Uncommon Birds in Northwest Territories
Our list for Northwest Territories has 59 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 30 summer visitors, 23 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Northwest Territories in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 59, most common first
Greater ScaupAythya marilaSummer visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly May–Oct
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensPassage migrantUncommon69–84 cmRegularly May–Sep
American Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides dorsalisResidentUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiPassage migrantUncommon53–76 cmRegularly May–Sep
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Aug
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Aug
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicoides arcticusResidentUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Jan
Rock PtarmiganLagopus mutaPassage migrantUncommon34–36 cmRegularly Feb–Aug
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Aug
Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaSummer visitorUncommon12–17 cmRegularly May–Sep
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusPassage migrantUncommon48–58 cmRegularly Jun–Aug
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly May–Sep
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaPassage migrantUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Aug
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusSummer visitorUncommon18–19 cmRegularly May–Aug
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Sep
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaSummer visitorUncommon15–18 cmRegularly May–Sep
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusPassage migrantUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaSummer visitorUncommon24–28 cmRegularly May–Sep
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaSummer visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly May–Aug
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaSummer visitorUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusSummer visitorUncommon19–22 cmRegularly May–Aug
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