The What’s Alive in Hamilton wildlife checklists have been created for the public to use while out in Hamilton’s natural areas. Wildlife checklists are designed to add to the enjoyment of being outside by letting one know what species are out there, and which may not.

To learn how to identify specific species listed in the What’s Alive in Hamilton wildlife checklists, consult field guides, animal apps on smart phones, and participate in nature programs within your community.

Birds of Hamilton-Wentworth

View the list as a webpage

Paper checklists are $2 each / $10 for 6 / $20 for 15, plus shipping. To order a checklist, please email Bill Lamond.

The 2019 checklist comprises the 398 species of birds that have occurred within a 40.2 km (25 mile) radius of Dundurn Castle, Hamilton, Ontario (referred to as the Hamilton Study Area) as of December 31, 2018. Classification, nomenclature and species order follow the American Ornithological Society Check-list of North American Birds (7th Edition 1998) and its 42nd – 59th Supplements.

The 2019 checklist, a publication of the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club, was prepared by Robert Curry.

Cover photo (of American Avocets) and design by Michel Veltri.

Please send rare bird reports to:
Hamilton Bird Records Committee
Hamilton Naturalists’ Club
Westdale, PO Box 89052, Hamilton ON L8S 4R5
or email info@hamiltonnature.org

Certain other sightings, such as date rarities, should also be documented. Please refer to the Documentation Guide to the Birds of the Hamilton Area for more information on documentation requirements for each species on this checklist.

Fish

The annotated species checklist is from the Natural Areas Inventory which is the culmination of a biological inventory conducted by the Club during 1991-1992 in conjunction with several government agencies. This study involved the inventory of evaluation of biophysical attributes of some 92 natural areas within the Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario, Canada.

View the fish checklist page

Odonates

Butterflies

Download a copy of the What’s Alive in Hamilton Butterfly Checklist from the latest Natural Areas Inventory

Reptiles and Other Amphibians

Download a copy of the What’s Alive in Hamilton Reptile and Amphibian Checklist from the latest Natural Areas Inventory

View or download the Reptile and Amphibian Checklist as a spreadsheet or PDF.

Mammals

Plant Study