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The Town of Caledon is home to a rich diversity of bird species, thanks to our varied landscapes of forests, wetlands, rivers, and rural lands. These natural areas provide important habitat for both residentand migratory birds, supporting everything from songbirds and waterfowl to birds of prey.
On May 5, 2026, the Town of Caledon proudly announced its achievement of becoming a certified Bird-Friendly City through Nature Canada. The Bird-Friendly City (BFC) Certification Program, is a national initiative that recognizes municipalities taking meaningful and measurable action to protect and support bird populations within urban, rural, and natural environments.
Help UsChoose Caledon’s Official Bird!
The Caledon Bird Team has shortlisted five birds that can be found throughout the different landscapes in Caledon. From this selection, help us choose the best bird that represents our municipality!
The Downy Woodpecker is the smallest and one of the most common woodpeckers seen in Caledon year-round. You can often hear its gentle tapping on tree bark as it searches for insects hidden beneath the surface.Learn more here.
The Eastern Kingbirdis a songbird in the Flycatcher family, which is commonly found in open areas and along woodland edges in eastern Caledon. Easily recognized by its dark charcoal-black upperparts, bright white underparts, and crisp white tip on its tail, this bird often perches on fences, wires, or treetops as it watchesforflying insects.Learn morehere.
Great Horned OwlScientific Name: Bubo virginianus Habitat: Generalist
The Great Horned Owl is a powerful and adaptable predator found throughout much of North America, including the forests, fields, and rural areas around Caledon. Recognizable for its large size, piercing yellow eyes, and prominent ear tufts this owl has irregularly spotted (mottled) brown plumage that provides excellent camouflage against tree bark. Learn more here.
Green HeronScientific Name: Butorides virescens Habitat: Wetland
The Green Heron is a small, secretive wader often found along ponds, marshes, and slow-moving streams in Caledon. It has a compact body, a short neck, and rich, dark greenish-black plumage on its back, with a chestnut-coloured neck and bright yellow legs. It is often seen quietly perched near the water’s edge, patiently watching for prey.Learn more here.
The Red-breasted Nuthatch is a small, lively bird often found in coniferous forests and mixed woodlands in Caledon and throughout Ontario. It has soft blue‑grey upperparts, a warm rusty-orange underside, and a distinctive black eye stripe with a white eyebrow. Known for its energetic and acrobatic movements, this bird frequently climbs headfirst down tree trunks as it searches for insects hidden in bark. Learn more here.
The Town of Caledon is home to a rich diversity of bird species, thanks to our varied landscapes of forests, wetlands, rivers, and rural lands. These natural areas provide important habitat for both residentand migratory birds, supporting everything from songbirds and waterfowl to birds of prey.
On May 5, 2026, the Town of Caledon proudly announced its achievement of becoming a certified Bird-Friendly City through Nature Canada. The Bird-Friendly City (BFC) Certification Program, is a national initiative that recognizes municipalities taking meaningful and measurable action to protect and support bird populations within urban, rural, and natural environments.
Help UsChoose Caledon’s Official Bird!
The Caledon Bird Team has shortlisted five birds that can be found throughout the different landscapes in Caledon. From this selection, help us choose the best bird that represents our municipality!
The Downy Woodpecker is the smallest and one of the most common woodpeckers seen in Caledon year-round. You can often hear its gentle tapping on tree bark as it searches for insects hidden beneath the surface.Learn more here.
The Eastern Kingbirdis a songbird in the Flycatcher family, which is commonly found in open areas and along woodland edges in eastern Caledon. Easily recognized by its dark charcoal-black upperparts, bright white underparts, and crisp white tip on its tail, this bird often perches on fences, wires, or treetops as it watchesforflying insects.Learn morehere.
Great Horned OwlScientific Name: Bubo virginianus Habitat: Generalist
The Great Horned Owl is a powerful and adaptable predator found throughout much of North America, including the forests, fields, and rural areas around Caledon. Recognizable for its large size, piercing yellow eyes, and prominent ear tufts this owl has irregularly spotted (mottled) brown plumage that provides excellent camouflage against tree bark. Learn more here.
Green HeronScientific Name: Butorides virescens Habitat: Wetland
The Green Heron is a small, secretive wader often found along ponds, marshes, and slow-moving streams in Caledon. It has a compact body, a short neck, and rich, dark greenish-black plumage on its back, with a chestnut-coloured neck and bright yellow legs. It is often seen quietly perched near the water’s edge, patiently watching for prey.Learn more here.
The Red-breasted Nuthatch is a small, lively bird often found in coniferous forests and mixed woodlands in Caledon and throughout Ontario. It has soft blue‑grey upperparts, a warm rusty-orange underside, and a distinctive black eye stripe with a white eyebrow. Known for its energetic and acrobatic movements, this bird frequently climbs headfirst down tree trunks as it searches for insects hidden in bark. Learn more here.
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Scientific Name: Dryobates pubescens
Scientific Name: Tyrannus tyrannus
Scientific Name: Bubo virginianus
Scientific Name: Butorides virescens
Scientific Name: Sitta canadensis