Ontario bird watching

Province Bird: Common Loon

Birds of Special Interest: White-rumped Sandpiper, American Woodcock, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Blue-winged Warbler, Golden-winged Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Canada Warbler, Cape May Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, Bay-breasted Warbler, Mourning Warbler.

Comprehensive Checklists:
Checklist for Ontario
Point Pelee Checklist

Number of Species Seen in Ontario: 473

Recommended Bird Field Guides:
Sibley Guide to Birds
National Geographic - Birds of North America
Birds of North America CD-ROM

Map of Ontario Click on the image to the left for a large map of Ontario

Ontario Birding Organizations:
Ontario Field Ornithologists
Kitchener Waterloo Field Naturalists
The Pembroke Area Field Naturalists

Rare Bird Alerts:
Hamilton (905) 381-0329  
Oshawa (905) 576-2738  
Ottawa/Hull (613) 860-9000  
Sault Ste. Marie (705) 256-2790  
Toronto (416) 350-3000 x2293  
Windsor/Detroit (248) 477-1360  
Windsor/Pt. Pelee (519) 252-2473  
Transcripts of rare bird reports

Discover the top birding locations in Ontario. Find out more about Ontario Bird Clubs and Birding Organizations in Ontario. Print out a checklist of Ontario birds. Find the Rare Bird Alert Phone Numbers for Ontario. Order books to help you become a better birder in Ontario. Discover links to Ontario Birding web sites. Print out special maps of Ontario before you begin your trip.

Recommended Ontario Birdwatching Hotspots:

Amherst Island
44.18 N   76.75 W
Come in December to see Owls. You can find them during daylight hours. The woodlot near the eastern end of the island is a good spot. Also scan the ice floes just offshore.

Long Point
42.58 N   80.25 W
This point thrusts 19 miles into the northern edge of Lake Erie. Visit in the spring for spectacular warbler migrations and great hawk flights. The Long Point Bird Observatory is a good place to start  -- pick up an annotated checklist.

Niagara Falls
43.06 N   79.04 W
Come in December to see Gulls. In general, birds are easier to see from the Ontario side of the river. Specialties include Iceland, Lesser Black-backed, Black-headed and Little Gull. Look for Ducks on the river.

Point Pelee
41.56 N   82.31 W
This tip of Ontario extends into Lake Erie, forming a welcome site for migrating birds in May and a natural "funnel" in the fall. Warblers in the spring are everywhere. Watch the flight of Monarch butterflies and huge flocks of Blue Jays in the fall. Considered by most as one of the Top 10 birding spots in North America.

More on Birding in Ontario:
Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory
Birding Festivals
Ontario Birding Home Page
Toronto and Southern Ontario Birding
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory
Holiday Beach Festival of Hawks
Niagra Peninsula Hawkwatch
Bird Studies Canada
Ojibway Nature Centre
Haldimand Bird Observatory
Innis Point Bird Observatory
Ontario Birds at Risk Program
Breeding Bird Survey in Ontario
Long Point Bird Observatory
Ontario Weather and Climate
Friends of Presqu'ile Park
Point-Pelee.com
Butterfly Watching in Ontario
Hot Spots
Ontario Birding Hot Spots
Ontario Birding
Point Pelee Island
Point Pelee Birding Reports
Prince Edward Point
Birdwatching in Ontario Provincial Parks
Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch

If you would like to recommend a great birding spot in this region, please feel free to contact us at info(at)birding.com. We welcome your suggestions!

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