Birding

• Miquelon Lake is a birdwatcher's paradise. Over 200 species of birds can be found here. The park is designated as one of Canada's Important Bird Areas.
• During spring and fall migrations, ducks and waterfowl congregate regularly on the lake. Both trumpeter and tundra swans can be found alongside cinnamon teals, goldeneyes, and snow geese.
• Red-tailed hawks, northern harriers and goshawks circle the skies during the day. Nighthawks and owls prowl the night. The park is a nesting ground for Alberta's great horned owl.
• A wide variety of shorebirds call Miquelon Lake home.
• The park also features many songbird species including ovenbirds, pewees, grosbeaks, thrushes, finches and yellow warblers.
• Download our Birding Checklist.

Dark-Sky Preserve

• Miquelon Lake Provincial Park is part of the Beaver Hills Dark-Sky Preserve. The Preserve also includes Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area, Elk Island National Park, Strathcona Wilderness Centre and Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village.  Other Beaver Hills Dark-Sky Preserve partners include the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada-Edmonton Centre and Sherwood Park Fish & Game Association-Ketchamoot Creek Recreation and Conservation Area.
• A dark-sky preserve is a sanctuary from artificial light - an area that maintains the nocturnal environment in as pristine a manner as possible. This makes a better environment for nocturnal wildlife and it's great for stargazing.
• The Hesje Observatory is within Miquelon Lake Provincial Park at the Augustana Miquelon Lake Research Station. It is part of the University of Alberta's Augustana Campus.

Wildlife Watching

• Moose, deer, coyotes, weasels, snowshoe hare, squirrels and muskrats are commonly seen in the park.