May 11 2024
World Migratory Bird Day in High Park

World Migratory Bird Day in High Park

Presented by High Park Nature Centre at High Park Nature Centre's Forest School

Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day and Global Big Day with our beginner-friendly birding hike through High Park. We will start with a tutorial on how to use binoculars (we have binoculars you can borrow). Then we will hit the trails to count the birds in High Park. Throughout the walk, we will discuss some of the challenges faced by birds in High Park and Toronto. We will also cover the theme of this year’s Migratory Bird Day — the importance of insects to migratory birds.

Note: This birding hike is meant for adults and older kids (ages 12 and above). For a family- and kid-friendly walk, please check out The Birds are Back Family Birding Event on the same day. This is one of the many events happening in the city as part of Toronto Bird Celebration between May 11 and May 25.

Admission Info

Price: Pay what you can ($5, $10 or $15)

Phone: (416) 392-1748

Email: info@highparknaturecentre.com

Dates & Times

2024/05/11 - 2024/05/11

  • May 11, 2024 at 09:30 am - 11:30 pm (Sat)

Additional time info:

NOTE: Pre-registration is required for all our events, hikes and workshops. We do this to ensure we don’t exceed our capacity for indoor events or the maximum limits for group sizes on High Park’s ecologically sensitive trails. Please register on our website before coming to High Park.

We cannot guarantee availability of walk-in spots. If an event is at capacity, please put yourself on our waitlist. We will notify waitlisted participants if we open up new spots or sessions for our events. Please contact us if you have any questions.

Location Info

High Park Nature Centre's Forest School

375 Colborne Lodge Drive, Toronto, ON M6R 2Z3

Parking Info

Due to limited availability, parking is not recommended near the High Park Nature Centre. We strongly recommend that you park at the free parking lot near the Grenadier Café located in the centre of High Park. In case you're driving please enter High Park from the east on Parkside Drive and High Park Boulevard and drive west on Centre Road to reach the Grenadier Café's parking lot. If you wish to drop-off at the High Park Nature Centre merge onto and drive north up Colborne Lodge Drive until you reach the swimming pool and tennis courts. You may only exit High Park through the north gates on Bloor Street West and High Park Avenue.

If you're biking, we have bike racks located right outside the High Park Nature Centre.

We strongly recommend using public transit as we are conveniently located just a 5-minute walk from the High Park Subway Station and a 15-minute walk from the High Park Loop Streetcar Station.

Accessibility Info

Hike routes through High Park might include some uneven terrain and mild slopes.

We welcome registered therapy or guide dogs to our events. However, we kindly ask that that family pets be left at home.