Sandbanks Provincial Park
Ontario · Canada
About This Location
Sandbanks Provincial Park is a productive birding destination in Ontario, with 253 species recorded on eBird. This boreal/taiga and forest habitat attracts Pileated Woodpecker, Black-capped Chickadee, and Greater Scaup 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
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Catharus minimus
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellata
Brant
Branta bernicla
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
Philadelphia Vireo
Vireo philadelphicus
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Mute Swan
Mallard
Black-billed Cuckoo
Ring-billed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Turkey Vulture
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Northern House Wren
American Robin
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
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.
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