Kingston, Ontario and Area Half Day Tour

Asio Adventures with Nick Bartok

Join Nick Bartok for a half-day private birding tour designed to match your interests and skill level. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced birder, you’ll explore prime birdwatching locations, including Amherst Island and Wolfe Island, with expert guidance.

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Looking for a personalized birding experience? Asio Adventures offers half-day bespoke birding tours tailored to your interests. Led by Nick Bartok, a seasoned ornithologist and wildlife biologist, you’ll embark on a four-hour birding adventure through some of Ontario’s best habitats.

Our tours cater to birders of all levels, from casual nature enthusiasts to seasoned listers. You’ll explore forests, wetlands, and open fields in search of local and migratory species. Winter months offer Snowy Owls, Northern Shrikes, and Rough-legged Hawks, while spring brings warblers, orioles, and flycatchers.

Included in the tour:

  • Transportation for up to 5 people
  • Fuel & ferry costs for island visits depending on tour (i.e., Amherst Island and/or Wolfe Island) 
  • Complimentary refreshments (water & soft drinks)
  • Free binoculars available for loan
  • Digital & printed Ontario bird cheat sheets

Specific birds that are rarer to find in our area but reside in our area:  Cerulean Warbler (spring and summer); Prairie Warbler (Spring and Summer); Short-eared Owl (winter); and Loggerhead Shrike (Spring and summer).

Birds seen in Ontario during the winter months on our tours: Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Tundra Swan, Gadwall, Mallard, Redhead, American Black Duck, Greater Scaup, Long-tailed Duck, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser, Hooded Merganser, American Coot, Wild Turkey, Mourning Dove, Rock Pigeon, Ring-billed Gull, American Herring Gull, Lesser Black-Backed Gull,  Great Blue Heron, Common Loon, Cooper’s Hawk, Northern Harrier, Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Snowy Owl,  Barred Owl, Northern Saw-Whet Owl, Short-eared Owl, Belted Kingfisher,  Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, American Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon, Northern Shrike, Blue Jay, American Crow, Common Raven, Black-Capped Chickadee, Horned Lark, White-breasted Nuthatch, European Starling, American Robin, House Sparrow, American Goldfinch, Snow Bunting, Lapland Longspur, American Tree Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Northern Cardinal

Birds seen in Ontario during the month of May on our tours: Canada Goose, Mallard, Hooded Merganser, Wild Turkey, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Wilson’s Snipe, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Eastern Phoebe, Great Crested Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, Yellow-throated Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Blue Jay, American Crow, Common Raven, Black-capped Chickadee, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, White-breasted Nuthatch, House Wren, European Starling, Gray Catbird, Brown Thrasher, Eastern Bluebird, Wood Thrush, American Robin, House Sparrow, Purple Finch, American Goldfinch, Chipping Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Eastern Towhee, Baltimore Oriole, Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, Common Grackle, Ovenbird, Black-and White Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart, Cerulean Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Pine Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Scarlet Tanager, Northern Cardinal, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting

📅 Book now and experience the beauty of Ontario’s birdlife with an expert guide!

Kingston, Ontario and Area Half Day Tour

Asio Adventures with Nick Bartok

Join Nick Bartok for a half-day private birding tour designed to match your interests and skill level. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced birder, you’ll explore prime birdwatching locations, including Amherst Island and Wolfe Island, with expert guidance.

We will contact you to confirm the date, refine the start time as needed and customize your experience!

Pricing is in US Dollars

$105.00

Pay a deposit $15.75

*Hold this booking with a deposit today. The balance will be paid directly to the tour guide or operator. All deposits are refundable pending guide/operator confirmation.

Looking for a personalized birding experience? Asio Adventures offers half-day bespoke birding tours tailored to your interests. Led by Nick Bartok, a seasoned ornithologist and wildlife biologist, you’ll embark on a four-hour birding adventure through some of Ontario’s best habitats.

Our tours cater to birders of all levels, from casual nature enthusiasts to seasoned listers. You’ll explore forests, wetlands, and open fields in search of local and migratory species. Winter months offer Snowy Owls, Northern Shrikes, and Rough-legged Hawks, while spring brings warblers, orioles, and flycatchers.

Included in the tour:

  • Transportation for up to 5 people
  • Fuel & ferry costs for island visits depending on tour (i.e., Amherst Island and/or Wolfe Island) 
  • Complimentary refreshments (water & soft drinks)
  • Free binoculars available for loan
  • Digital & printed Ontario bird cheat sheets

Specific birds that are rarer to find in our area but reside in our area:  Cerulean Warbler (spring and summer); Prairie Warbler (Spring and Summer); Short-eared Owl (winter); and Loggerhead Shrike (Spring and summer).

Birds seen in Ontario during the winter months on our tours: Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Tundra Swan, Gadwall, Mallard, Redhead, American Black Duck, Greater Scaup, Long-tailed Duck, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser, Hooded Merganser, American Coot, Wild Turkey, Mourning Dove, Rock Pigeon, Ring-billed Gull, American Herring Gull, Lesser Black-Backed Gull,  Great Blue Heron, Common Loon, Cooper’s Hawk, Northern Harrier, Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Snowy Owl,  Barred Owl, Northern Saw-Whet Owl, Short-eared Owl, Belted Kingfisher,  Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, American Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon, Northern Shrike, Blue Jay, American Crow, Common Raven, Black-Capped Chickadee, Horned Lark, White-breasted Nuthatch, European Starling, American Robin, House Sparrow, American Goldfinch, Snow Bunting, Lapland Longspur, American Tree Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Northern Cardinal

Birds seen in Ontario during the month of May on our tours: Canada Goose, Mallard, Hooded Merganser, Wild Turkey, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Wilson’s Snipe, Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, American Kestrel, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Eastern Phoebe, Great Crested Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, Yellow-throated Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Blue Jay, American Crow, Common Raven, Black-capped Chickadee, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, White-breasted Nuthatch, House Wren, European Starling, Gray Catbird, Brown Thrasher, Eastern Bluebird, Wood Thrush, American Robin, House Sparrow, Purple Finch, American Goldfinch, Chipping Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Eastern Towhee, Baltimore Oriole, Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, Common Grackle, Ovenbird, Black-and White Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart, Cerulean Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Pine Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Scarlet Tanager, Northern Cardinal, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting

📅 Book now and experience the beauty of Ontario’s birdlife with an expert guide!

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Country

Canada

State or Province

Ontario

Duration

Half Day

Included

Binoculars, Transportation, Water

Tour Types

Photography

Asio Adventures with Nick Bartok

Nick, who has been birding since childhood, grew up in Central Ontario on the doorsteps of Algonquin Provincial Park.  After completing a Bachelor of Environmental and Resource Studies at the University of Waterloo in Ontario with a thesis on Trumpeter Swans, Nick moved to Yuma, Arizona.  There, he completed several projects including research on secretive marsh birds along the Colorado River and on Burrowing Owls at Salton Sea in Southern California.  After working three spring/summer field seasons in the desert heat and two summer/fall seasons at Southern Oregon bird banding stations, he moved to Victoria, British Columbia to assist in running the bird banding operations at the Rocky Point Bird Observatory.  Having worked for non-profit and academic organizations as well as provincial and federal governments, Nick continued his education completing a masters of Science in Biology at the University of Western Ontario.  There he studied Least Bittern populations and habitat associations at Long Point, Ontario.  After graduation, Nick and his wife moved to Calgary, Alberta where he started his professional career as a wildlife biologist for a large consulting firm.  After nine years of living in Calgary, Nick and his wife and two children moved back to Bath, Ontario in the fall 2019.  Besides enjoying being a husband, father, and avid bird watcher, Nick is also a Certified Trainer Level bird bander with the North American Banding Council and annually leads bird banding workshops in Belize.

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