Birds of Lantz

177 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Lantz (Nova Scotia) since 2010, across 14,117 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and Blue Jay.

Lantz is backyard-bird country: 82% 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, Blue Jay and American Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in September — about 7.4 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.

Enfield, 4 mi to the south-west, has fewer species on record (160 against 177). Birds logged far more often around Lantz than there include Sandhill Crane, Eastern Bluebird and Ruffed Grouse.

Daylight runs from 15 h 37 min at midsummer to 8 h 46 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:30 AM in mid-April and 5:26 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

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• American Goldfinch

  Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Enfield4 mi south-west · 160 species
• Milford Station5 mi north-east · 201 species
• Fall River13 mi south-west · 213 species
• Beaver Bank15 mi south-west · 209 species
• Waverley15 mi south-west · 238 species
• Lake Echo18 mi south · 289 species