Ottawa - Bruce Pit
Ontario · Canada
About This Location
Ottawa - Bruce Pit is a productive birding destination in Ontario, with 212 species recorded on eBird. This boreal/taiga and forest habitat attracts Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, and American Crow among many others. Boreal and temperate forests host breeding warblers, sparrows, and waterfowl during the productive summer months.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera
Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicus
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Brewster's Warbler (hybrid)
Vermivora chrysoptera x cyanoptera (F1 hybrid)
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mallard
Mourning Dove
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ring-billed Gull
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Green Heron
Turkey Vulture
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Northern House Wren
Gray Catbird
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Birding Tips
- 1
Listen for boreal specialties like Boreal Chickadee and Spruce Grouse.
- 2
Check spruce and fir stands for crossbills and other irruptive finches.
- 3
Peak breeding season runs from late May through June for most songbirds.