrantUncommon18–22 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.14% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.12% in Jun
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsSummer visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.11% in Jun
Varied ThrushIxoreus naeviusPassage migrantUncommon20–26 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.11% in Jun
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesPassage migrantCommon52–60 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.11% in Jun
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusWinter visitorCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jun
Sabine's GullXema sabiniPassage migrantUncommon27–33 cmRegularly Jun · 0.10% in Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusSummer visitorCommon34–58 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.10% in Jun
Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castaneaPassage migrantUncommon14–14 cmRegularly Jun · 0.09% in Jun
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisSummer visitorUncommon35–43 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.09% in Jun
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.08% in Jun
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusSummer visitorCommon46–63 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.08% in Jun
Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellusWinter visitorCommon41–50 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.08% in Jun
Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinatorSummer visitorUncommon139–157 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.08% in Jun
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisSummer visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.07% in Jun
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaSummer visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.07% in Jun
Say's PhoebeSayornis sayaSummer visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.07% in Jun
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Jun · 0.06% in Jun
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusSummer visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.06% in Jun
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Jun · 0.06% in Jun
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiPassage migrantUncommon53–76 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.06% in Jun
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusSummer visitorCommon46–59 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.06% in Jun
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustrisSummer visitorUncommon10–14 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.06% in Jun
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.06% in Jun
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.05% in Jun
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosPassage migrantUncommon66–102 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.05% in Jun
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.05% in Jun
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanSummer visitorUncommon32–36 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.05% in Jun
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.05% in Jun
American Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides dorsalisResidentUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.04% in Jun
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicoides arcticusResidentUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.04% in Jun
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensPassage migrantUncommon69–84 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.04% in Jun
Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicusPassage migrantRare11–13 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.03% in Jun
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusSummer visitorCommon24–34 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.03% in Jun
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentUncommon50–71 cmRegularly Jun · 0.03% in Jun
Rock PtarmiganLagopus mutaPassage migrantUncommon34–36 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.03% in Jun
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisPassage migrantRare28–34 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.02% in Jun
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.02% in Jun
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusSummer visitorUncommon23–32 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.02% in Jun
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantRare15–16 cmRegularly Jun · 0.01% in Jun
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusPassage migrantRare34–44 cmRegularly Jun · 0.01% in Jun
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