World Migratory Bird Day in High Park
Saturday, May 10, 2025, 2-4PM
Age: 12+
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.
World Migratory Bird Day & Global Big Day in High Park Details
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’ll discuss, some of the challenges birds are facing, including insect decline.
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 on the same day.
Price: Pay what you can ($5, $10 or $15)
This event is now past. Check out our Special Events page for upcoming events.
About Toronto Bird Celebration
Each May as the weather warms, Toronto sees more than 50 million birds pass through the city as part of their annual spring migration. The annual Toronto Bird Celebration helps bring attention and spread awareness about our avian friends. Through several in-person and online events, hikes and workshops, Torontonians get to experience, learn about and appreciate the magnificent world of birds.
Saturday, May 10, 2-4PM
This event will begin at the High Park Nature Centre’s Forest School building located at 375 Colborne Lodge Drive.
A number of changes were made to the travel network within High Park as part of the High Park Movement Strategy that might influence your decision to drive to High Park. In case you’re driving we strongly recommend you to park your car at the public parking lot near Grenadier Cafe.
We continue to recommend using the TTC or biking as the best way to get to High Park and the Nature Centre. The Nature Centre is situated just a 5-minute walk from the High Park Subway Station. In case you were biking, there are bike racks available in front of the Nature Centre.
Please note, High Park is closed to cars on the weekends. If your event is on a weekend, you will need to park outside the park and walk in, or take transit.
Visit our How To Get Here page to learn more about planning your trips to High Park.
Pay what you can ($5, $10 or $15)
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 In Town on the same day.
Hike routes through High Park might include some uneven terrain and mild slopes.
The High Park Nature Centre’s Forest School building is not yet an AODA-compliant facility. We try our best to accommodate accessibility needs on a case-by-case basis. Please reach out to us about any accessibility-related questions you might have.
Dogs and other pets are not permitted in our programs. However, certified service animals, such as registered therapy or guide dogs, are welcome.
This event is funded by Enbridge Fueling Futures. We are grateful for their generous support of this and our other events, hikes and workshops in High Park.
Registration Policies
- General Cancellation Policy
- COVID-19 Related Cancellation Policy
- Extreme Weather-Related Cancellation Policy
- Behaviour Policy
Thank You To Our Sponsors
World Migratory Bird Day in High Park is funded by Enbridge Fueling Futures. We are grateful for their generous support of this and our other nature events, hikes and workshops in High Park.
