Most commonly hunted migratory birds in Ontario

Stacker compiled a list of the most commonly hunted migratory birds in Ontario using data from a report released by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in August 2025. Duck and goose species are ranked by the estimated 2023 hunting harvest in Ontario.

In 2024 Ontario had the largest estimated harvest of all provinces for 6 migratory bird species: Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Redhead.

#10. Wigeon
- Ontario: 4,117 (12.5% of national harvest)
- National: 32,933
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 10,964 (33.3% of national harvest)
--- #2. Alberta: 7,123 (21.6%)
--- #3. British Columbia: 5,368 (16.3%)
--- #4. Ontario: 4,117 (12.5%)
--- #5. Manitoba: 3,294 (10.0%)

#9. Redhead
- Ontario: 5,776 (41.6% of national harvest)
- National: 13,890
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Ontario: 5,776 (41.6% of national harvest)
--- #2. Manitoba: 4,597 (33.1%)
--- #3. Saskatchewan: 2,065 (14.9%)
--- #4. Alberta: 1,266 (9.1%)
--- #5. Quebec: 153 (1.1%)

#8. Bufflehead
- Ontario: 7,087 (57.9% of national harvest)
- National: 12,246
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Ontario: 7,087 (57.9% of national harvest)
--- #2. Manitoba: 1,894 (15.5%)
--- #3. Alberta: 948 (7.7%)
--- #4. Quebec: 769 (6.3%)
--- #5. Saskatchewan: 700 (5.7%)

#7. Black Duck
- Ontario: 8,345 (15.5% of national harvest)
- National: 53,689
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Quebec: 18,945 (35.3% of national harvest)
--- #2. Nova Scotia: 10,494 (19.5%)
--- #3. Ontario: 8,345 (15.5%)
--- #4. New Brunswick: 6,399 (11.9%)
--- #5. Newfoundland and Labrador: 5,973 (11.1%)

#6. Lesser Scaup
- Ontario: 8,379 (44.4% of national harvest)
- National: 18,863
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Ontario: 8,379 (44.4% of national harvest)
--- #2. Manitoba: 3,488 (18.5%)
--- #3. Quebec: 2,009 (10.7%)
--- #4. Saskatchewan: 1,964 (10.4%)
--- #5. Alberta: 1,912 (10.1%)

#5. Ring-necked Duck
- Ontario: 10,126 (46.9% of national harvest)
- National: 21,579
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Ontario: 10,126 (46.9% of national harvest)
--- #2. Newfoundland and Labrador: 2,988 (13.8%)
--- #3. Quebec: 2,600 (12.0%)
--- #4. Manitoba: 2,099 (9.7%)
--- #5. New Brunswick: 1,917 (8.9%)

#4. Green-winged Teal
- Ontario: 10,220 (19.1% of national harvest)
- National: 53,572
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Quebec: 15,256 (28.5% of national harvest)
--- #2. Ontario: 10,220 (19.1%)
--- #3. Saskatchewan: 6,683 (12.5%)
--- #4. Manitoba: 6,268 (11.7%)
--- #5. Alberta: 4,271 (8.0%)

#3. Wood Duck
- Ontario: 29,993 (71.1% of national harvest)
- National: 42,162
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Ontario: 29,993 (71.1% of national harvest)
--- #2. Quebec: 8,449 (20.0%)
--- #3. New Brunswick: 1,530 (3.6%)
--- #4. Manitoba: 903 (2.1%)
--- #5. Saskatchewan: 871 (2.1%)

#2. Mallard
- Ontario: 68,624 (19.4% of national harvest)
- National: 353,464
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 111,003 (31.4% of national harvest)
--- #2. Alberta: 78,120 (22.1%)
--- #3. Ontario: 68,624 (19.4%)
--- #4. Quebec: 36,054 (10.2%)
--- #5. British Columbia: 27,465 (7.8%)

#1. Canada Goose
- Ontario: 150,030 (24.2% of national harvest)
- National: 619,883
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Ontario: 150,030 (24.2% of national harvest)
--- #2. Saskatchewan: 138,803 (22.4%)
--- #3. Alberta: 121,372 (19.6%)
--- #4. Quebec: 103,027 (16.6%)
--- #5. Manitoba: 52,643 (8.5%)