Uncommon Birds in Ontario
Our list for Ontario has 79 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 34 summer visitors, 27 winter visitors and 12 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Ontario in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 79, most common first
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly May–Sep
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosWinter visitorUncommon66–102 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly May–Oct
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaSummer visitorUncommon28–32 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicusWinter visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Sep–May
Forster's TernSterna forsteriSummer visitorUncommon33–36 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicusWinter visitorUncommon17–21 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made