Birds of Portage la Prairie

253 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Portage la Prairie (Manitoba) since 2010, across 22,211 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Canada Goose, American Robin and American Crow.

Portage la Prairie is backyard-bird country: 65% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Robin, American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and Red-winged Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

21 birds of prey are on record nearby, including .

Records peak in May and are lowest in March — about 22.9 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.

Carman, 35 mi to the south, has fewer species on record (229 against 253). Birds logged far more often around Portage la Prairie than there include Common Goldeneye and American White Pelican.

Daylight runs from 16 h 22 min at midsummer to 8 h 5 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:42 AM in mid-April and 5:23 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 Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Red-winged Blackbird

  Cracked corn · Millet · Sunflower

• House Sparrow

  Millet · Cracked corn

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• Carman35 mi south · 229 species
• Headingley40 mi east · 262 species
• Stonewall44 mi east · 227 species
• Carberry48 mi west · 175 species
• West St. Paul51 mi east · 255 species
• Morden55 mi south · 249 species