Birding in Ontario

The top birding locations in Ontario include Point Pelee National Park, Ajax - Rotary Park, Ajax - Waterfront Lakeside Park, Alfred Sewage Lagoons, Algonquin Provincial Park - Old Airfield, Almonte Lagoons, Amherst Island, Amherst Island - Martin Edwards Reserve (AKA KFN property), Ashbridge's Bay Park, Aylmer Wildlife Management Area, Baie du Dore, Beamer Memorial CA, Bellevue Park, Belwood Lake CA general, Bowmanville Westside Marshes CA, Bracebridge Sewage Treatment Ponds, Brampton - Heart Lake CA, Britannia CA, Bronte Creek Provincial Park, Bruce Peninsula National Park - Singing Sands, Burlington - LaSalle Park/Marina, Burlington - Shoreacres/Paletta Park, Burlington Ship Canal/Lift bridge (Halton side), Cabot Head Provincial Nature Reserve - Bruce Pen Bird Observatory, Cambridge - Bannister Lake, Cambridge - Hespeler Mill Pond, Cambridge - rare Charitable Research Reserve, Cambridge - Riverside Park, Camden Lake Provincial Wildlife Area, Carden Alvar, Carden Alvar - Wylie Road, Centennial Park, Christie CA, Claireville CA, Cobourg - Harbour, Collingwood Arboretum trails, Colonel Samuel Smith Park, Cooper Marsh CA (Marais de Cooper), Darlington Nuclear Waterfront Trail, Darlington Provincial Park, Downsview Park, Dundas Marsh/Cootes Paradise, Dyer's Bay Road, Earl Rowe Provincial Park, East Point Park, Echo Bay, Erieau - McGeachy Pond CA, Erieau - townsite and waterfront, Erieau Marsh Trail, Essex Sewage Lagoons (western), Exeter Sewage Lagoons, Fanshawe Lake, Fifty Point CA (Hamilton side), Floradale - Woolwich Reservoir, Forest Sewage Lagoons, Fort Erie - Waverly Beach, Fort Saint Joseph National Historic Site/Saint Joseph Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary, G. Ross Lord Park, Geographic Township of Spohn - Harris Hill, Lake of the Woods, Georgian Bay Islands National Park, Grand Bend Sewage Lagoons, Grimsby - Forty Mile Creek Side Trail and Creek mouth, Grimsby Wetlands, Guelph Lake CA general, Hamilton - Confederation Park, Hamilton - Royal Botanical Gardens (West Pond from Spencer Creek Trail), Hamilton - Van Wagners Beach, Hamilton - Windermere Basin, Hamilton - Woodland Cemetery, Hawk Cliff, Hibou CA, High Park, Hilliardton Marsh Research and Education Centre, Hillman Marsh CA, Hillman Marsh CA - East Beach Rd access, Holiday Beach CA, Holland Landing Sewage Lagoons, Hullett Marsh, Hurkett Cove CA, Ingleside - Farran Park, Inverhuron Provincial Park, Ipperwash Beach, Isaac Lake, J. C. Saddington Park, John E. Pearce Provincial Park, Keith McLean Conservation Lands, Ken Reid CA, Kettle Point, Kincardine Sewage Lagoons, Kincardine Trails (Broadway Street), Kingston - Belle Park, Kingston - Lemoine Point CA, Kingston - Marshlands CA, Kitchener - Lakeside Park, Komoka Provincial Park, Komoka Provincial Park - north side (Komoka Rd access), Kortright Conservation Centre, Lake Doré, Lake Saint Clair - Bradley's Marsh, Lakefield Sewage Lagoons, Lakefront Promenade Park, Lakeside Park, Lambton Woods, Leamington - Mersea Rd E and PPNP north dyke, Leamington - onion fields between Hillman Marsh and Point Pelee, Leamington - Point Pelee Drive, Leamington - Seacliff Park and Leamington Marina, Lindsay Road 30 Fields, Lindsay Sewage Lagoons, London - Dingman Constructed Wetland, London - Fanshawe CA, London - Kilally Meadows ESA, London - Westminster Ponds Park, Long Point - 'New' Provincial Park, Long Point - Big Creek National Wildlife Area, Long Point - Birds Canada Headquarters Property, Long Point - Concession A, Long Point - Hastings Drive, Long Point - LPBO Old Cut Field Station, Long Point - Tip, Long Point - Townsite, Long Sault Parkway, Longridge Point, Luther Marsh (Dufferin side) general, Luther Marsh (Wellington side) general, Lynde Shores CA - Cranberry Marsh, Mac Johnson WIldlife Area, MacGregor Point Provincial Park, Marie Curtis Park (Peel), Matchedash Bay - Lawson Line MTM Site, Mersea Rd 21 fields, Minesing Wetlands - McKinnon Road, Mitchell's Bay South Lake Shore (Nature) Trail, Moosonee, Morrisburg - Upper Canada Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Mountsberg CA (Wellington side), Netitishi Point, Newcastle - Samuel Wilmot Nature Reserve, Niagara College Ponds, Niagara-on-the-Lake - Niagara Shores CA, Oakville - Bronte Harbour, Oakville - South Shell Park and Suncor Pier, Ojibway Prairie Complex, Oshawa - Second Marsh/McLaughlin Bay Wildlife Reserve, Ottawa - Andrew Haydon Park, Ottawa - Bruce Pit, Ottawa - Central Experimental Farm Arboretum, Ottawa - Constance Bay, Ottawa - Greenbelt Trail 10, Ottawa - Innis Point Bird Observatory, Ottawa - Moodie Drive Quarry, Ottawa - Navan (Giroux Road Ponds), Ottawa - Petrie Island, Ottawa - Remic Rapids Lookout, Ottawa - Rockcliffe Airport Woods, Ottawa - Shirley's Bay, Pelee Island, Pelee Island - Fish Point Provincial Nature Reserve, Pelee Island - Lighthouse Point Provincial Nature Reserve, Perch Creek Habitat Management Area, Peterborough - Beavermead Park, Pickering - Frenchmans Bay, Pinery Provincial Park, Pittock Lake - Dam, Point Abino Park, Point Pelee National Park - DeLaurier Homestead Trail, Point Pelee National Park - Marsh Boardwalk, Point Pelee National Park - Tip, Point Pelee National Park - Visitor Centre, Point Pelee National Park - West Beach, Point Pelee National Park - Woodland Nature Trail, Point Pelee National Park general, Point Petre Provincial Wildlife Area - Charwell Point, Point Petre Provincial Wildlife Area - Point Petre, Port Bruce, Port Burwell - Monarch Landing, Port Burwell Provincial Park, Port Colborne - Morgan's Point CA, Port Colborne - Mud Lake, Port Dover - Silver Lake, Port Glasgow Marina, Port Hope - A.K.Sculthorp Memorial Woodland Marsh, Port Perry - Nonquon Sewage Lagoons, Port Ryerse, Port Stanley - River Mouth & Beaches, Port Stanley - Sewage Lagoons, Port Weller - Malcomson Eco Park, Presqu'ile Provincial Park, Presqu'ile Provincial Park - Beaches 1 to 3, Presqu'ile Provincial Park - Gull Island, Presqu'ile Provincial Park - Lighthouse, Prince Edward County - Kaiser Cross Road, Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area - Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory, Pumpkin Point viewing platform, Rainy River Birding Area, Rattray Marsh CA, Reveler CA, Richmond CA, Rock Point Provincial Park, Rodney - Sewage Lagoons, Rondeau (inner) Bay, Rondeau Provincial Park, Rondeau Provincial Park - Picnic Area/Park Store, Rondeau Provincial Park - South Beach, Rondeau Provincial Park - South Point Trail East, Rosetta McClain Gardens, Rouge Beach, Rouge National Urban Park (driving route), Russell Lagoons, Ruthven Park National Historic Site, Saint Catharines - Port Weller east pier, Saint Clair National Wildlife Area Saint Clair Unit, Sandbanks Provincial Park, Sandbanks Provincial Park - Outlet/East lake Area, Sarnia - Canatara Park, Sarnia - Wawanosh Wetlands, Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site/Whitefish Island, Selkirk Provincial Park, Shallow Lake, Shrewsbury, Silver Islet, Sky Lake, Smithville Sewage Lagoons, Stayner - Clearview EcoPark (Stayner lagoons), Stokes Bay, Stoney Creek - Edgelake Park, Strathroy - Sewage Lagoons, Sunnyside Beach, Taquanyah CA, Tavistock Sewage Lagoons, The Arboretum, University of Guelph, The Bluff, The Riverwood Conservancy, Thunder Bay - Chippewa Lagoons, Thunder Bay - Mission Island, Thunder Cape Bird Observatory, Tiny Marsh, Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto Islands, Tremblay Beach CA, Turkey Point Marsh Overlook, Turkey Point Provincial Park, Turkey Point-beach, Valens CA, Voyageur Provincial Park, Wainfleet Bog, Wainfleet Wetlands CA, Walpole Island, Waterloo - Columbia Lake, Wawa sewage lagoons, West Perth Wetlands (Mitchell Sewage Lagoons), Westmeath Provincial Park, Wheatley - Harbour (Chatham-Kent side), Wheatley Provincial Park, Whitby - Harbour, Whitby - Thickson's Woods, Wildwood Reservoir, Wildwood Reservoir - 31 Line bridge, Windsor - Little River Corridor, Wolfe Island, Wolfe Island - Big Sandy Bay Management Area, Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre, Yarmouth Natural Heritage Area, Zion Rd south of County Rd 3. Each offers unique habitats and species.

The best seasons for birding in Ontario are Spring and Summer and Fall. Spring migration brings diverse species through the area.

Notable species in Ontario include Prothonotary Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Orchard Oriole, Red-bellied Woodpecker, American Robin, Northern Cardinal, Blue Jay, and more. The province supports forest, wetland, coastal, urban park, boreal/taiga, lake, river/riparian, grassland habitats.