Uncommon Birds in Saskatchewan
Our list for Saskatchewan has 82 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 52 summer visitors, 11 winter visitors and 14 passage migrants
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 82, most common first
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisSummer visitorUncommon28–34 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiaSummer visitorUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaWinter visitorUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Jul–May
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaSummer visitorUncommon28–32 cmRegularly May–Aug
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusSummer visitorUncommon18–22 cmRegularly May–Sep
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorUncommon46–59 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaSummer visitorUncommon40–50 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasSummer visitorUncommon91–137 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianusSummer visitorUncommon53–65 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusSummer visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly May–Aug
Turkey VultureCathartes auraSummer visitorUncommon62–81 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusSummer visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Sep
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusSummer visitorUncommon19–22 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustrisSummer visitorUncommon10–14 cmRegularly May–Oct
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisSummer visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly May–Sep
Wood DuckAix sponsaWinter visitorUncommon47–54 cmRecorded all year
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusWinter visitorUncommon24–34 cmRecorded all year
Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorumSummer visitorUncommon13–17 cmRegularly May–Sep
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly May–Oct
Common LoonGavia immerSummer visitorUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatusSummer visitorUncommon14–18 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
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