APPENDIX II Status of Species found on and around the Big Lake Natural Area

(status determined by Alberta Environment, 2000)

Order	Common Name	Scientific Name	Status	Trends	Presence	Notes
Gaviiformes	Common Loon	Gavia immer	Secure		Summer Breeding
Podicipediformes	Pied-Billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	Sensitive	Declining	Summer Breeding
	Horned Grebe	Podiceps auritus	Sensitive	Declining	Summer Breeding
	Red-Necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena	Secure		Summer Breeding	Pairs spotted throughout, nesting suspected
	Eared Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	Secure		Summer Breeding	Pairs spotted throughout, nesting suspected
	Western Grebe	Aechmophorus occidentalis	Sensitive	Local and uncommon.� Believed stable	Summer Breeding	One pair spotted
Ciconiiformes	American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus	Sensitive	Suspected Declines	Summer Breeding	Possible nest, mating calls
	Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias	Sensitive	Declining colony sizes and numbers	Summer Migratory / Breeding	Two pairs spotted, possible nest
Anseriformes	Tundra Swan	Cygnus columbianus	Secure		Migratory
	Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	Secure		Summer Breeding	Several pairs spotted, several nests found, many broods seen
	Green-Winged Teal	Anas crecca	Secure		Summer Breeding	Several pairs spotted, possible nests
	Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Secure		Summer Breeding	Many pairs spotted, several nests with eggs found
	Northern Pintail	Anas acuta	Secure		Summer Breeding	Several pairs spotted throughout, suspected nesting
	Blue-Winged Teal	Anas discors	Secure		Summer Breeding	Many pairs spotted, nests found and broods seen
	Cinnamon Teal	Anas cyanoptera	Secure		Rare	Several pairs spotted, possible nests
	Northern Shoveler	Anas clypeata	Secure		Summer Breeding	Many pairs spotted, nests suspected
	Gadwall	Anas strepera	Secure		Summer Breeding	Pairs spotted throughout, nests suspected
	American Wigeon	Anas americana	Secure		Summer Breeding	Pairs spotted throughout, nests suspected
	Canvasback	Aythya valisineria	Secure		Summer Breeding	Many pairs spotted throughout, nest found
	Redhead	Aythya americana	Secure		Summer Breeding	Many pairs spotted throughout, nests suspected
	Ring-Necked Duck	Aythya collaris	Secure		Summer Breeding	Several pairs spotted
	Greater Scaup	Aythya marila	Secure		Migratory
	Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis	Secure		Summer Breeding	Many pairs spotted, several broods seen
	Surf Scoter	Melanitta perspicillata	Secure		Migratory
	Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula	Secure		Summer Breeding	Many pairs throughout, many broods seen
	Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola	Secure		Summer Breeding	Many pairs spotted, two broods seen
	Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus	Secure	Rare	Summer Breeding
	Ruddy Duck	Oxyura dominica	Secure		Summer Breeding
	White-Winged Scoter	Melanitta fusca	Sensitive	Significant declines	Summer Breeding
Falconiformes	Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	Sensitive	Unknown	Summer Breeding	Several seen, one flying with medium-sized fish
	Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Sensitive	Recovering	Summer Migratory / Breeding	Several sightings in one area, possible nest
	Northern Harrier	Circus cyaneus	Secure		Summer Breeding
	Red-Tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis	Secure		Summer Breeding	Several spotted, one pair with nest and young
	American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	Secure		Summer Breeding
	Merlin	Falco columbianus	Secure		Year-Round
Gruiformes	Sora	Porzana carolina	Secure		Summer Breeding	Many mating calls, several spotted, nests and eggs found
	American Coot	Fulica americana	Secure		Summer Breeding	Many spotted, mating behaviour, nests and eggs found, broods seen
Charadriiformes	Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	Secure		Summer Breeding	Many spotted, mating calls, nest with eggs found
	American Avocet	Recurvirostra americana	Secure		Rare Summer Breeding
	Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca	Secure		Summer Migratory / Breeding
	Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	Secure		Summer Breeding	Many groups spotted, suspected nesting
	Willet	Catoptrophorus semipalmatus	Secure		Rare Summer Breeding	Many spotted, mating displays
	Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularia	Secure		Summer Breeding
	Marbled Godwit	Limosa fedoa	Secure		Rare Summer Breeding
	Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	Secure		Migratory
	Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	Secure		Summer Breeding	Mating displays common
	Wilson's Phalarope	Phalaropus tricolor	Secure		Summer Breeding	Many pairs spotted, protective/misleading behaviour, nests suspected
	Franklin's Gull	Larus pipixcan	Secure		Summer Breeding
	Bonaparte's Gull	Larus philadelphia	Secure		Summer Breeding
	Ring-Billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	Secure		Summer Breeding
	California Gull	Larus californicus	Secure		Summer Breeding
	Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	Secure		Migratory
	Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	Secure		Summer Breeding	Many spotted, common feeding frenzies, nests suspected
	Forster's Tern	Sterna forsteri	Sensitive	Rare. Breeding locations very local	Rare Summer Breeding	Nesting colony found
	Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	Sensitive	Declining	Summer Breeding	Many spotted, protective behaviour, nests and eggs found
Piciformes	Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus varius	Secure		Summer Breeding
	Downy Woodpecker	Picoides pubescens	Secure		Year-Round
Passeriformes	Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	Secure		Year-Round
	Black-Billed Magpie	Pica pica	Secure		Year-Round
	American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	Secure		Summer Breeding
	Common Raven	Corvus corax	Secure		Year-Round
	Alder Flycatcher	Empidonax alnorum	Secure		Summer Breeding
	Least Flycatcher	Empidonax minimus	Secure		Summer Breeding
	Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis phoebe	Secure		Summer Breeding
	Tree Swallow	Tachycineta bicolor	Secure		Summer Breeding	Many spotted in a few locations, nests and nestlings found
	Barn Swallow	Hyrundo rustica	Secure		Summer Breeding
	Black-Capped Chickadee	Parus atricapillus	Secure		Year-Round
	Boreal Chickadee	Parus hudsonicus	Secure		Year-Round
	White-Breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	Secure		Year-Round
	House Wren	Troglodytes aedon	Secure		Summer Breeding
	Marsh Wren	Cistothorus palustris	Secure		Summer Breeding	Several spotted, several dummy nests found
	Ruby-Crowned Kinglet	Regulus calendula	Secure		Summer Breeding
	American Robin	Turdus migratorius	Secure		Summer Breeding	Many pairs seen
	Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis	Secure		Summer Breeding
	Sprague's Pipit	Anthus spragueii	Sensitive	Dramatic declines	Summer Breeding
	Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum	Secure		Summer Breeding
	Warbling Vireo	Vireo gilvus	Secure		Summer Breeding
	Red-Eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus	Secure		Summer Breeding
	Orange-Crowned Warbler	Vermivora celata	Secure		Summer Breeding
	Yellow Warbler	Dendroica petechia	Secure		Summer Breeding
	Yellow-Rumped Warbler	Dendroica coronata	Secure		Summer Breeding
	Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas	Secure		Summer Breeding
	Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina	Secure		Summer Breeding
	Clay-Colored Sparrow	Spizella pallida	Secure		Summer Breeding
	Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis	Secure		Summer Breeding	Many pairs spotted, suspected nesting
	Le Conte's Sparrow	Ammodramus leconteii	Secure		Summer Breeding	Several pairs spotted, 3 suspected nests
	Fox Sparrow	Passerella iliaca	Secure		Summer Migratory / Breeding
	Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	Secure		Summer Breeding	Several pairs spotted, suspected nesting
	Lincoln's Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii	Secure		Summer Breeding
	Swamp Sparrow	Melospiza georgiana	Secure		Summer Breeding
	White-Throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	Secure		Summer Breeding	Several pairs spotted, suspected nesting
	Lark Sparrow	Chondestes grammacus	Secure		Rare
	Dark-Eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	Secure		Summer Breeding
	Red-Winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	Secure		Summer Breeding	Many pairs spotted, nests, eggs and nestlings found
	Yellow-Headed Blackbird	Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus	Secure		Summer Breeding	Many pairs spotted, breeding behaviour, nests, eggs and nestlings found
	Brewer's Blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus	Secure		Summer Breeding
	Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscalus	Secure		Summer Breeding
	Brown-Headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	Secure		Summer Breeding	Many pairs spotted, possible nesting
	Northern Oriole	Icteris galbula	Secure		Summer Breeding
	American Goldfinch	Carduelis tristis	Secure		Summer Breeding	Many pairs spotted, suspected nesting