Birds
Cootes Paradise is designated a nationally Important Bird Area (IBA) due its strategic location at the tip of Lake Ontario and with the Central and Mississippi Flyways. As a result hundreds of species of birds use Cootes Paradise at some point during the year, most notably during the spring and autumn migratory periods. Notable species include the Least Bittern, Hooded Warbler, White Pelican, Caspian tern, Black-crowned night heron, Osprey, Pileated woodpecker, and the Prothonotary warbler. Recently, a nesting pair of Bald Eagles have recolonized the marsh on the north shore of Cootes Paradise. This is the first such nest on Lake Ontario in more than 40 years.
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