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
235
Species
21
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.
Sightings Map
See where bird sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where bird sightings cluster across Ontario.
Top Highlights
Top 5 birds to see in Ontario
These birds are snapped the most across this region.
47 snaps
33 snaps
28 snaps
23 snaps
23 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for birding in Ontario
These place guides connect well with the birds covered in this region.
Ontario, CA
Underpass Park
You might spot Monarch and Brown-Belted Bumble Bee.
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Ontario, CA
Presqu'ile Provincial Park
You might spot Monarch, Northern Leopard Frog, and Mute Swan.
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Ontario, CA
Neebin Park
You might spot Bird's-Foot Trefoil, Dandelions, and Bellflowers.
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Ontario, CA
Memorial Park
You might spot Asian Lady Beetle and Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth.
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Michigan, US
Maheras-Gentry Park
You might spot Common Buckthorn, False Indigo Bush, and Honey Locusts.
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Ontario, CA
Grundy Lake Provincial Park
You might spot Painted Turtle and Common Watersnake.
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Full Guide
Full Ontario birds list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
Black-capped Chickadee
Mute Swan
Canada Goose
Red-tailed Hawk
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
American Robin
House Sparrow
Duck
Ring-billed Gull
Common Loon
Great Blue Heron
American Goldfinch
Song Sparrow
Northern Flicker
Bald Eagle
Barn Swallow
Common Raven
Cooper's Hawk
Dark-eyed Junco
Turkey
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