Nature

Birds on the Property

 

This listing is only of the birds either seen or recorded on our property or Amherst Island. And the times they were seen.

We hope that you can help us add more to the list when you come and visit.

Waterfowl, Gulls and Herons
Brant Goose – Nov/24
Canada Goose – Apr/25
Tundra Swan – Nov/24
Mallard – Apr/25
American Black Duck – Apr/25
Greater Scaup – Apr/25
Lesser Scaup – Apr/25
Long Tailed Duck – Apr/25
Bufflehead – Apr/25
Hooded Merganser – Apr/25
Common Merganser – Apr/25
Ring-billed Gull – May/25
Great Blue Heron – Apr/25

Shorebirds
Killdeer – Apr/25
American Woodcock – Oct/25
Wilson’s Snipe – Apr/25

Grouse, Quail and Doves
Wild Turkey – May/24
Ruffed Grouse – May/25
Mourning Dove – May/24

Vultures, Hawks and Owls
Osprey – Jul/24
Sharp Shinned Hawk – Feb/25
Bald Eagle – Apr/25
Red-shouldered Hawk – Apr/25
Red-tailed Hawk – May/24
Roughed-legged Hawk – Feb/25
Great Horned Owl – Apr/25
Barred Owl – Apr/24
Snowy Owl – Nov/25
Short-eared Owl – Nov/25
Northern Harrier Hawk – Nov/25

Nightjars and Kingfishers
Eastern Whip-poor-will – May/24
Belted Kingfisher – May/25
Martins and Swallows
Tree Swallow – May/24
Purple Martin – Jul/24
Barn Swallow – May/25
Jays, Cardinals, Crows, Ravens
and Waxwings
Blue Jay – May/24
Northern Cardinal – Apr/24
American Crow – May/24
Common Raven – Apr/24
Cedar Waxwing – May/24

Flycatchers, Gnatcatchers, Peewees, Kingbirds
Eastern Wood Peewee – May/25
Least Flycatcher – Apr/25
Great Crested Flycatcher – May/24
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher – May/25
Eastern Kingbird – May/24

Catbirds, Mocking Birds, Thrashers and Thrushes
Gray Catbird – Apr/24
Brown Thrasher – Apr/24
Northern Mockingbird – May/24
Eastern Bluebird – Apr/25
Swainson’s Thrush – May/24
Hermit Thrush – Feb/25
Wood Thrush – May/24
American Robin – May/24

Woodpeckers
Yellow-bellied Sap Sucker – Apr/24
Red-bellied Woodpecker – Apr/24
Downy Woodpecker – May/24
Hairy Woodpecker – Apr/24
Pileated Woodpecker – Apr/25
Northern Flicker – Ap/24

Chickadees, Nuthatches, Tree Creepers and Wrens
Black Capped Chickadee – Apr/24
White Breasted Nuthatch – Apr/24
Red Breasted Nuthatch – Oct/25
Brown Creeper – Apr/25
Northern House Wren – Apr/24
Carolina Wren – Apr/24

Kinglets, Vireos and Wood Warblers
Ruby Crowned Kinglet – Apr/24
Golden Crowned Kinglet – Apr/25
Eastern Warbling Vireo – May/24
Red-eyed Vireo – May/24
Ovenbird – May/24
Black and White Warbler – May/24
Tennessee Warbler – May/25
Nashville Warbler – May/24
Mourning Warbler – Jun/25
Common Yellowthroat – May/24
American Redstart – May/24
Magnolia Warbler – Oct/25
Blackburnian Warbler – Jun/24
Northern Yellow Warbler – May/24
Chestnut-sided Warbler – May/24
Blackpoll Warbler – May/24
Yellow-rumped Warbler – Apr/25
Black-throated Green Warbler – May/25
Wilson’s Warbler – Jun/25

Buntings, Sparrows and Juncos
Snow Bunting – Feb/25
Indigo Bunting – Jun/24
Chipping Sparrow – Jul/24
Field Sparrow – May/24
American Tree Sparrow – Feb/25
Fox Sparrow – Oct/25
White-throated Sparrow – May/24
Savannah Sparrow – Oct/25
Song Sparrow – May/24
Lincoln’s Sparrow – Oct/25
Swamp Sparrow – Oct/25
House Sparrow – Apr/25
Dark-eyed Junco – Apr/25
Eastern Towhee – May/24

Finches, Tanagers and Grosbeaks
House Finch – Mar/25
Purple Finch – Jun/25
Pine Siskin – Oct/25
American Goldfinch – May/24
Scarlet Tanager – Jul/24
Rose-breasted Grosbeak – May/24

Blackbirds, Orioles
Bobolink – May/24
Eastern Meadowlark – May/24
Orchard Oriole – May/25
Baltimore Oriole – May/24
Red-winged Blackbird – May/24
Brown-headed Cowbird – Apr/25
Common Grackle – May/24
European Starling – May/24

MULTI DAY AMHERST ISLAND BIRDING ITINERARY

Amherst Island offers dramatic birding in all seasons.

Please feel free to contact us to request your personally customized itinerary, balancing private trail access with visits to key island hotspots, maximizing sightings while keeping a relaxed pace.

EXTRAS

Photography

If you are interested in exploring the works of a local professional photographer, we recommend Don Woodiwiss Photography. Prints available for sale, both on the property and by contacting Don at woodiwissphotography@gmail.com

Fishing

If you are interested in a guided fishing tour, or simply a boating tour of the water, we recommend Martin St-Louis

For locally-made lures “made by fishermen, for fishermen”, please check out SalmonLures.ca