Weird Duck Time Waterfowl Wander In
High Park

Saturday, January 18 2025, 2-4PM

All Ages

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.

Weird Duck Time Details

Bundle up for a family and beginner-friendly birding walk in High Park where peculiar ducks take center stage this season! We’ll wander along Wendigo Creek and Grenadier Pond while discussing winter birding, waterfowl migration, winter adaptations, and the threats faced by wetlands in High Park.

Walk title inspired by Rosemary Moscoe’s hilarious Bird and Moon comic about birdwatching through the seasons.

Price: Pay what you can ($5, $8, $10)

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Saturday, January 18, 2-4PM

This is a family-friendly event. All ages are welcome!

This event will begin at the High Park Nature Centre’s Cottage Building located at 440 Parkside 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.

PWYC: $5, $8, $10

To help you have an enjoyable experience, please consider bringing the following items:

  • A reusable water bottle (can be refilled at the Nature Centre)
  • Dress in layers to help keep you warm or cool
  • Closed-toe shoes

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.

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

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.

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Registration Policies

Please ensure you’ve read and understood our registration policies:
  • General Cancellation Policy
  • COVID-19 Related Cancellation Policy
  • Extreme Weather-Related Cancellation Policy
  • Behaviour Policy
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Thank You To Our Sponsors

Weird Duck Time is funded by the Enbridge Fueling Futures. We are grateful for their generous support of this and our other nature events, hikes and workshops in High Park.

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