Wildlife of Ontario, Canada: Species Photographed in Nature
A listing of all wild species I have encountered in Ontario, listed by their taxonomy categories of Class, Family, and Species (except Invertebrates, where it will be Class, Order, Family, and Species instead). New species will be added as they are encountered and the page will consistently be in flux with naming and additions.
All photos are my own. Descriptive photos were prioritized over aesthetic ones in some cases. Every species listed without photos was seen and identified, but I was not able to take a picture at that time.
I am looking to continue this process in each location and country I visit, so I am always looking for new artist residencies, collaborations, or journeys which would provide me with that opportunity.
Mammals
Canines (Canidae)
Coyote
Eastern Coyote – High Park, Toronto (September 2020)Eastern Coyote – High Park, Toronto (September 2020)Eastern Coyote (infected with mange) – High Park, Toronto (December 2020)
Red Fox
Red Fox – Shore Lane Trail, Wasaga Beach (August 2020)
Bears (Ursidae)
Black Bear
Raccoons and Allies (Procyonidae)
Raccoon
Raccoon – High Park, Toronto (May 2020)Raccoon – High Park, Toronto (May 2020)Raccoon (Juvenile) – High Park, Toronto (August 2020)
Mustelids (Mustelidae)
American Mink
American Mink – Ward’s Island, Toronto (August 2020)American Mink – Trillium Park, Toronto (October 2020)American Mink – Ward’s Island, Toronto (August 2020)
Northern River Otter
Deers (Cervidae)
White-tailed Deer
White-tailed Deer – Presqu’ile Provincial Park, Brighton (June 2020)White-tailed Deer – Presqu’ile Provincial Park, Brighton (June 2020)
Skunks (Mephitidae)
Striped Skunk
Striped Skunk – High Park, Toronto (March 2020)
New World opossums (Didelphidae)
Virginia Opossum
Virginia Opossum – Roncesvalles Neighbourhood, Toronto (December 2020)
Rabbits and hares (Leporidae)
Eastern Cottontail
Eastern Cottontail – Duffins Creek, Ajax (September 2020)Eastern Cottontail – High Park, Toronto (September 2021)Eastern Cottontail – Col. Samuel Smith Park, Toronto (May 2021)
Beavers (Castoridae)
North American Beaver
Canadian Beaver – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (February 2021)Canadian Beaver – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (February 2021)Canadian Beaver – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (February 2021)
Porcupines (Erethizontidae)
North American Porcupine
Sciuridae
Eastern Chipmunk
Eastern Chipmunk – High Park, TorontoEastern Chipmunk – High Park, Toronto (April 2021)Eastern Chipmunk – High Park, Toronto (September 2020)
Eastern Grey Squirrel
Eastern Gray Squirrel – High Park, Toronto (July 2018))Eastern Gray Squirrel – High Park, Toronto (July 2018)Eastern Gray Squirrel – High Park, Toronto (April 2021)
American Red Squirrel
American Red Squirrel – High Park, Toronto (May 2020)American Red Squirrel – High Park, Toronto (December 2020)American Red Squirrel – High Park, Toronto (March 2021)
Groundhog
Groundhog – Humber Bay Park, Toronto (July 2021)Groundhog – Humber Bay Park, Toronto (July 2021)Groundhog – Humber Bay Park, Toronto (July 2021)
Southern Flying Squirrel
Cricetids (Cricetidae)
Deer Mouse
Deer Mouse – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (July 2021)
Meadow Vole
Meadow Vole – Humber Bay Park West, Toronto (March 2021)Meadow Vole – High Park, Toronto (December 2020)Meadow Vole – Humber Bay Park West, Toronto (March 2021)
Muskrat
Muskrat – High Park, Toronto (May 2020)Muskrat – Rennie Park, Toronto (May 2020)
Birds
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl (Anatidae)
Canada Goose
Canada Goose – High Park, Toronto (May 2020)Canada Goose on nest (with Painted Turtle) – High Park, Toronto (April 2020)Canada Goose (Gosling) – Catfish Pond, Toronto (May 2020)
Mute Swan
Mute Swan – High Park, Toronto (July 2018)Mute Swan – High Park, Toronto (May 2020)Mute Swan – Nottawasaga River, Wasaga Beach (August 2020)
Trumpeter Swan
Trumpeter Swan – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (August 2021)Trumpeter Swan – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (August 2021)Trumpeter Swan – Hanlan’s Point, Toronto (October 2019)Trumpeter Swan – Hanlan’s Point, Toronto (October 2019)
Wood Duck
Wood Duck (female on left, male on right) – High Park, TorontoWood Duck (Male) – High Park, Toronto (July 2018)Wood Duck (Female) – High Park, Toronto (July 2018)Wood Duck (Female) – High Park, Toronto (April 2021)
Blue-winged Teal
Blue-winged Teal (Female on left, Male on right) – High Park, Toronto (April 2021)Blue-winged Teal (Male) – High Park, Toronto (April 2021)
Mallard
Mallard (Male) – High Park, Toronto (July 2018)Mallard (Male) – High Park, TorontoMallard (Female) – High Park, TorontoMallard (Intersex, older female showing male characteristics) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (January 2021)Mallard (Believed to be a domestic Mallard) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (January 2021)
Northern Shoveler
Northern Shoveler pair (Female in front, Male in back) – Rennie Park, Toronto (November 2020)Northern Shoveler (Nonbreeding Male) – Catfish Pond, Toronto (October 2020)Northern Shoveler (Nonbreeding Males) – High Park, Toronto (December 2019)
Gadwall
Gadwall (Male) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (December 2020)Gadwall (believed to be male, with feathers in transition) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (April 2021)Gadwall (Male) in flight – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (October 2020)Gadwall (Female) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (December 2020)
American Wigeon
American Wigeon (Male) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (December 2020)American Wigeon (Female) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (December 2020)American Wigeon pair (Male on left, Female on right) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (December 2020)
American Black Duck
American Black Duck (Male) – High Park, Toronto (November 2020)American Black Duck (Female) – High Park, Toronto (November 2020)American Black Duck (Female in front) – High Park, Toronto (November 2020)
Northern Pintail
Northern Pintail (Male) – High Park, Toronto (December 2020)
Green-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal (Male) – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (March 2021)Green-winged Teal (Males) in flight – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (October 2020)Green-winged Teal (Female) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (February 2021)Green-winged Teal (Female) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (February 2021)
Canvasback
Canvasback (Male) – Sunnyside Beach, Toronto (February 2021)Canvasback (Male on left, Female on right) – Sunnyside Beach, Toronto (February 2021)
Redhead
Redhead (Male) – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (October 2020)Redhead (Males) – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (October 2020)Redhead (Male on left, Female on right) – Humber Bay Park West, Toronto (March 2021)
Ring-necked Duck
Ring-necked Duck (Male) – Humber Bay Park West, Toronto (February 2021)Ring-necked Duck (Male) – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (October 2020)Ring-necked Duck (Male on left, female on right) – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (October 2020)
Greater Scaup
Greater Scaup (Male) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (February 2021)Greater Scaup (Female) – High Park, Toronto (December 2020)Greater Scaup (Female) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (December 2020)Greater Scaup (Male in centre) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (February 2021)
White-winged Scoter
White-winged Scoter (Female or Immature Male) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (February 2021)White-winged Scoter (Female or Immature Male) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (February 2021)White-winged Scoter (Female or Immature Male) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (February 2021)
Long-tailed Duck
Long-tailed Duck (Breeding Male) – Sunnyside Beach, Toronto (May 2020)Long-tailed Duck (Nonbreeding Male) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (December 2020)Long-tailed Duck (Nonbreeding Female (back) and Male (front)) – Harbourfront, Toronto (November 2019)
Bufflehead
Bufflehead (Male) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (December 2020)Bufflehead (Female) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (December 2020)
Common Goldeneye
Common Goldeneye (Male) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto – February 2021Common Goldeneye (Male) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (January 2021)Common Goldeneye (Females in front, Male in back) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (February 2021)
Hooded Merganser
Hooded Merganser (Male) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (December 2020)Hooded Merganser (Nonbreeding Male) – High Park, Toronto (November 2020)Hooded Merganser (Two adult Males and one nonbreeding Male) – High Park, Toronto (December 2019)
Common Merganser
Common Merganser (Female on feft, Males on right) – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (March 2021)Common Merganser (Female in centre, Males on either side) – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (March 2021)Common Merganser (Female) – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (July 2021)Common Merganser (Female) – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (July 2021)Common Merganser (Female) – Humber River, Toronto (December 2019)
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser (Male) – Sunnyside Beach, Toronto (March 2021)Red-breasted Merganser (Female or Immature Male) – Sunnyside Beach, Toronto (March 2021)Red-breasted Merganser (Male, starting to get breeding colour) – Ontario Place, Toronto (March 2021)Red-breasted Merganser (Female or Immature in front, Males at sides) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (February 2021)
Ruddy Duck
Ruddy Duck – High Park, Toronto (April 2021)
Waterfowl Group
Waterfowl Group from left to right: Canada Goose, Gadwall (Male), Greater Scaup (Female), Redhead (Male) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (February 2020)
Cormorants and Anhingas (Phalacrocoracidae)
Double-crested Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant – High Park, Toronto (May 2020)Double-crested Cormorant (Juvenile) – High Park, Toronto (August 2020)Double-crested Cormorants – High Park, Toronto (May 2020)
Loons (Gaviidae)
Common Loon
Common Loon – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (August 2020)Common Loon – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (July 2020)
Grebes (Podicipedidae)
Horned Grebe
Pied-Billed Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe – High Park, Toronto (May 2020)
Red-necked Grebe
Red-necked Grebe – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (April 2021)Red-necked Grebe – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (June 2020)Red-necked Grebe – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (April 2021)Red-necked Grebe (Juvenile) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (July 2021)
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Laridae)
Great Black-backed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (January 2021)
Ring-billed Gull – Humber Bay Park West, Toronto (October 2019)Ring-Billed Gull – Humber Bay Park West, Toronto (October 2019)
Caspian Tern
Caspian Tern – Waterfront, Brighton (June 2021)Caspian Tern – Waterfront, Brighton (June 2021)Caspian Tern – High Park, Toronto (July 2020)
Common Tern
Common Tern – Col. Samuel Smith Park, Toronto (May 2021)Common Tern – Col. Samuel Smith Park, Toronto (May 2021)Common Tern – Humber Bay Arch Bridge, Toronto (July 2020)
Shorebirds
American Woodcock
American Woodcock (Juvenile) – Presqu’ile Provincial Park, Brighton (June 2020)American Woodcock – Presqu’ile Provincial Park, Brighton (June 2020)
Greater Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (May 2021)Greater Yellowlegs – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (May 2021)Greater or Lesser Yellowlegs – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (October 2020)Greater or Lesser Yellowlegs – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (October 2020)
Killdeer
Killdeer – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (May 2021)Killdeer – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (March 2021)Killdeer – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (May 2021)
Least Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (May 2021)Least Sandpiper – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (May 2021)
Solitary Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper – High Park, Toronto (July 2020)Solitary Sandpiper – High Park, Toronto (July 2020)
Spotted Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper (Juvenile) – Ward’s Island, Toronto (August 2020)Spotted Sandpiper (Juvenile) – Ward’s Island, Toronto (August 2020)
Black-crowned Night Heron – High Park, Toronto (April 2020)Black-crowned Night Heron – High Park, Toronto (September 2020)Black-crowned Night Heron (Juvenile) – High Park, Toronto (August 2020)
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron – High Park, Toronto (May 2020)Great Blue Heron – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (August 2021)Great Blue Heron – High Park, Toronto (May 2020)
Great Egret
Great Egret – High Park, Toronto (May 2020)Great Egret (Breeding) – High Park, Toronto (May 2020)Great Egret (Breeding) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (April 2021)
Green Heron
Green Heron – High Park, Toronto (August 2020)Green Heron – High Park, Toronto (August 2020)
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies (Rallidae)
American Coot
American Coot – High Park, Toronto (April 2021)American Coot – High Park, Toronto (November 2020)American Coot – High Park, Toronto (April 2021)
Common Gallinule
Common Gallinule – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (May 2021)Common Gallinule – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (May 2021)Common Gallinule – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (May 2021)
Cooper’s Hawk – Roncesvalles Neighbourhood, Toronto (January 2021)Cooper’s Hawk (Juvenile) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (January 2021)Cooper’s Hawk (Juvenile) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (January 2021)
Osprey
Osprey – High Park, Toronto (July 2021)Osprey – High Park, Toronto (July 2021)Osprey – High Park, Toronto (August 2020)Osprey – High Park, Toronto (July 2021)
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk – at High Park, Toronto (December 2020)Red-tailed Hawk – at High Park, Toronto (December 2020)Red-tailed Hawk – in High Park, Toronto (January 2020)
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Turkey Vulture
Turkey Vulture – High Park, Toronto (May 2021)Turkey Vulture – Camelot Beach, Port Colborne (September 2021)Turkey Vulture – High Park, Toronto (May 2021)Turkey Vulture – High Park, Toronto (May 2021)Turkey Vulture – Col. Samuel Smith Park, Toronto (May 2021)
Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
American Kestrel
American Kestrel – Downsview Park, Toronto (March 2021)American Kestrel – Downsview Park, Toronto (March 2021)
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Peregrine Falcon – at Sorauren Park, Toronto (May 2020) Peregrine Falcon – in Sorauren Park, Toronto (May 2020)
Owls
(All Owl photos were taken with a large zoom to allow a respectful distance – quietly, and without lingering or following them)
Barred Owl
Barred Owl – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (March 2021)Barred Owl – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (March 2021)Barred Owl – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (March 2021)
Eastern Screech-Owl
Eastern Screech-Owl – High Park, Toronto (December 2020)Eastern Screech-Owl – High Park, Toronto (December 2020)Eastern Screech-Owl – High Park, Toronto (February 2021)
Great Horned Owl
Great Horned Owl – High Park, Toronto (December 2020)Great Horned Owl – High Park, Toronto (February 2021)Great Horned Owl – High Park, Toronto (December 2020)Great Horned Owl (Fledgling) – High Park, Toronto (April 2021)Great Horned Owl (with a few nestling Owlets) – High Park, Toronto (March 2021)
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Female) – High Park, Toronto (August 2020)Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Female) – in High Park, Toronto (June 2020)
Martins and Swallows (Hirundinidae)
Barn Swallow
Barn Swallow (Adult) – in High Park, Toronto (July 2020)Barn Swallow (Juvenile) – Humber Bay Park, Toronto (July 2020)Barn Swallow (Juvenile) – in High Park, Toronto (July 2020)
Cliff Swallow
Cliff Swallow – Sir Casimir Gzowski Park, Toronto (June 2020)Cliff Swallow – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (July 2021)Cliff Swallow (Juvenile) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (July 2021)Cliff Swallows (gathering mud for nests) – Sir Casimir Gzowski Park, Toronto (June 2020)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow – Constructed Wetlands, Brighton (June 2021)Northern Rough-winged Swallow – High Park, Toronto (July 2020)Northern Rough-winged Swallow – High Park, Toronto (July 2020)Northern Rough-winged Swallows – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (April 2021)Northern Rough-winged Swallow – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (April 2021)
Purple Martin
Purple Martin (Male) – Evergreen Brickworks, Toronto (July 2021)Purple Martin (Male) – Evergreen Brickworks, Toronto (July 2021)Purple Martin (Female) – Evergreen Brickworks, Toronto (July 2021)
Tree Swallow
Tree Swallow – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (April 2021)Tree Swallows – Col. Samuel Smith Park, Toronto (May 2021)Tree Swallow – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (April 2021)
Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Belted Kingfisher
Belted Kingfisher – High Park, Toronto (September 2020)Belted Kingfisher – High Park, Toronto (July 2020)
Woodpeckers (Picidae)
Downy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker – in High Park, Toronto (April 2018)Downy Woodpecker – High Park, Toronto (May 2021)Downy Woodpeckers – High Park, Toronto (April 2021)
Hairy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker – High Park, Toronto (January 2020)Hairy Woodpecker – High Park, Toronto (January 2021)
Northern Flicker
Northern Flicker – in High Park, Toronto (May 2020)Northern Flicker – Shore Line Trail, Wasaga Beach (August 2020)
Pileated Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2021)Pileated Woodpecker – Blueberry Plains Trail, Wasaga Beach Provincial Park (August 2020)Pileated Woodpecker – Duffins Creek, Ajax (January 2021)Pileated Woodpecker – Duffins Creek, Ajax (January 2021)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker – in High Park, Toronto (May 2020)Red-bellied Woodpecker – High Park, Toronto (May 2020)Red-bellied Woodpecker – High Park, Toronto (February 2019)
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (May 2021)Red-headed Woodpecker – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (May 2021)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2021)Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – at Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2021)Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Juvenile) – High Park, Toronto (September 2020)
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens (Corvidae)
Blue Jay
Blue Jay – at Catfish Pond, Toronto (May 2020)Blue Jay – in Mount Pleasant Cemetary, Toronto (July 2020)Blue Jay – High Park, Toronto (May 2021)
American Crow
American Crow – Shore Line Trail, Wasaga Beach (August 2020)American Crows (with gulls) – at Sunnyside Beach, Toronto (November 2019)
Common Raven
Common Raven – at McNeil’s Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2020
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies (Tyrannidae)
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird – in High Park, Toronto (May 2020)Eastern Kingbird – in Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (July 2020)
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Phoebe – in Presqu’ile Provincial Park, Brighton (June 2020)Eastern Phoebe – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (July 2020)Eastern Phoebe – Evergreen Brickworks, Toronto (July 2021)
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Eastern Wood-Pewee – in Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (June 2020)Eastern Wood-Pewee – in Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (June 2020)
Great Crested Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher – Colonel Samuel Smith, Toronto (September 2020)Great Crested Flycatcher – King’s Mill Park, Toronto (September 2021)Great Crested Flycatcher – King’s Mill Park, Toronto (September 2021)
Least Flycatcher
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers (Mimidae)
Brown Thrasher
Brown Thrasher – High Park, Toronto (May 2021)Brown Thrasher – High Park, Toronto (May 2021)
Gray Catbird
Gray Catbird – in High Park, Toronto (September 2020)Gray Catbird – in High Park, Toronto (May 2020)Gray Catbird – High Park, September (September 2021)Gray Catbird (Juvenile) – in Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (July 2020)
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Mockingbird – Roncesvalles Neighbourhood, Toronto (January 2021)Northern Mockingbird – Humber Bay Park West, Toronto (February 2021)Northern Mockingbird – Marilyn Bell Park, Toronto (November 2020)
Thrushes (Turdidae)
American Robin
American Robin – in High Park, Toronto (November 2019)American Robin – High Park, Toronto (May 2020)American Robin (Juvenile) – High Park, Toronto (July 2020)
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Bluebird – High Park, Toronto (June 2020)Eastern Bluebird – High Park, Toronto (June 2020)
Hermit Thrush
Hermit Thrush – High Park, Toronto (May 2021)Hermit Thrush – High Park, Toronto (May 2021)Hermit Thrush – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (October 2020)
Swainson’s Thrush
Swainson’s Thrush – High Park, Toronto (May 2020)Swainson’s Thrush – High Park, Toronto (September 2020)
Wood Thrush
Wood Thrush – Presqu’ile Provincial Park, Brighton (June 2021)
Veery
Veery – Duffins Creek Trail, Ajax (September 2020)
Waxwings (Bombycillidae)
Cedar Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (July 2020)Cedar Waxwing – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (July 2020)
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice (Paridae)
Black-capped Chickadee
Black-capped Chickadee – High Park, Toronto (May 2020)Black-capped Chickadee – High Park, Toronto (September 2020)Black-capped Chickadee – High Park, Toronto (September 2021)
Nuthatches (Sittidae)
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch – High Park, Toronto (December 2020)Red-breasted Nuthatch – High Park, Toronto (May 2021)Red-breasted Nuthatch – High Park, Toronto (January 2021)
White-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch – High Park, Toronto (December 2019)White-breasted Nuthatch – Lynde Shores Conservation Area, Whitby (October 2019)
Treecreepers (Certhiidae)
Brown Creeper
Brown Creeper – High Park, Toronto (May 2021)Brown Creeper – High Park, Toronto (December 2020)Brown Creeper – High Park, Toronto (December 2020)
Wrens (Troglodytidae)
House Wren
House Wren – High Park, Toronto (July 2020)House Wren – High Park, Toronto (June 2020)House Wren – High Park, Toronto (June 2020)
Marsh Wren
Marsh Wren – Presqu’ile Provincial Park, Brighton (June 2021)
Winter Wren
Winter Wren – High Park, Toronto (March 2021)Winter Wren – High Park, Toronto (March 2021)Winter Wren – High Park, Toronto (March 2021)
Gnatcatchers (Polioptilidae)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher – High Park, Toronto (May 2021)Blue-gray Gnatcatcher – High Park, Toronto (June 2020)Blue-gray Gnatcatcher – High Park, Toronto (August 2020)Blue-gray Gnatcatcher – High Park, Toronto (May 2021)
Kinglets (Regulidae)
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet – High Park, Toronto (November 2019)Golden-crowned Kinglet – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (October 2020)Golden-crowned Kinglet – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (October 2020)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet – High Park, Toronto (May 2021)Ruby-crowned Kinglet – High Park, Toronto (May 2020)Ruby-crowned Kinglet – High Park, Toronto (May 2021)
Vireos (Vireonidae)
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo – High Park, Toronto (May 2021)Blue-headed Vireo – High Park, Toronto (May 2021)Blue-headed Vireo – High Park, Toronto (October 2020)
Philadelphia Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo – High Park, Toronto (September 2020)Philadelphia Vireo – High Park, Toronto (September 2021)Philadelphia Vireo – High Park, Toronto (September 2020)
Red-eyed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2020)Red-eyed Vireo – High Park, Toronto (July 2020)Red-eyed Vireo (in molt) – Shore Line Trail, Wasaga Beach (August 2020)
Warbling Vireo
Warbling Vireo – High Park, Toronto (May 2021)Warbling Vireo – High Park, Toronto (May 2021)
Wood-Warblers (Parulidae)
American Redstart
American Redstart – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (August 2020)American Restart (Male) – High Park, Toronto (May 2020)
Bay-breasted Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler (Non-breeding female/Immature) – High Park, Toronto (September 2021)Bay-breasted Warbler (Non-breeding female/Immature) – High Park, Toronto (September 2021)Bay-breasted Warbler (Non-breeding female/Immature) – High Park, Toronto (September 2021)
Black-and-White Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (August 2020)Black-and-White Warbler – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (August 2020)
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler (Female or Immature) – Trillium Park, Toronto (September 2020)
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Male) – High Park, Toronto (September 2021)Black-throated Blue Warbler (Male) – High Park, Toronto (September 2021)Black-throated Blue Warbler (Male) – High Park, Toronto (September 2021)
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler – High Park, Toronto (May 2020)Black-throated Green Warbler – High Park, Toronto (May 2020)
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Breeding Male) – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2021)Chestnut-sided Warbler (Breeding Female) – Trillium Park, Toronto (September 2020)Chestnut-sided Warbler (Female/Immature Male) – High Park, Toronto (September 2020)
Common Yellowthroat
Common Yellowthroat (Male) – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2020)Common Yellowthroat (Female) – High Park, Toronto (September 2020)
Magnolia Warbler
Magnolia Warbler (Female/Immature Male) – High Park, Toronto (September 2021)Magnolia Warbler (Immature Male/Female) – High Park, Toronto (September 2021)Magnolia Warbler (Female/Immature Male) – High Park, Toronto (August 2021)
Northern Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush – High Park, Toronto (September 2021)Northern Waterthrush – High Park, Toronto (September 2021)Northern Waterthrush – High Park, Toronto (September 2021)
Palm Warbler – High Park, Toronto (May 2021)Palm Warbler – High Park, Toronto (May 2021)Palm Warbler – Trillium Park, Toronto (September 2020)
Pine Warbler
Pine Warbler – Blueberry Trail, Wasaga Beach Provincial Park (August 2020)Pine Warbler – Blueberry Trail, Wasaga Beach Provincial Park (August 2020)
Tennessee Warbler
Tennessee Warbler – High Park, Toronto (September 2020)
Yellow Warbler
Yellow Warbler (Female) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (July 2020)Yellow Warbler (Female) – Tommy Thompson Park (May 2021)Yellow Warbler (Male) – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (May 2021)Yellow Warbler – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (May 2021)
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler – High Park, Toronto (May 2021)Yellow-rumped Warbler – in High Park, Toronto (September 2020)Yellow-rumped Warbler (Male) – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (October 2020)Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle Juvenile) – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (August 2021)
Wagtails and Pipits (Motacillidae)
American Pipit
New World Sparrows (Passerillidae)
American Tree Sparrow
American Tree Sparrow – Downsview Park, Toronto (March 2021)American Tree Sparrow – High Park, Toronto (December 2020)American Tree Sparrow – High Park, Toronto (December 2020)
Chipping Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow – High Park, Toronto (June 2020)Chipping Sparrow – High Park, Toronto (June 2020)
Dark-eyed Junco
Dark-eyed Junco – High Park, Toronto (December 2020)Dark-eyed Junco – High Park, Toronto (January 2021)Dark-eyed Junco – High Park, Toronto (May 2021)
Lincoln’s Sparrow – Sunnyside Beach, Toronto (October 2020)Lincoln’s Sparrow – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (October 2020)
Savannah Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow (Juvenile) – in High Park, Toronto (June 2020)Savannah Sparrow (Juvenile) – in High Park, Toronto (June 2020)
Song Sparrow
Song Sparrow – High Park, Toronto (June 2020)Song Sparrow – High Park, Toronto (May 2020)Song Sparrow – High Park, Toronto (September 2020)
Swamp Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow – Prequ’ile Provincial Park, Ontario (June 2021)Swamp Sparrow – High Park, Toronto (January 2021)
White-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow – High Park, Toronto (May 2020)
White-throated Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow – in High Park, Toronto (May 2020)White-throated Sparrow – High Park, Toronto (March 2021)White-throated Sparrow – Humber Bay Park West, Toronto (February 2021)
Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
House Sparrow
House Sparrow (Male) – in High Park, Toronto (May 2020)House Sparrow (Male) – in High Park, Toronto (October 2019)House Sparrow (Female) – in High Park, Toronto (May 2020)House Sparrow (Female) – in High Park, Toronto (May 2020)House Sparrow (Leucistic Female) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (May 2021)
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies (Fringillidae)
Common Redpoll
Common Redpoll – Downsview Park, Toronto (March 2021)Common Redpoll – Downsview Park, Toronto (March 2021)Common Redpoll – Downsview Park, Toronto (March 2021)
House Finch
House Finch – Roncesvalles Village, Toronto (May 2021)House Finch (Male) – in High Park, Toronto (May 2020)House Finch (Male)- in High Park, Toronto (May 2020)House Finch (Female) – High Park, Toronto (July 2020)
American Goldfinch
American Goldfinch (Breeding Male) – Humber Bay Park East, Toronto (July 2020)American Goldfinch (Breeding Male) – High Park, Toronto (July 2020)American Goldfinch (Nonbreeding Male) – in High Park, TorontoAmerican Goldfinch (Molting Male) – High Park, Toronto (September 2021)American Goldfinch (Moulting Male) – High Park, Toronto (April 2021)
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies (Cardinalidae)
Northern Cardinal
Northern Cardinal (Male) – at High Park, TorontoNorthern Cardinal (Female) – in High Park, Toronto (May 2020)Northern Cardinal (Female) – High Park, Toronto (February 2021)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Juvenile) – Evergreen Brickworks, Toronto (July 2021)Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Juvenile) – Evergreen Brickworks, Toronto (July 2021)
Indigo Bunting
Indigo Bunting (Breeding Male) – in High Park, Toronto (May 2020)Indigio Bunting – in High Park, Toronto (July 2020)Indigo Bunting (Breeding Male) – High Park, Toronto (June 2021)Indigo Bunting (Female or Immature Male) – High Park, Toronto (August 2020)
Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanager (Female) – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (August 2020)Scarlet Tanager (Female) – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (August 2020)
Blackbirds (Icteridae)
Baltimore Oriole
Baltimore Oriole (Female) – in High Park, Toronto (May 2020)Baltimore Oriole (Female) – in High Park, Toronto (July 2020)Baltimore Oriole (Male) – High Park, Toronto (May 2021)Baltimore Oriole (Male) – High Park, Toronto (July 2021)Baltimore Oriole (Male in back, Female in Front) – Duffins Creek Trail, Ajax (September 2020)
Orchard Oriole
Orchard Oriole (Male) – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (May 2021)Orchard Oriole (Male) – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (May 2021)Orchard Oriole (Female) – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (May 2021)
Red-winged Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird (Female) – at High Park, Toronto (May 2020)Red-winged Blackbird (Male) – at High Park, Toronto (May 2020)Red-winged Blackbird (Male) – High Park, Toronto (May 2021)Red-winged Blackbird (Nonbreeding Male) – in High Park, Toronto (May 2020)
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brown-headed Cowbird – High Park, Toronto (July 2020)Brown-headed Cowbirds – Leslie St. Spit, Toronto (July 2018)Brown-headed Cowbird (Juvenile) – High Park, Toronto (July 2020)
Common Grackle
Common Grackle – High Park, Toronto (March 2021)Common Grackle – High Park, Toronto (March 2021)Common Grackle – Col. Samuel Smith Park, Toronto (May 2021)
Starlings and Mynas (Sturnidae)
European Starling
European Starling – High Park, Toronto (May 2020)European Starling – High Park, Toronto (April 2021)European Starling (winter feather pattern) – High Park, Toronto (December 2020)
Reptiles
Snapping Turtles (Chelydridae)
Common Snapping Turtle
Common Snapping Turtle – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (May 2021)Common Snapping Turtle – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (May 2021)Common Snapping Turtle – High Park, Toronto (September 2021)Common Snapping Turtle (Baby) – Buckshot Lake, Plevna (October 2017)
Pond Turtles (Emydidae)
Blanding’s Turtle
Blanding’s Turtle – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2021)Blanding’s Turtle – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2021)Blanding’s Turtle – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2021)
Midland Painted Turtle
Painted Turtle – High Park, Toronto (May 2020)Painted Turtle – High Park, Toronto (May 2020)Painted Turtle – High Park, Toronto (May 2020)
Red-Eared Slider (Introduced Species)
Red-eared Slider – High Park, Toronto (April 2021)Red-eared Slider – High Park, Toronto (April 2021) Red-eared Slider – High Park, Toronto (May 2020)
Snakes (Colubridae)
Dekay’s Brownsnake
Dekay’s Brownsnake – High Park, Toronto (July 2021)
Eastern Gartersnake
Eastern Gartersnake – High Park, Toronto (September 2013)Eastern Gartersnake – Col. Samuel Smith Park, Toronto (May 2021)
Northern Watersnake
Northern Watersnake – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2021)Northern Watersnake – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2021)Northern Watersnake – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2021)
Red-bellied Snake
Red-bellied Snake – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (August 2020)
Amphibians
True Toads (Bufonidae)
American Toad
American Toad – High Park, Toronto (September 2020)American Toad – High Park, Toronto (July 2020)American Toad – High Park, Toronto (September 2021)
Hylidae
Gray Tree Frog
Gray Tree Frog – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2020)
True Frogs (Ranidae)
Bullfrog
Bullfrog – McNeil’s Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2020)Bullfrog – McNeil’s Lake, Addington Highlands (August 2020)
Green Frog
Green Frog – High Park, Toronto (June 2021)Green Frog – High Park, Toronto (June 2021)Green Frog – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (August 2020)Green Frog (with mosquito) – High Park, Toronto (July 2020)
Northern Leopard Frog
Northern Leopard Frog – Prequ’ile Provincial Park, Brighton (June 2021)Northern Leopard Frog – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2021)
Fish
Cyprinidae
Common Carp
Common Carp – Sir Casimir Gzowski Park, Toronto (June 2020)
Salmon
Invertebrates (Arthropoda)
Insecta
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Scarabaeidae
Dichelonyx (Unknown Subspecies)
Dichelonyx subspecies – Proctor Park, Brighton (June 2021)
Japanese Beetle
Japanese Beetle – High Park, Toronto (July 2021)Japanese Beetle – High Park, Toronto (July 2021)
Cerambycidae
Red Milkweed Beetle
Red Milkweed Beetle – High Park, Toronto (June 2020)
Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle
Diptera (Flies)
Dolichopodidae (Long-legged Flies)
Condylostylus patibulatus
Condylostylus patibulatus – High Park, Toronto (July 2021)
Pallopteridae
‘Antlered’ Flutter Fly
‘Antlered’ Flutter Fly – Pickering Village, Pickering (September 2020)
Hemiptera (True Bugs)
Cicadidae
Dog-day Cicada
Dog-day Cicada – Cootes Paradise, Hamilton (August 2021)
Pyrrhocoridae
Firebug
Firebug (Mating Pair) – High Park, Toronto (July 2021)Firebug (Mating Pair) – High Park, Toronto (July 2021)
Hymenoptera (Sawflies, Wasps, Bees, and Ants)
Andrenidae
Spring Beauty Miner
Spring Beauty Miner – High Park, Toronto (April 2021)
Apidae
Brown-belted Bumblebee
Brown-belted Bumblebee – High Park, Toronto (July 2021)Brown-belted Bumblebee – High Park, Toronto (July 2021)
Honeybee
Honeybee – High Park, Toronto (September 2019)Honeybee – High Park, Toronto (September 2019)
Apoidea
Bumblebee
Bumblebee – High Park, Toronto
Colletidae
Unequal Cellophane Bee
Unequal Cellophane Bee – High Park, Toronto (April 2021)Unequal Cellophane Bee – High Park, Toronto (April 2021)
Formicidae
Small Honey Ant
Small Honey Ant – High Park, Toronto (April 2021)
Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
(Butterfly Section)
Hesperiidae
Hobomok Skipper Butterfly
Hobomok Skipper Butterfly – High Park, Toronto (June 2020)
Silver-skipper Butterfly
Lycaenidae
Silvery Blue Butterfly
Silvery Blue – High Park, Toronto (May 2020)
Nymphalidae
Eastern Comma
Eastern Comma Butterfly – High Park, Toronto (June 2020)Eastern Comma Butterfly – High Park, Toronto (July 2020)
Eyed Brown
Eyed-brown Butterfly – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2020)Eyed-brown Butterfly – at Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2020)
Little Wood Satyr Butterfly – in High Park, Toronto (June 2020)
Monarch Butterfly
Monarch Butterfly – High Park, Toronto (June 2020)Monarch Butterfly – Woodbine Beach, Toronto (September 2019)Monarch Butterfly – High Park, Toronto (August 2020)Monarch (Caterpillar) – Beach 2, Wasaga Beach (August 2021)Monarch Chrysalis – Nottawasaga River, Wasaga Beach (August 2020)
Mourning Cloak Butterfly
Mourning Cloak Butterfly – High Park, Toronto (April 2021)Mourning Cloak Butterfly – High Park, Toronto (April 2021)Mourning Cloak – Logging Road, Addington Highlands (August 2020)
Northern Cloudywing
Northern Cloudywing – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2021)
Northern Crescent
Northern Crescent – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2020)
Northern Pearly-eye
Northern Pearly-eye – High Park, July (2020)Northern Pearly-eye – Blueberry Trail, Wasaga Beach Provincial Park (August 2020)
Painted Lady Butterfly
Painted Lady Butterfly – Sunnyside Beach, Toronto (September 2019)Painted Lady Butterfly – High Park, Toronto (October 2019)Painted Lady Butterfly – High Park, Toronto (October 2020)
Question Mark Butterfly
Question Mark Butterfly – High Park, Toronto (August 2021)Question Mark Butterfly – High Park, Toronto (August 2021)
Red Admiral Butterfly
Red Admiral Butterfly – High Park, Toronto (June 2020)Red Admiral Butterfly – Cootes Paradise, Hamilton (August 2021)
Red-spotted Purple Butterfly
Red-spotted Purple Butterfly – Snake Island, Toronto (August 2020)Red-spotted Purple Butterfly – Snake Island, Toronto (August 2020)
Viceroy Butterfly
Viceroy Butterfly – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (August 2021)
White Admiral Butterfly
White Admiral – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2020)White Admiral – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2020)
White Admiral
White Admiral – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2020)White Admiral – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2020)
Papilionidae
Black Swallowtail
Black Swallowtail (Female) – High Park, Toronto (June 2020)Black Swallowtail (Female) – High Park, Toronto (August 2021)Black Swallowtail (Male) – High Park, Toronto (August 2021)
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2021)Canadian Tiger Swallowtail – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2020)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail – High Park, Toronto (June 2020)Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly – Roncesvalles Village, Toronto (June 2020)
Pieridae
Cabbage White Butterfly
Cabbage White Butterfly – High Park, Toronto (October 2019)Cabbage White Butterfly – High Park, Toronto (August 2021)Cabbage White Butterfly – High Park, Toronto (July 2020)
Clouded Sulphur
Clouded Sulphur (Mating Pair) – Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto (August 2021)
(Moths)
Erebidae
Gypsy Moth (Invasive)
Gypsy Moth (Female) – High Park, Toronto (July 2020)
Ashy Clubtail – McNeil’s Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2021)Ashy Clubtail – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2021)
Lancet Clubtail
Lancet Clubtail – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2021)
Libellulidae
Blue Dasher
Blue Dasher – High Park, Toronto (July 2020)Blue Dasher – High Park, Toronto (July 2020)Blue Dasher – High Park, Toronto (August 2021)
Calico Pennant
Calico Pennant – McNeil’s Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2020)Calico Pennant (Male) – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2020)Calico Pennant (Female) – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2020)
Chalk-fronted Corporal
Chalk-fronted Corporal (Male) – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2020)
Common Whitetail
Common Whitetail (Male) – High Park, Toronto (June 2020)Common Whitetail (Female) – High Park, Toronto (June 2020)Common Whitetail (Young Male) – High Park, Toronto (June 2020)
Four-spotted Skimmer
Four-spotted Skimmer – High Park, Toronto (June 2020)Four-spotted Skimmer – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2020)
Frosted Whiteface
Frosted Whiteface – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2020)
Slaty Skimmer
Slaty Skimmer (Male) – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2020)Slaty Skimmer (Female) – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2020)Slaty Skimmer (Female) – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (June 2020)
Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Male) – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (July 2020)Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Female) – Buckshot Lake, Addington Highlands (July 2020)
White-faced Meadowhawk
White-faced Meadowhawk – High Park, Toronto (September 2021)White-faced Meadowhawk – High Park, Toronto (September 2021)
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Locusts, Crickets, and more)
Acrididae
Carolina Grasshopper
Carolina Grasshopper – Nottawasaga River, Wasaga Beach (August 2020)Carolina Grasshopper – Nottawasaga River, Wasaga Beach (August 2020)
Red-legged Grasshopper
Red-legged Grasshopper – The Oxbow River, Wasaga Beach (August 2021)
Two-striped Grasshopper
Two-striped Grasshopper – High Park, Toronto (August 2021)Two-striped Grasshopper – High Park, Toronto (August 2021)Two-striped Grasshopper – High Park, Toronto (August 2021)
Tettigoniidae
Black-legged Meadow Katydid
Black-legged Meadow Katydid – High Park, Toronto (October 2019)
Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Decapoda (Crayfish, Crabs, Lobsters, Prawns, and Shrimp)
Astacoidea
Crayfish
Crayfish – Sandbanks Provincial Park (October 2012)
Leave a Reply