Spring Bird Festival

May 24, 2025, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Enjoy a day of guided bird walks, live birds, reptiles and amphibians, backyard habitat building, workshops, children’s activities, and educational displays. Bird walks start regularly throughout the festival. If you are planning on coming to the festival with your four-legged friend, remember to keep your dog on a leash.

Location

Colonel Samuel Smith Park, 3145 Lake Shore Blvd. W., Etobicoke. Festival grounds at the end of Colonel Samuel Smith Park Road.

Gallery of Toronto Birds

An American goldfinch, predominantly yellow with black markings, perches on a branch in the Don Valley Brick Works Park. — American Goldfinch at Don Valley Brick Works Park. Photo credit: Helena Chu

A Baltimore oriole, predominantly orange with black markings, perches on a branch in Tommy Thompson Park. — Baltimore Oriole at Tommy Thompson Park

A blue jay, predominantly blue and white, with black and white markings, stands on a rock with a peanut in its beak. — Blue Jay at Edward Gardens. Photo credit: Branden Bo Chen

Four Canada geese in the Don River in the East Don Parkland. — Canada Geese in the East Don Parkland

An American goldfinch, predominantly yellow with black markings, in Edward Gardens perched on a plant. — American Goldfinch at Edward Gardens. Photo credit: Lucy Cherniak

A great blue heron standing on a rock in the Don River in the East Don Parkland. — Great Blue Heron in the East Don Parkland

A belted kingfisher, with predominately black and white markings and a shaggy crest on its head, perched on a branch in Taylor Creek Park. — Belted Kingfisher at Taylor Creek Park

A snowy owl perched on a tree trunk with the CN Tower in the background at Tommy Thompson Park. — Snowy Owl at Tommy Thompson Park. Photo credit: Owen Strickland

A downy woodpecker, with black and white markings, on a branch hunting for insects in Taylor Creek Park. — Downy Woodpecker at Taylor Creek Park

A hairy woodpecker, with black and white markings, on a tree hunting for insects in Taylor Creek Park. — Hairy Woodpecker at Taylor Creek Park

Three wild turkeys by the side of the road in Colonel Danforth Park. — Wild Turkey at Colonel Danforth Park

Red-breasted merganser, predominately white and black with a shaggy crest of feathers gives the head, in Lake Ontario at Colonel Sam Smith Park. — Red-breasted Merganser at Colonel Sam Smith Park

A trumpeter swan with white plumage and an all-black beak near the water at Tommy Thompson Park. — Trumpeter Swan at Tommy Thompson Park

A song sparrow, with rich, russet-and-gray markings and bold streaks down its white chest, in a tree at Taylor Creek Park. — Song Sparrow at Taylor Creek Park

A puffed up red-winged blackbird calling from his perch in common reeds at the Don Valley Brick Works Park. — Red-winged Blackbird at Don Valley Brick Works Park

A flying osprey in Guildwood Park. — Osprey in Guildwood Park

An Eastern kingbird from the back with gray plumage and conspicuous white stripes on wing feathers, perched on a plant in Tommy Thompson Park. — Eastern Kingbird at Tommy Thompson Park

A common grackle with glossy black-iridescent plumage and bright yellow eye in Colonel Sam Smith Park. — Grackle at Colonel Sam Smith Park.

A male cowbird with glossy black plumage and a chocolate brown head perched on a branch in Colonel Sam Smith Park — Cowbird at Colonel Sam Smith Park

A male northern Cardinal with bright red plumage and black head markings perched on a branch in the Don Valley Brick Works Park. — Northern Cardinal at Don Valley Brick Works Park

Rust coloured rock pigeon perched on a railing. It has a green identification band on one foot. — Rock Pigeon in Amos Waites Park

Grey and white ring-billed gull perched on a railing. — Ring-billed Gull in Amos Waites Park

American robin perched on a branch in Colonel Sam Smith Park. — American Robin in Colonel Sam Smith Park

Song sparrow singing on a tree branch in Colonel Sam Smith Park. — Song Sparrow in Colonel Sam Smith Park

Red-necked Grebe, with red and white head and reddish orange neck, swimming in Lake Ontario in Colonel Sam Smith Park. — Red-necked Grebe in Colonel Sam Smith Park.

Red-tailed hawk soaring over Scarborough. — Red-tailed Hawk in Scarborough. Photo credit Danny Correia

Male mallard swimming in Amos Waites Park. It has a brown breast and green head with yellow bill. — Male Mallard in Amos Waites Park

Long-tailed duck swimming in Lake Ontario in Colonel Sam Smith Park. — Long-tailed Duck in Colonel Sam Smith Park

Two female hooded mergansers swimming in a pond at the Don Valley Brick Works Park. — Female Hooded Mergansers at Don Valley Brick Works Park

Eastern Wood-Pewee, white and grey, perches on a piece of wood in Tommy Thompson Park — Eastern Wood-Pewee in Tommy Thompson Park

Double-crested cormorant swimming. It has dark colouring and a dark bill. — Double-crested Cormorant in Colonel Sam Smith Park

Partners

Friends of Sam Smith Park
Citizens Concerned About the Future of the Etobicoke Waterfront (CCFEW)
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA)
Birds Canada
Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre
Birds and Beans

Cancellation Policy

The event will be cancelled if there is a 70 per cent or greater chance of a thunderstorm or if other hazardous weather arises.

About

Toronto is home to hundreds of bird species. Some stay year-round, while others visit briefly during seasonal migrations. This annual festival celebrates the diversity of birds that call Toronto home and invites everyone to experience the wonder of spring migration as millions of birds journey across North America.