There are over 20 species of birds at risk in the Greater Toronto Area, according to Birds of Toronto: A Guide to Their Remarkable World (77MB download)
These include the following birds (double click on images to enlarge them):
* Greater Prairie-Chicken (Note from Barry Ken MacKay: these birds are no longer seen in the province)
* Northern Bobwhite quail
Northern Bobwhite quail, pen and ink by Barry Kent MacKay
* Horned Grebe
Horned Grebe by Barry Kent MacKay
* American White Pelican
* Least Bittern
Least Bittern Family by Barry Kent MacKay
* Bald Eagle, Red-shouldered Hawk, and Golden Eagle
The Golden Eagle, a portrait by Barry Kent MacKay
* Peregrine Falcon
* Whooping Crane
* Piping Plover
The Piping Plover by Barry Kent MacKay
* Eskimo Curlew (Note from Barry Kent MacKay: it’s generally agreed that this bird is now extinct)
* Ivory Gull and Black Tern
The Black Tern by Barry Kent MacKay
The Black Tern, by Barry Kent MacKay
* Barn Owl
* Burrowing Owl, Great Gray Owl, and Short-eared Owl
The Burrowing Owl, this painting by Barry Kent MacKay shows a family
Great Grey Owl, oil painting by Barry Kent MacKay
Great Grey Owl, by Barry Kent MacKay
Great Grey Owl, by Barry Kent MacKay
Great Grey Owl, pen and ink by Barry Kent MacKay
Short Eared Owl, By Barry Kent MacKay
* Common Nighthawk and Whip-poor-will
Whip-poor-will, a pen and ink by Barry Kent MacKay
* Red-headed Woodpecker
* Olive-sided Flycatcher and Acadian Flycatcher
* Loggerhead Shrike
Loggerhead Shrike, a painting by Barry Kent MacKay
Loggerhead Shrike, pen and ink drawing by Barry Kent MacKay
Loggerhead Shrike, a painting by Barry Kent MacKay
* Golden-winged Warbler, Kirtland’s Warbler, Cerulean Warbler, Prothonotary Warbler, Louisiana Waterthrush, Hooded Warbler, Canada Warbler, and Yellow-breasted Chat
Kirtland Warbler at nest, painting by Barry Kent Mackay (Barry notes that this warbler migrates through but does not nest in Toronto)
Prothonotar Warbler, by Barry Kent MacKay
Yellow-Breasted Chat, by Barry Kent MacKay
* Henslow’s Sparrow
The Henslow’s Sparrow shows a bird on the wintering ground, painting by Barry Kent MacKay
* Rusty Blackbird
The Migratory Birds Convention Act (MBCA), originally enacted in 1917, is a federal act, which protects migratory birds and their nests. The act was updated in 1994 and lists protected migratory birds and principles for their protection. The federal Species at Risk Act (SARA), enacted in 2003, lists a number of threatened birds. [See the SARA Registry] Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources also administers an Endangered Species Act.
