Birds of Stonewall

227 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Stonewall (Manitoba) since 2010, across 10,131 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Canada Goose, American Crow and Black-capped Chickadee.

Stonewall 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 Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Common Raven and Blue Jay make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

16 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red-tailed Hawk, Bald Eagle and American Kestrel.

Records peak in May and are lowest in December — about 29.6 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.

West St. Paul, 12 mi to the south-east, has more species on record (255 against 227). Birds logged far more often around Stonewall than there include Western Meadowlark, Red-tailed Hawk, Franklin's Gull and Mourning Dove.

Daylight runs from 16 h 24 min at midsummer to 8 h 3 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:38 AM in mid-April and 5:18 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

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Red-winged Blackbird

  Cracked corn · Millet · Sunflower

• West St. Paul12 mi south-east · 255 species
• Headingley18 mi south · 262 species
• Selkirk20 mi east · 243 species
• Tyndall30 mi east · 200 species
• Ile des Chênes33 mi south-east · 216 species
• Lorette34 mi south-east · 194 species