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Waterloo – Columbia Lake

230 species and 92,715 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: May, with up to 167 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Canada GooseCanada GooseBranta canadensisMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosRing-billed GullRing-billed GullLarus delawarensisAmerican CrowAmerican CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosBlack-capped ChickadeeBlack-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillusAmerican Tree SparrowAmerican Tree SparrowSpizelloides arboreaAmerican Herring GullAmerican Herring GullLarus smithsonianusDark-eyed JuncoDark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalisBlue JayBlue JayCyanocitta cristataNorthern CardinalNorthern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisAmerican GoldfinchAmerican GoldfinchSpinus tristisAmerican RobinAmerican RobinTurdus migratoriusCommon StarlingCommon StarlingSturnus vulgarisDowny WoodpeckerDowny WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens

Species seen regularly, by month

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

Nearby hotspots

  1. Guelph – University of Guelph28 km205 species
  2. Stratford – Lake Victoria36 km189 species
  3. Mitchell Sewage Lagoons52 km233 species
  4. Hamilton – Royal Botanical Gardens58 km236 species
  5. Burlington – LaSalle Park/Marina61 km260 species
  6. Burlington – Shoreacres/Paletta Park66 km237 species

All 230 species recorded here

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

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Waterloo – Columbia Lake?

May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 167 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Waterloo – Columbia Lake?

230 species, from 92,715 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Waterloo – Columbia Lake in November?

The most recorded in November: Canada Goose, Mallard, Ring-billed Gull, American Crow and Black-capped Chickadee.

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