16 must-see birding hotspots in southern Ontario
Writer and photographer Jerry Uhlman shares spring hotspots along Canada’s Riviera.
Jerry Uhlman
Jerry Uhlman is a writer and photographer who writes birding and travel articles for nature magazines and newspapers.
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276. Kern National Wildlife Refuge, Delano, California
More than 225 species have been recorded at this refuge in the Central Valley.
209. Sterling Nature Center, Sterling, New York
A great spot to see Hooded Warbler, grosbeaks, buntings, and other birds on the shore of Lake Ontario.
142. Shenandoah River State Park, Bentonville, Virginia
A Blue Ridge Mountains retreat filled with mountain and lowland species.
136. Garden Canyon, Fort Huachuca, Arizona
You can find sought-after species such as Elegant Trogon, Spotted Owl, and Montezuma Quail, and migrating tanagers, warblers, and grosbeaks along this gorge on the Fort Huachuca Army Base.
118. Bear Run Nature Reserve, Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania
Find warblers, tanagers, thrushes, grouse, and other birds within a stone’s throw of Fallingwater.
111. Creston Valley WMA, Creston, British Columbia
Birds to see at this Wetland of International Importance in southeastern British Columbia include Black Tern, Long-billed Curlew, Tundra Swan, Yellow-headed Blackbird, and the spectacle of 100,000 waterfowl.
66. Dutch Gap Conservation Area, Chester, Virginia
Find Yellow-throated and Prothonotary Warblers, Orchard Oriole, Bald Eagle, Summer Tanager, Pileated Woodpecker, and American Bittern at this county park 20 miles south of Richmond