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Chantry Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary

44.4896° N, 81.4031° W

Chantry Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Ontario. 44.4896° N, 81.4031° W

Migratory bird sanctuary, 0.18 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/on/chantry-island-migratory-bird-sanctuary/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
  • City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

Chantry Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary is a 0.18 km² migratory bird sanctuary 2.2 km west of Southampton, in Ontario. It was established in 1957.

Area
0.18 km²
Established
1957

Conditions today

9 °C

Mostly CloudyWind W 5 km/h

Observed at Port Elgin, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

Tonight: Partly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low plus 4.

Weather: Port Elgin (local forecast), as of 3:01 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:04 a.m.
Sunrise
7:33 a.m.
Sunset
6:51 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:20 p.m.
Moonrise
6:26 a.m.
Moonset
6:10 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Tiverton, as of 2:00 a.m. EDT

Official record

Designation
Migratory bird sanctuary
IUCN category
Ia, Strict nature reserveInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario Region

Names

  • Refuge d'oiseaux migrateurs de l'Île-ChantryFrench form