Manitoba · 50.63°N

Birds of Gimli

What has actually been seen around Gimli: 260 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 260 within 6 mi
Observation records: 122,012 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Black-capped Chickadee
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 725 ft
Daylight, June / December: 16.5 h / 8 h

What the records say about Gimli

260 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Gimli (Manitoba) since 2010, across 122,012 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay and Hairy Woodpecker.

Gimli is backyard-bird country: 83% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, Hairy Woodpecker and American Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

20 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Bald Eagle.

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 7.0 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.

Arborg, 21 mi to the north-west, has fewer species on record (126 against 260). Birds logged far more often around Gimli than there include Hairy Woodpecker, White-breasted Nuthatch, Downy Woodpecker and White-throated Sparrow.

Daylight runs from 16 h 29 min at midsummer to 7 h 58 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:35 AM in mid-April and 5:14 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Gimli

#	Bird	Records
1	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	7,369
2	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	5,801
3	Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus	4,669
4	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	3,637
5	Common RavenCorvus corax	3,599
6	White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis	3,560
7	House SparrowPasser domesticus	3,394
8	American RobinTurdus migratorius	3,177
9	Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus	3,141
10	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	3,111
11	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	2,966
12	Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia	2,590
13	White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis	2,428
14	Common RedpollAcanthis flammea	2,335
15	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	2,272
16	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	2,215
17	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	2,132
18	Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus	2,068
19	Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula	1,986
20	Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis	1,909

Records by month

What to put out in Gimli

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

Black-capped Chickadee
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts
Blue Jay
Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet
American Crow
Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
Common Raven
Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
White-breasted Nuthatch
Black-oil sunflower · Shelled peanuts · Suet
House Sparrow
Millet · Cracked corn

Seasonal bird notes for Manitoba

What's arriving, what to feed and when to clean feeders, written for Canadian backyards. One email a month at most.

Nearby places

Frequently asked

What birds visit backyards in Gimli?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Gimli are Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, Hairy Woodpecker, American Crow and Common Raven, based on 122,012 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Gimli?

260 species have at least one record within 6 mi of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Gimli?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in February. Sunrise in late June is around 5:14 AM.

Sources

Timing reflects typical patterns for the region as a whole; local dates vary with elevation and year. Check the linked eBird bar charts for your county.