Birds of Carman

229 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Carman (Manitoba) since 2010, across 7,088 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Canada Goose and House Sparrow.

Carman is backyard-bird country: 67% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, House Sparrow, American Robin and Blue Jay make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

22 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red-tailed Hawk, Bald Eagle and Merlin.

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 22.0 times as many in the busiest month. Part of that is birds (migrants and breeding arrivals), part is people: more birders are out in good weather, so treat the curve as activity, not a census.

Morden, 22 mi to the south, has more species on record (249 against 229). Birds logged far more often around Carman than there include Wild Turkey, Lesser Yellowlegs and Eurasian Teal.

Daylight runs from 16 h 17 min at midsummer to 8 h 9 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:41 AM in mid-April and 5:24 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Foods for the most recorded backyard birds here, from our species notes.

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• House Sparrow

  Millet · Cracked corn

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• White-breasted Nuthatch

  Black-oil sunflower · Shelled peanuts · Suet

• Mourning Dove

  Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower

• Morden22 mi south · 249 species
• Winkler22 mi south · 248 species
• Morris30 mi east · 229 species
• Altona34 mi south-east · 164 species
• Portage la Prairie35 mi north · 253 species
• Headingley37 mi north-east · 262 species