Canada Ramsar wetland
Long Point
329 bird species recorded; the most in May and in October.
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This month here
30 species in January.43 species in February.86 species in March.228 species in April.278 species in May.192 species in June.131 species in July.212 species in August.246 species in September.267 species in October.182 species in November.76 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Summer visitor comes to breed
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- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
329 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 329Speciesrecorded more than once
- 236Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 15ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 239,425Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 175 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 15Raptors
- 8Owls
- 34Waders
- 27Gulls & seabirds
- 33Ducks & geese
- 16Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 167Songbirds
- 28Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 329 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Accipiter striatusAccipiter striatus
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
- Falco atricapillusFalco atricapillus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus
Owls8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern Saw-Whet OwlAegolius acadicus
- Eastern Screech-OwlMegascops asio
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
- Snowy OwlBubo scandiacusVU
- Tengmalm's OwlAegolius funereus
- Barred OwlStrix varia
Waders34 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferusNT
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- American WoodcockScolopax minor
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusVU
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Piping PloverCharadrius melodusNT
- WilletTringa semipalmata
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Bartram's SandpiperBartramia longicauda
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- American AvocetRecurvirostra americana
- Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaVU
- Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisVU
- Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaVU
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
- Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusNT
- American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
Gulls & seabirds27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Forster's TernSterna forsteri
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Sabine's GullXema sabini
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Pacific LoonGavia pacifica
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
- California GullLarus californicus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
- Brown BoobySula leucogaster
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
Ducks & geese33 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- BuffleheadBucephala albeola
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- American ScoterMelanitta americanaNT
- American Black DuckAnas rubripes
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
- RedheadAythya americana
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- CanvasbackAythya valisineria
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinator
- Snow gooseAnser caerulescens
- Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
- King EiderSomateria spectabilis
- Harlequin DuckHistrionicus histrionicus
Herons, ibises & grebes16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Phalacrocorax brasilianusPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis
Songbirds167 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Agelaius phoeniceusAgelaius phoeniceus
- American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
- Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
- Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata
- Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
- Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaNT
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Ruby-crowned KingletRegulus calendula
- American RobinTurdus migratorius
- White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- Junco hyemalisJunco hyemalis
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
- Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- Purple MartinProgne subis
- Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
- Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- Eastern phoebeSayornis phoebe
- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- White-crowned sparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
- Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
- Brown CreeperCerthia americana
- Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
- Toxostoma rufumToxostoma rufum
- Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
- Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
- Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataNT
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
- Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
- Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Grey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
- Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
- Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
- Buff-bellied PipitAnthus rubescens
- Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina
- Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
- Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
- Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus
- Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinusVU
- Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
- Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens
- Pine SiskinSpinus pinus
- Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
- Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapilla
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
- Warbling VireoVireo gilvus
- Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
- Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
- Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanea
- Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventris
- Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica
- White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
- Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fusca
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
- Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magnaNT
- Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
- Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- House finchHaemorhous mexicanus
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
- Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
- Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
- Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
- BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusNT
- Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
- Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
- Grey-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus
- Canada warblerCardellina canadensis
- Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
- American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arborea
- Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- Orchard orioleIcterus spurius
- American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicus
- VeeryCatharus fuscescens
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Red Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
- Pine WarblerSetophaga pinus
- Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
- Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphia
- Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata
- Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
- Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
- Blue-winged warblerVermivora cyanoptera
- Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallida
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
- Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina
- Connecticut WarblerOporornis agilis
- Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorum
- Northern ShrikeLanius borealis
- Grasshopper SparrowAmmodramus savannarum
- Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
- Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
- White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
- Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor
- DickcisselSpiza americana
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Olive-Sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi
- Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaVU
- Cerulean WarblerSetophaga ceruleaNT
- Cave SwallowPetrochelidon fulva
- Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus
- Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
- Nelson's SparrowAmmospiza nelsoni
- Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysopteraNT
- Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
- Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
- Yellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Grass WrenCistothorus platensis
- Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
- Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis
- Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianusNT
- Kentucky WarblerGeothlypis formosa
- White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
- Lark SparrowChondestes grammacus
- Pipilo maculatusPipilo maculatus
- Western Wood-PeweeContopus sordidulus
- Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla
- Scarlet FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinus
- Townsend's SolitaireMyadestes townsendi
- LeConte's SparrowAmmospiza leconteii
- Sturnella neglectaSturnella neglecta
- Cassin's SparrowPeucaea cassinii
- Henslow's SparrowCentronyx henslowii
- Cassin's KingbirdTyrannus vociferans
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Bewick's WrenThryomanes bewickii
- Sage ThrasherOreoscoptes montanus
- Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savana
- Western TanagerPiranga ludoviciana
- Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalusNT
- Green-tailed TowheePipilo chlorurus
- Blue GrosbeakPasserina caerulea
- Empidonax wrightiiEmpidonax wrightii
- Swainson's warblerLimnothlypis swainsonii
- Varied BuntingPasserina versicolor
- Harris's SparrowZonotrichia querulaNT
- Virginia's WarblerLeiothlypis virginiae
- Ash-throated FlycatcherMyiarchus cinerascens
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis
- Smith's LongspurCalcarius pictus
- Gray-crowned Rosy-FinchLeucosticte tephrocotis
- Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia
- Hooded OrioleIcterus cucullatus
- Kirtland's WarblerSetophaga kirtlandiiNT
- American Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva
Other birds28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
- Yellow-shafted FlickerColaptes auratus
- Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
- Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
- Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
- Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
- Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagicaVU
- Tsįįłkaałii bitłʼaaʼ halchíʼígííMelanerpes carolinus
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Black-billed cuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus
- Eastern Whip-poor-willAntrostomus vociferusNT
- Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
- Virginia RailRallus limicola
- Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
- SoraPorzana carolina
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus
- American CootFulica americana
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellus
- Chuck-will's-widowAntrostomus carolinensisNT
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
- American Black SwiftCypseloides nigerVU
- Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in May and in October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan0°/-4°56 mm
- Feb0°/-5°48 mm
- Mar3°/-2°59 mm
- Apr8°/3°70 mm
- May14°/9°86 mm
- Jun20°/16°87 mm
- Jul24°/20°92 mm
- Aug24°/20°72 mm
- Sep21°/17°90 mm
- Oct15°/11°91 mm
- Nov9°/5°68 mm
- Dec3°/0°67 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Long Point.
Peninsula in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada
Long Point is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Canada.
329 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 239,425 open records.
The most recorded are the Killdeer, the Sanderling and the Spotted Sandpiper.
149 species come for the summer, 76 for the winter and 11 only pass through.
15 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Lesser yellowlegs and Long-tailed duck.
The most species are recorded in May and in October.
Get there and watch
- Erie International Tom Ridge Field (ERI)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 52 km in a straight lineCar hire at ERI airport (Erie)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
- places to stay within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Long Point
Canada
- 90Birdyas Score
- 329Species
- 236Migrants
- 15Threatened
St. Clair National Wildlife Area
Canada · 193 km
- 88Birdyas Score
- 254Species
- 180Migrants
- 12Threatened
Point Pelee National Park
Canada · 212 km
- 91Birdyas Score
- 385Species
- 270Migrants
- 15Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q1869402) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 239,425 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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