Downsview Park
Ontario · Canada
About This Location
Downsview Park is a productive birding destination in Ontario, with 228 species recorded on eBird. This urban park habitat attracts Mourning Dove, Ring-billed Gull, and Hairy Woodpecker among many others. Boreal and temperate forests host breeding warblers, sparrows, and waterfowl during the productive summer months.
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Cape May Warbler
Setophaga tigrina
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Mallard
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Willow Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Birding Tips
- 1
Visit at dawn for peak songbird activity before crowds arrive.
- 2
Check flowering trees and berry-producing shrubs for seasonal migrants.
- 3
Peak breeding season runs from late May through June for most songbirds.
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