Wildlife

A Diversity of Species

Species from the South

The Land Between sits between the Canadian Shield and the St. Lawrence Lowlands and is at the northern limit for many species in Ontario such as White Oak, Woodchuck, Yellow-throated Vireo, Cottontail, Green Heron, Chorus Frog, Common Crow and others.

Fawn. Tam Mapes	Big Brown Bat Eastern Cottontail Striped Skunk Coyote Gray Squirrel Woodchuck Chorus Frog Green Heron American Crow Savannah Sparrow
Woodchuck. Tam Mapes

Species from the North

TLB is at the southern limit for Shield species such as Grey Wolf, Moose, American Raven, Jack Pine, River Otter and others.

River Otter. Tam Mapes	Black Bear Fisher Moose Lynx Raven Loon River Otter
Moose. Tam Mapes

TLB Heirloom Species

Because of the region’s unique features of rock barrens, abundant shorelines and numerous small lakes, wetlands, and ponds, many rare and unique species are found here that rely on this region for survival, such as Ontario’s only lizard, the Five-lined Skink, the Golden Winged Warbler, Whippoorwill, Common Nighthawk, snakes, turtles, and more…

Five Lined Skink. Tam Mapes	Blanding's Turtle Eastern Hognosed Snake Golden Winged Warbler Common Nighthawk Yellow Throated Vireo Northern Longeared Bat Northern Ribbon Snake Water Snake Five Lined Skink Red Shouldered Hawk Osprey
Blanding’s Turtle. Tam Mapes

 Birds Love TLB

Pileated Woodpecker. Tam Mapes

And of the many birds that are “generalists” and are found all across Ontario, 26 of these like The Land Between the best. You will find more ruby-throated hummingbirds here than north or south, more Pileated Woodpeckers, more Bobolinks, more Uphill Sandpipers…..and the list goes on.

This region a diversity hotspot!

To find out more about the birds and species in this region see our Discoveries page