Birds to See in Nunavut in July
68 bird species on our list for Nunavut are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Lapland Longspur, Glaucous Gull, Snow Bunting, Common Raven and Cackling Goose. New this month: Whimbrel, American Black Duck, Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Hudsonian Godwit and 1 more.
On the move in July
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At their peak
From Nunavut’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 68 birds in July
68 birds
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicusSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 5.25% in Jul
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreusSummer visitorCommon62–68 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 5.09% in Jul
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisSummer visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 4.78% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.76% in Jul
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiSummer visitorCommon53–76 cmRegularly May–Sep · 3.53% in Jul
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 3.50% in Jul
Pacific LoonGavia pacificaPassage migrantCommon58–74 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 3.33% in Jul
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisSummer visitorCommon16–20 cmRegularly May–Sep · 3.33% in Jul
King EiderSomateria spectabilisSummer visitorCommon46–64 cmRegularly May–Oct · 3.03% in Jul
EiderSomateria mollissimaSummer visitorCommon50–71 cmRegularly May–Dec · 2.98% in Jul
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisSummer visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly May–Oct · 2.97% in Jul
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaPassage migrantCommon33–39 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 2.66% in Jul
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusPassage migrantCommon48–58 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 2.49% in Jul
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaPassage migrantCommon24–28 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 2.45% in Jul
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataPassage migrantCommon53–69 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 2.45% in Jul
Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensisSummer visitorCommon80–122 cmRegularly May–Sep · 2.38% in Jul
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsSummer visitorCommon64–81 cmRegularly May–Sep · 2.20% in Jul
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Aug · 2.18% in Jul
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianusSummer visitorCommon53–65 cmRegularly May–Dec · 2.05% in Jul
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.90% in Jul
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusSummer visitorCommon120–150 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.87% in Jul
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantCommon41–46 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 1.84% in Jul
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensSummer visitorCommon69–84 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.72% in Jul
Northern PintailAnas acutaSummer visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.70% in Jul
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrysSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.51% in Jul
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantCommon18–19 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 1.49% in Jul
Sabine's GullXema sabiniPassage migrantCommon27–33 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 1.47% in Jul
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusPassage migrantCommon18–23 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 1.38% in Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.18% in Jul
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesSummer visitorCommon52–60 cmRegularly May–Dec · 1.15% in Jul
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantCommon27–30 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.89% in Jul
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusSummer visitorCommon46–59 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.86% in Jul
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.79% in Jul
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantCommon19–23 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.78% in Jul
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusPassage migrantCommon20–22 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.75% in Jul
American RobinTurdus migratoriusPassage migrantCommon20–28 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.62% in Jul
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.60% in Jul
Brent GooseBranta berniclaSummer visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.56% in Jul
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.52% in Jul
Rock PtarmiganLagopus mutaSummer visitorCommon34–36 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.49% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.48% in Jul
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantCommon16–22 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.39% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusSummer visitorCommon34–58 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.37% in Jul
Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestivaPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Jun–Jul · 0.34% in Jul
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusResidentUncommon70–102 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.33% in Jul
Common LoonGavia immerPassage migrantCommon66–91 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.33% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul · 0.31% in Jul
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesPassage migrantUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Jun–Jul · 0.29% in Jul
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantCommon52–58 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.29% in Jul
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisScarceUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul · 0.26% in Jul
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaPassage migrantUncommon29–40 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.21% in Jul
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.21% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorUncommon50–65 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.20% in Jul
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Jun–Jul · 0.20% in Jul
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiPassage migrantCommon57–64 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.17% in Jul
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.15% in Jul
American Black DuckAnas rubripesPassage migrantUncommon54–59 cmRegularly Jul · 0.15% in Jul
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusSummer visitorCommon64–79 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.13% in Jul
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaPassage migrantCommon40–51 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.12% in Jul
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.11% in Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.11% in Jul
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaPassage migrantUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Jul · 0.10% in Jul
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.10% in Jul
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosPassage migrantCommon66–102 cmRegularly Jun–Jul · 0.09% in Jul
Greater ScaupAythya marilaPassage migrantUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.09% in Jul
Common MerganserMergus merganserPassage migrantUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.08% in Jul
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaPassage migrantCommon20–22 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.05% in Jul
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaScarceUncommon10–13 cmRegularly Jul · 0.02% in Jul
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