INTRODUCTION Since the establishment of the Wascana Game Preserve in 1913, habitat within Wascana Centre, a 930 hectare urban park, and around the City of Regina has changed significantly, from a treeless prairie to an urban forest surrounded by cropland. M a n y g r a s s l a n d s o n g b i r d species such as the Western Meadowlark (Sternella neglecta), Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya), McCown's (Calcarius mccownii) and Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus), were once described as common summer residents, but are now rare or absent from the Regina area (Belcher 1980). Documenting the current avian biodiversity with the changes in habitat and climate is important.