Birds to See in Nunavut in October
16 bird species on our list for Nunavut are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Common Raven, Glaucous Gull, Snow Bunting, American Herring Gull and Fulmar. New this month: Rock Ptarmigan and Snowy Owl.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctAt 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.
Other months
All 16 birds in October
16 birds
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 17.75% in Oct
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreusSummer visitorCommon62–68 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 16.96% in Oct
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisSummer visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 11.05% in Oct
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianusSummer visitorCommon53–65 cmRegularly May–Dec · 7.50% in Oct
FulmarFulmarus glacialisPassage migrantCommon45–50 cmRegularly May–Oct · 4.93% in Oct
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaPassage migrantCommon37–41 cmRegularly May–Oct · 4.34% in Oct
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesSummer visitorCommon52–60 cmRegularly May–Dec · 3.35% in Oct
EiderSomateria mollissimaSummer visitorCommon50–71 cmRegularly May–Dec · 2.96% in Oct
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisSummer visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly May–Oct · 2.37% in Oct
Little AukAlle allePassage migrantCommon18–21 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 1.97% in Oct
Rock PtarmiganLagopus mutaSummer visitorCommon34–36 cmRegularly May–Jan · 1.38% in Oct
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusSummer visitorCommon46–59 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.38% in Oct
King EiderSomateria spectabilisSummer visitorCommon46–64 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.18% in Oct
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensSummer visitorCommon69–84 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.18% in Oct
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusSummer visitorCommon120–150 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.18% in Oct
Snowy OwlBubo scandiacusPassage migrantCommon52–71 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.99% in Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Snow Bunting 15–18 cm
- Little Auk 18–21 cm
- Rock Ptarmigan 34–36 cm
- Kittiwake 37–41 cm
- Fulmar 45–50 cm
- Long-tailed Duck 37–60 cm
- Rough-legged Hawk 46–59 cm
- King Eider 46–64 cm
- Iceland Gull 52–60 cm
- American Herring Gull 53–65 cm
- Common Raven 54–67 cm
- Eider 50–71 cm
- Snowy Owl 52–71 cm
- Glaucous Gull 62–68 cm
- Snow Goose 69–84 cm
- Tundra Swan 120–150 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