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Species you can see at Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre
Oak Hammock Marsh has played home to 300 species of birds. 193 of these occur on a regular basis. The wetland is a staging area for waterfowl and shorebirds during migration, which is a great time to visit the Interpretive Centre. It also hosts a wide variety of songbirds, including some Manitoba specialties such as Yellow rail, Nelson’s sparrow, and LeConte’s sparrow.
Wetland Spotlight
- American Avocet (PDF, 20KB)
- American White Pelican (PDF, 30KB)
- Black-capped Chickadee (PDF, 38KB)
- Canada Goose (PDF, 49KB)
- Great Gray Owl (PDF, 102KB)
- Least Bittern (PDF, 11KB)
- Mallard (PDF, 36KB)
- Northern Harrier (PDF, 35KB)
- Northern Shoveler (PDF, 22KB)
- Red-winged Blackbird (PDF, 87KB)
- Short-eared Owl (PDF, 71KB)
- Snowy Owl (PDF, 20KB)
- Tundra Swan (PDF, 93KB)
- Woodpeckers (PDF, 24KB)
- Yellow-headed Blackbird (PDF, 185KB)
Bird Migration
- Why and when do birds migrate? (PDF, 29KB)
- Shorebird migration (PDF, 33KB)
- First Goose Dates (PDF, 133KB)
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- List of all the birds of Oak Hammock Marsh (PDF, 77KB)
