Goose Lake Birding Tour

See grebes, terns, ducks, sandpipers plus many woodland and grassland songbirds. Fee is per vehicle with 1 - 4 persons.

About this Event

Let our experienced birding guide show you the best bird-rich locations between Saskatoon and Goose Lake. During this 4-hour birding tour, we will visit a variety of bird habitats.

Both novice and experienced bird watchers are welcome.

Situated about 70 km from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada, Goose Lake is a bird oasis that attracts large numbers of water birds including many species of ducks, geese, grebes, shorebirds, herons. Immense nesting colonies of Franklin's Gulls and Eared Grebes nest here regularly. Prairie nesting shorebirds such as willets, American Avocets, Killdeer and Wilson's Phalaropes are found throughout the spring and summer. Arctic-nesting plovers and sandpipers often appear in large numbers during May, July and August.

The surrounding pastures attract grassland birds including Western Meadowlarks, Sprague's Pipit, Baird's Sparrow. Sometimes, lucky birders might find Long-billed Curlew or Black-necked Stilts or White-faced Ibis or egrets or a Peregrine Falcon.cker, Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, White-breasted Nuthatch, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Black-billed Magpie, Common Raven.

Some additional possible birds to be found in summer include Red-necked Grebe, Wilson's Snipe, Belted Kingfisher, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Kingbird, Western Kingbird, Warbling and Red-eyed Vireos, Baltimore Oriole, Spotted Towhee and Common Yellowthroat.

During songbird migration during May, we may also find Purple Finch, Pine Siskin, Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Black-and-white, Tennessee, Orange-crowned, Cape May, Bay-breasted, Palm, Wilson's and Yellow-rumped Warblers and Rose-breasted Grosbeak.

Good opportunities for bird photography.

♿ This tour is suitable for low-mobility clients because they may view the birds from within their vehicle.

Fee covers leadership only. Accommodation, meals and transportation are not included in the fee. You must drive your own personal or rented vehicle. Details at https://livingskywildliferehabilitation.org/birding-tours/goose-lake/

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Host or Publisher Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation