Feb 15, 2026
Kettle Falls Historic Districti
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Birding Guide
Birding Guide for Ontario
Lakes, forests, wetlands, parks, and freshwater wildlife
Birding highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for birds in Ontario. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
276
Species
40
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Birds across Ontario
This guide focuses on birdlife within Ontario's wider region guide, helping families explore common sightings, shoreline birds, forest species, and the places where birding is easier to begin.
Latest Sightings
Recent bird sightings in Ontario
A recent look at bird sightings across Ontario.
Feb 14, 2026
Kettle Falls Historic Districti
Photo attribution
(c) Curtis Meyers, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
License: CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
Image may be shown cropped inside the card frame.
Jun 7, 2026
Jun 5, 2026
Sightings Map
See where bird sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where bird sightings cluster across Ontario.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 birds to see in Ontario
These birds are snapped the most across this region.
Black-capped Chickadee
47 snaps
Canada Goose
35 snaps
Mute Swan
34 snaps
Red-tailed Hawk
23 snaps
White-throated Sparrow
23 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for birding in Ontario
These place guides connect well with the birds covered in this region.
Park137 sightings10 species
Ontario, CA
Underpass Park
You might spot Monarch and Brown-Belted Bumble Bee.
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Park77 sightings12 species
Ontario, CA
Presqu'ile Provincial Park
You might spot Monarch, Leopard Frog, and Mute Swan.
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Park28 sightings9 species
Ontario, CA
Neebin Park
You might spot Bird's-Foot Trefoil, Dandelions, and Bellflowers.
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Park59 sightings11 species
Ontario, CA
Memorial Park
You might spot Asian Lady Beetle and Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth.
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Park69 sightings4 species
Michigan, US
Maheras-Gentry Park
You might spot Common Buckthorn, False Indigo Bush, and Honey Locusts.
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Aquarium30 sightings12 species
US
Belle Isle Aquarium
You might spot Monarch, Canada Goose, and Duck.
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Full Guide
Full Ontario birds list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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Black-capped Chickadee
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Red-tailed Hawk
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
American Robin
House Sparrow
Duck
Great Blue Heron
Ring-billed Gull
American Goldfinch
Common Loon
Barn Swallow
Song Sparrow
Bald Eagle
Baltimore Oriole
Common Raven
Double-crested Cormorant
Northern Flicker
Red-winged Blackbird
American Crow
Black-crowned Night Heron
Blue Jay
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Common Merganser
Cooper's Hawk
Dark-eyed Junco
Eastern Kingbird
European Starling
Great Egret
Killdeer
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Northern Yellow Warbler
Pigeon
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Tree Swallow
Turkey
Vulture
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