Port Dover - Silver Lake
Ontario · Canada
About This Location
Port Dover - Silver Lake is a productive birding destination in Ontario, with 208 species recorded on eBird. This lake habitat attracts Mallard, Redhead, and Ring-necked Duck among many others. Boreal and temperate forests host breeding warblers, sparrows, and waterfowl during the productive summer months.
Location
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Notable Species
Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Northern House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Eurasian x American Wigeon (hybrid)
Mareca penelope x americana
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Gadwall
Mallard
Ring-necked Duck
Bufflehead
Mourning Dove
Killdeer
Bonaparte's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Turkey Vulture
Eastern Screech-Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Blue Jay
Tree Swallow
European Starling
Northern Mockingbird
American Robin
House Finch
Song Sparrow
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan the water surface methodically for diving ducks, loons, and grebes.
- 2
Check the shoreline and mudflats for shorebirds and wading birds.
- 3
Peak breeding season runs from late May through June for most songbirds.