Penhold

History

Originally, Penhold was one of the many whistle stops along the Canadian Pacific Railway. It incorporated as the Village of Penhold in 1904. The origin of the name "Penhold" appears to have been around the time that the railroad siding named "Penhold" was established. Research has found no earlier instances of that name. In 1981, the Village of Penhold incorporated as a town as a result of large population growth in the late 1970s.

Most-observed species

• Black-billed Magpie

  Pica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves
  3,691
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  3,223
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,762
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,740
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  2,737
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,686
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  2,212
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  2,140

Most recent

• M 3.9 — 2019-03-10
  37 km N of Rocky Mountain House, Canada
• M 3.8 — 2019-03-04
  9 km NW of Red Deer, Canada
• M 3.5 — 2015-06-02
  10 km NW of Rocky Mountain House, Canada
• M 3.8 — 2014-08-09
  27 km SW of Rocky Mountain House, Canada