Manitoba · 50.25°N

Birds of Lac du Bonnet

What has actually been seen around Lac du Bonnet: 228 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 228 within 6 mi
Observation records: 13,925 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Common Raven
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 856 ft
Daylight, June / December: 16.4 h / 8 h

What the records say about Lac du Bonnet

228 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Lac du Bonnet (Manitoba) since 2010, across 13,925 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Common Raven, Blue Jay and Black-capped Chickadee.

Lac du Bonnet is backyard-bird country: 68% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Common Raven, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee and Black-billed Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

22 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Bald Eagle, Turkey Vulture and American Kestrel.

Records peak in May and are lowest in September — about 3.9 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.

Beausejour, 24 mi to the south-west, has fewer species on record (210 against 228). Birds logged far more often around Lac du Bonnet than there include Pine Grosbeak, Evening Grosbeak, Canada Jay and Sharp-tailed Grouse.

Daylight runs from 16 h 25 min at midsummer to 8 h 2 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:32 AM in mid-April and 5:13 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Lac du Bonnet

#	Bird	Records
1	Common RavenCorvus corax	849
2	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	613
3	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	591
4	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	454
5	Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia	431
6	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	423
7	House SparrowPasser domesticus	344
8	Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator	317
9	Common RedpollAcanthis flammea	286
10	Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus	282
11	Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertina	279
12	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	272
13	American RobinTurdus migratorius	267
14	White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis	242
15	Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis	239
16	Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus	236
17	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	204
18	Canada JayPerisoreus canadensis	200
19	Pine SiskinSpinus pinus	200
20	Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus	200

Records by month

What to put out in Lac du Bonnet

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

Common Raven
Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
Blue Jay
Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet
Black-capped Chickadee
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts
Black-billed Magpie
Suet · Peanuts · Cracked corn
American Crow
Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
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 Lac du Bonnet?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Lac du Bonnet are Common Raven, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, Black-billed Magpie and American Crow, based on 13,925 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Lac du Bonnet?

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

When is the best month for birds in Lac du Bonnet?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 5:13 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.