Rare Birds in Saskatchewan
Our list for Saskatchewan has 28 rare birds recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 11 summer visitors, 10 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Saskatchewan in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 28, most common first
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesPassage migrantRare52–60 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantRare23–26 cmRegularly May–Jun
Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinatorSummer visitorRare139–157 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensSummer visitorRare11–12 cmRegularly May–Sep
Long-eared OwlAsio otusSummer visitorRare35–40 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
Great White EgretArdea albaSummer visitorRare80–104 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraSummer visitorRare36–43 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisSummer visitorRare16–21 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmusPassage migrantRare28–32 cmRegularly Jun–Aug
Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalusSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly May–Sep
Barred OwlStrix variaSummer visitorRare43–50 cmRegularly Feb–Oct
Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax trailliiSummer visitorRare13–17 cmRegularly May–Aug
Virginia RailRallus limicolaSummer visitorRare20–27 cmRegularly May–Sep
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentRare21–26 cmRegularly Jun
Pacific LoonGavia pacificaResidentRare58–74 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantRare16–22 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
DickcisselSpiza americanaResidentRare14–16 cmRegularly Jul
American Black DuckAnas rubripesPassage migrantRare54–59 cmRegularly Oct
Sabine's GullXema sabiniPassage migrantRare27–33 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly May–Aug
Boreal OwlAegolius funereusPassage migrantRare21–28 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoSummer visitorRare100–125 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentRare21–23 cmRegularly May–Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Black-throated Green Warbler 11–12 cm
- Black-throated Blue Warbler 11–13 cm
- Willow Flycatcher 13–17 cm
- Dickcissel 14–16 cm
- Scarlet Tanager 16–19 cm
- Eastern Bluebird 16–21 cm
- Dunlin 16–22 cm
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Eastern Screech-owl 16–25 cm
- Red-headed Woodpecker 19–23 cm
- Northern Cardinal 21–23 cm
- Virginia Rail 20–27 cm
- Northern Mockingbird 21–26 cm
- Red Knot 23–26 cm
- Boreal Owl 21–28 cm
- White-winged Dove 27–30 cm
- Black-billed Cuckoo 28–32 cm
- Sabine's Gull 27–33 cm
- Long-eared Owl 35–40 cm
- Cinnamon Teal 36–43 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Barred Owl 43–50 cm
- Iceland Gull 52–60 cm
- American Black Duck 54–59 cm
- Pacific Loon 58–74 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Wild Turkey 100–125 cm
- Trumpeter Swan 139–157 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