Birds of Angus

249 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Angus (Ontario) since 2010, across 156,169 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Robin, Mourning Dove and Red-winged Blackbird.

Angus 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, Mourning Dove, Red-winged Blackbird and Song Sparrow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in December — about 24.5 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.

Anten Mills, 12 mi to the north, has fewer species on record (237 against 249). Birds logged far more often around Angus than there include Blue-winged Teal, Lesser Yellowlegs and Sora.

Daylight runs from 15 h 32 min at midsummer to 8 h 51 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:37 AM in mid-April and 5:34 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

• Mourning Dove

  Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower

• Red-winged Blackbird

  Cracked corn · Millet · Sunflower

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Anten Mills12 mi north · 237 species
• Cookstown13 mi south-east · 227 species
• Beeton17 mi south · 237 species
• Stoney Point18 mi east · 246 species
• Elmvale18 mi north · 249 species
• Tottenham21 mi south · 242 species