Tyreike Reid

The City of Regina has announced the&nbsp;six finalists for its official bird, and residents can soon begin flocking toward&nbsp;a vote.&nbsp;

The six finalists that voters will chose from are the&nbsp;American pelican, black-capped chickadee, Canada goose, grey partridge, peregrine falcon and the red-breasted nuthatch.&nbsp;

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Official voting will take place between Nov. 30 and Dec. 10,&nbsp;with the winner being announced on National Bird Day — Jan. 5, 2024.

Regina was officially declared a bird-friendly city in March 2022 through Nature Canada's bird-friendly city program.

Regina wants your help to find its official bird

The initiative was created by Nature Regina.

A flock of Canada Geese gather on the shores of Wascana Lake.

Canada Goose 

Nominations for an official bird opened last month and closed on Oct. 22. The city says&nbsp;it received over 700 nominations.&nbsp;

Here are images of the six finalists.&nbsp;

A close up picture of a peregrine falcon's head.

Peregrine falcons are one of Alberta's migratory birds, leaving for Mexico and South America in the winter and returning in the spring.

Peregrine falcon

A Red-breasted nuthatch sits on a branch 

When the weather is cold, Rachel Ling said 'Nutty,' her favourite red-breasted nuthatch, can look like a tiny puff ball.

Rachel Ling

Also known as the Hungarian partridge, the province says the gray partridge is a small bird introduced to Alberta in 1908. It is a native of the bush plains of Europe and western Asia, but this partridge couple has found a home in Parksdale. (Submitted by Martha Bondy)

Partridge in Calgary

A Canada goose shakes its feathers at Burnaby Lake in Burnaby, B.C., on Monday, Nov. 5, 2018. 

Goose Feature 20181105

A white pelican, with wings spread, in flight.

An American white pelican loops around looking for a landing spot, Tuesday, March 28, 2006, near the Coralville Lake Marina in Iowa City, Iowa. Pelicans are in the area temporarily during a seasonal migration from the U.S. Gulf Coast to northern Minnesota and Canada. According to Brad Friedhof, a naturalist with the Johnson County Conservation Board, the birds will be around for up to a month.

PELICAN MIGRATION

A black-capped chickadee captured near the public feeders in Hawrelak Park in Edmonton, Alta. 

Black-capped chickadee

The City of Regina has announced six finalists for its official bird. Clockwise from top left: the black-capped chickadee, the Canada goose, the grey partridge, the peregrine falcon, the American pelican and the red-breasted nuthatch.

Regina reveals 6 finalists for city's official bird

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