Rideau Forest Birds and Wildlife




Rideau Forest is a residential area located in the south of Ottawa, Ontario. We have observed over 50 species of birds in Rideau Forest since the time we moved in the area (2006). You will find here an illustrated list of the bird species observed in Rideau Forest over the years. Photos are from our Nature and Wildlife Photographic Collection.


Canada Goose

Bernache du Canada

Flying over and nesting in Rideau Forest

Wood Duck

Canard branchu

Mallard

Canard colvert

Rideau Forest, April 2020

Mourning Dove

Tourterelle triste

Great Blue Heron

Grand héron bleu

Turkey Vulture

Urubu à tête rouge

Broad-winged Hawk

Petite buse

Taken in Rideau Forest

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Pic maculé

Rideau Forest, April 2020

Downy Woodpecker

Pic mineur

Rideau Forest, April 2020

Hairy Woodpecker

Pic chevelu






Pileated Woodpecker

Grand pic

Rideau Forest, April 2020

Northern Flicker

Pic flamboyant

Eastern Phoebe

Moucherolle phébi

Blue Jay

Geai bleu

Taken in Rideau Forest in April 2020

American Crow

Corneille d'Amérique

Common Raven

Grand corbeau

Raven with wild mouse

Black-capped Chickadee

Mésange à tête noire

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Roitelet à couronne dorée

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Roitelet à couronne rubis

Taken in Rideau Forest in April 2020

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitelle à poitrine blanche

Taken in Rideau Forest in April 2020

Brown Creeper

Grimpereau brun

Taken in Rideau Forest in April 2020

American Robin

Merle d'Amérique

Taken in Rideau Forest in April 2020

Cedar Waxwing

Jaseur des cèdres

Taken in Rideau Forest in April 2020

Purple Finch

Roselin pourpré

American Goldfinch

Chardonneret jaune

Taken in Rideau Forest in April 2020

Chipping Sparrow

Bruant familier

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco ardoisé

Taken in Rideau Forest in April 2020

White-throated Sparrow

Bruant à gorge blanche

Taken in Rideau Forest in April 2020

Song Sparrow

Bruant chanteur

Taken in Rideau Forest in April 2020

Red-winged Blackbird

Carouge à épaulettes

Male
Female

Brown-headed Cowbird

Vacher à tête brune

Common Grackle

Quiscale bronzé

Northern Cardinal (male)

Cardinal rouge (male)

Northern Cardinal (female)

Cardinal rouge (femelle)

Taken in Rideau Forest in April 2020

Bird List for 2020

Canada Goose - Branta canadensisWood Duck - Aix sponsaMallard - Anas platyrhynchosRock Pigeon - Columba liviaMourning Dove - Zenaida macrouraGreat Blue Heron - Ardea herodiasTurkey Vulture - Cathartes auraBroad-winged Hawk - Buteo platypterusYellow-bellied Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus variusDowny Woodpecker - Dryobates pubescensHairy Woodpecker - Dryobates villosusPileated Woodpecker - Dryocopus pileatusNorthern Flicker - Colaptes auratusEastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebeBlue Jay - Cyanocitta cristataAmerican Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchosCommon Raven - Corvus coraxBlack-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillusGolden-crowned Kinglet - Regulus satrapaRuby-crowned Kinglet - Regulus calendulaWhite-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensisBrown Creeper - Certhia americanaEuropean Starling - Sturnus vulgarisAmerican Robin - Turdus migratoriusCedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorumPurple Finch - Haemorhous purpureusAmerican Goldfinch - Spinus tristisChipping Sparrow - Spizella passerinaDark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalisWhite-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollisSong Sparrow - Melospiza melodiaRed-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceusBrown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus aterCommon Grackle - Quiscalus quisculaNorthern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis