Thompson Island is an excellent location for birdwatching. In particular you will want to check out the field habitat, 40-acre salt marsh, and beach area. For a detailed description of these sites please click here.

Mny different types of birds have already been spotted on Thompson Island this year, including: Canada Goose Am Black Duck Green-winged Teal Bufflehead Red-throated Loon Great Blue Heron Northern Harrier American Kestrel Killdeer Ring-billed, Herring & Black-backed gulls Mourning Dove Downy Woodpecker Blue Jay Tree Swallow Ruby-crowned Kinglet American Robin Starling Chipping Sparrow Song Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Red-winged Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird Am Goldfinch Brant Mallard Common Eider Red-breasted Merganser Common Loon Snowy Egret Red-tailed Hawk American Oystercatcher Greater Yellowlegs Rock Pigeon Red-bellied Woodpecker No. Flicker American Crow BC Chickadee Hermit Thrush Gray Catbird Eastern Towhee Savannah Sparrow White-throated Sparrow No. Cardinal Common Grackle House Finch