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Hamilton – Windermere Basin

269 species and 183,532 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: May and September, with up to 171 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

MallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosDouble-crested CormorantDouble-crested CormorantNannopterum auritumRing-billed GullRing-billed GullLarus delawarensisNorthern ShovelerNorthern ShovelerSpatula clypeataRuddy DuckRuddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisHooded MerganserHooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusBuffleheadBuffleheadBucephala albeolaEurasian TealEurasian TealAnas creccaAmerican Herring GullAmerican Herring GullLarus smithsonianusCanada GooseCanada GooseBranta canadensisGadwallGadwallMareca streperaGreat Blue HeronGreat Blue HeronArdea herodiasAmerican Black DuckAmerican Black DuckAnas rubripesMute SwanMute SwanCygnus olor

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

Nearby hotspots

  1. Burlington – LaSalle Park/Marina6 km260 species
  2. Hamilton – Royal Botanical Gardens10 km236 species
  3. Burlington – Shoreacres/Paletta Park10 km237 species
  4. Grimsby Wetlands15 km239 species
  5. Mississauga – Rattray Marsh CA31 km270 species
  6. Ruthven Park National Historic Site33 km221 species

All 269 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Hamilton – Windermere Basin?

May and September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 171 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Hamilton – Windermere Basin?

269 species, from 183,532 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Hamilton – Windermere Basin in November?

The most recorded in November: Mallard, Double-crested Cormorant, Ring-billed Gull, Northern Shoveler and Ruddy Duck.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.