This webpage was created as a record of the birds in the Arctic Bay Nunavut area, that I have photographed, and/or recorded data about. Records here start in 2008, unless otherwise noted. Arctic Bay is located at 73 degrees North, at the north end of Baffin Island in Canada's High Arctic.
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High Arctic Checklist
- Gavidae - LoonsCommon Loon (Gavia immer) Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii)
- Alcidae - Auks etc.Dovkie (Alle alle) Razorbill (Alca torda) Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia) Common Murre (Uria allge) Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
- Anatidae - Geese, ducks, swansSnow Goose (Chen caerulescens) White Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) Brant (Branta bernicla) Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hymalis) King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) Common Eider (Somateria mollisssima)
- Procellariidae - Fulmars etc.Northern Fulmar (Fulmaris glacialis)
- Laridae - Gulls, Terns, Skuas etc.Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) Pomerine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus) Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus) Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri) Ivory Gull (Pagophilae burnea) Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini) Ross's Gull (Rhodostethia rosea) Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
- Ciconiidae - Cranes etc.Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)
- Charadriidae - PloversBlack-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica) Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
- Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Phalaropes etc.Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) Red Knot (Calidris canutus) Sanderling (Calidris alba) Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) Dunlin (Calidris alpina) Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) Northern Phalarope (Lobipes lobatus) Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
- Phasianidae - Grouse etc.Rock Ptarmagin (Lagopus mutus) Willow Ptarmagin (Lagopus lagopus)
- Accipitridae - HawksRough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)
- Falconidae - FalconsGyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- Strigidae - OwlsSnowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca)
- Alaudidae - LarksHorned Lark (Eremophilia alpestris)
- Motacillidae - PipitsAmerican Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
- Hirundinidae - SwallowsBarn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) **accidental
- Corvidae - Ravens, Jays & CrowsCommon Raven (Corvus corax)
- Muscicapidae - ThrushesNorthern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
- Emberizidae - SparrowsLapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) **accidental
- Fringillidae - FinchesHoary Redpoll (Carduelis hornemanni) Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
