Lundbreck

History

Lundbreck was incorporated in 1907, celebrated its centennial in 2007, and was named for two coal miners (Lund and Breckenridge). Lundbreck had started out as a coal mining "town" in the 1880s, when it grew to a size of about 1,000 people. The coal mines closed by the early 1900s, at which time it quickly shrank. Other coal mines in the area were at Burmis, Alberta and Coleman. Lundbrek is farm country, with some ranching, such as the Antelope Butte Ranch, the home of the Lynch-Staunton family. Frank C. Lynch-Staunton grew up to be a lieutenant-governor of Alberta.

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  1,953
• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,914
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,804
• Black-billed Magpie

  Pica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves
  1,382
• Northern Flicker

  Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,365
• Mountain Chickadee

  Poecile gambeli (Ridgway, 1886) · Aves
  1,233
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,204
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,019

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2026-04-15
  7 km N of Sparwood, Canada
• M 2.9 — 2026-03-13
  32 km S of Pincher Creek, Canada
• M 2.54 — 2024-10-25
  11 km SSE of Elkford, Canada
• M 2.8 — 2024-01-20
  8 km S of Cardston, Canada
• M 3.07 — 2023-07-29
  British Columbia, Canada
• M 2.7 — 2023-06-07
  16 km NNW of Elkford, Canada