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Birds of West St. Paul

What has actually been seen around West St. Paul: 255 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record
255 within 6 mi
Observation records
136,415 since 2010
Most recorded bird
Black-capped Chickadee
Busiest month
May
Elevation
758 ft
Daylight, June / December
16.4 h / 8.1 h

What the records say about West St. Paul

255 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of West St. Paul (Manitoba) since 2010, across 136,415 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch and American Crow.

West St. Paul is backyard-bird country: 81% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Black-capped Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, American Crow and House Sparrow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

27 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Merlin, Bald Eagle and Eastern Screech-Owl.

Records peak in May and are lowest in December — about 6.4 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.

Stonewall, 12 mi to the north-west, has fewer species on record (227 against 255). Birds logged far more often around West St. Paul than there include House Finch, Wood Duck, Northern Cardinal and Eastern Screech-Owl.

Daylight runs from 16 h 22 min at midsummer to 8 h 4 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:37 AM in mid-April and 5:18 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near West St. Paul

#BirdRecords
1Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus9,888
2White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis8,077
3American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos7,775
4House SparrowPasser domesticus6,667
5Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens6,205
6Canada GooseBranta canadensis5,022
7House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus4,863
8Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus4,821
9Blue JayCyanocitta cristata4,105
10Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis3,612
11MallardAnas platyrhynchos3,531
12American RobinTurdus migratorius3,462
13Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina3,180
14Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis2,764
15Common RavenCorvus corax2,393
16White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis2,170
17Pine SiskinSpinus pinus2,104
18Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata1,901
19American GoldfinchSpinus tristis1,883
20Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis1,698

Records by month

What to put out in West St. Paul

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

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 West St. Paul?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of West St. Paul are Black-capped Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, American Crow, House Sparrow and Downy Woodpecker, based on 136,415 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near West St. Paul?

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

When is the best month for birds in West St. Paul?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 5:18 AM.

Sources

  1. GBIF occurrence search (birds, class Aves, 2010 onward)
  2. GeoNames gazetteer (place, population, elevation)

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.