Eastern Ontario Birding

Eastern Ontario Birding Guided birding tours throughout eastern Ontario, lead by Jon Ruddy Welcome to Eastern Ontario Birding! I specialize in birding tours throughout eastern Ontario.

My name is Jon, and I am an Ottawa-based professional birding guide and Kowa Sporting Optics brand ambassador. The year 2022 marks my seventh year as a professional bird guide, and I continue to fall more in love with birds by the day. A little bit about me: I am a real Bird Nerd at heart and enjoy reading older texts in search of fascinating tidbits about bird behaviour, migration, breeding biolo

gy and general avian natural history. While in the field, I take every opportunity to share the information I have learned through study. Before the inception of Eastern Ontario Birding, I worked as a field ornithologist. I have conducted bird surveys in eastern Ontario, southern Ontario, James Bay, the Okanagan Valley and throughout Manitoba. Throughout that same timeframe, I led bird hikes for both the Ottawa Field-Naturalists’ Club (OFNC), Macnamara Field-Naturalists’ Club (MFNC), and Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO). I found that I derive no greater pleasure than seeing birders light up as they observe interesting bird behaviour, a particular species for the first time, or admire beautiful plumage details. As soon as a birder becomes a client, they are included in the group emails I share with clients. Looking forward to birding with you in 2022! Jon Ruddy
Owner & Guide at Eastern Ontario Birding

A congregation of Canadian Tiger Swallowtails “mud-puddling” on a natural beach.
06/06/2026

A congregation of Canadian Tiger Swallowtails “mud-puddling” on a natural beach.

Common Merganser chicks along the shoreline of the Ottawa River. Talk about cute!
06/04/2026

Common Merganser chicks along the shoreline of the Ottawa River. Talk about cute!

What a nice view of a Common Nighthawk during today’s tour at Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area! Found by local...
06/02/2026

What a nice view of a Common Nighthawk during today’s tour at Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area! Found by local birder, Paul Jones. 76 species for the tour, including 15 species of warbler and 4 separate Yellow-bellied Flycatchers! Early June is still an active migration period for late season migrants — and is a well known time period for producing rarities and vagrants.

Amazing camouflage on rocky beaches — the Piping Plover! Durham County, Ontario. 31 May 2026.
06/01/2026

Amazing camouflage on rocky beaches — the Piping Plover! Durham County, Ontario. 31 May 2026.

05/31/2026

We had the amazing opportunity of viewing a large flock of Black Terns foraging on recently emerged damselflies! The high wind was thrusting the damsels off the vegetation and into the hungry mouths of the terns. The ebb and flow and intricacy of the natural world!

“Five Minute Wonder”You just never know what you may see…Upon arriving at a lagoon, we parked our cars and shared the pa...
05/26/2026

“Five Minute Wonder”

You just never know what you may see…

Upon arriving at a lagoon, we parked our cars and shared the parking space with…a breeding plumage American Golden-Plover!! A very rare sighting in spring in far-eastern Ontario. A delight to see.

Alfred, Ontario
26 May 2026

Sunrise in Alfred, Ontario Another day enjoying the birds with birding friends new and old. Still plenty left in the mig...
05/26/2026

Sunrise in Alfred, Ontario

Another day enjoying the birds with birding friends new and old. Still plenty left in the migration pipeline! Shorebirds, late season songbirds, rarities…

What a treat it was to observe this breeding plumage Red Knot at Presqu’ile Provincial Park late this afternoon!
05/22/2026

What a treat it was to observe this breeding plumage Red Knot at Presqu’ile Provincial Park late this afternoon!

We recently enjoyed an amazing view of a Red-headed Woodpecker at Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area. A beautifu...
05/16/2026

We recently enjoyed an amazing view of a Red-headed Woodpecker at Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area. A beautiful bird!

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Ottawa, ON

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