Ontario Backyard Birds
Feeds on insects ticks spiders lizards fruits berries and seeds.
Ontario backyard birds. This list of birds of ontario includes all the bird species recorded in the canadian province of ontario as determined by the ontario bird records committee obrc. I watch many. In southern ontario there are many backyard birds that come to our bird feeders and that we see in our gardens parks and golf courses.
Living year round in southern ontario and the northern united states the cedar waxwing is a colourful bird with a black mask brown yellow grey and spots of red on its wings. It is a berry eating bird and is one of the few birds in north america that can survive on fruit alone for months. There is rarely a day that i do not see a wild bird come to my backyard.
Medium sized black bird with iridescent blue and green overtones with a very long tail half the length of the bird. Well i live in ontario and i was wondering if there is any large and i mean large bird that has red specks on its wings or its back. Well my father said the wingspan was about 4 feet and every website i ve encountered so far cant seem to match the description and i knwo that.
Ontario has a considerable variety of bird species. I currently reside in southern ontario east of toronto. During mid july in what has proven to be a unseasonably hot and dry month i filmed several species of birds that are present at the feeders bird bath patio and lawn in the backyard.
The most frequent visitor is the american robin. As of july 2020 there were 501 species on this list 291 of which are known to breed in the province. Backyard birding in southern ontario by craig ritchie posted in.
403 of 491 observed birds observed yes no any threatened yes any establishment means endemic native introduced any occurrence status present absent any rank species leaves. The best way to undertake backyard bird identification is not necessarily to run to your field guide as soon as you see an unfamiliar bird in your yard. Added by mikeburrell on march 31 2017 download csv taxonomic csv.
Soo my i ve seen some bird in my life and one day my father describe a bird like none i ve never seen or heard about. 2017 checklist of ontario birds. Bird watching is a fascinating hobby enjoyed by young and old alike and all that is required is a quiet spot to observe the birds and a pair of binoculars and a bird book such as the peterson guide or other field guide to help you identify the birds you see.
Bird canada 2 it s been quite a while since i ve posted anything on this blog and i apologize for the lack of activity it s been a tremendously busy summer so far.