Ontario · 45.43°N

Birds of Arnprior

What has actually been seen around Arnprior: 239 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 239 within 6 mi
Observation records: 94,104 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Black-capped Chickadee
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 236 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.7 h / 8.7 h

What the records say about Arnprior

239 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Arnprior (Ontario) since 2010, across 94,104 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow and Blue Jay.

Arnprior is backyard-bird country: 75% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow, Blue Jay and American Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in January — about 4.7 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.

Constance Bay, 14 mi to the east, has more species on record (272 against 239). Birds logged far more often around Arnprior than there include American Herring Gull.

Daylight runs from 15 h 41 min at midsummer to 8 h 43 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:21 AM in mid-April and 5:16 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Arnprior

#	Bird	Records
1	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	4,255
2	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	4,017
3	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	3,612
4	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	3,380
5	Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis	3,168
6	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	3,055
7	American RobinTurdus migratorius	3,032
8	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	2,886
9	Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus	2,840
10	Common RavenCorvus corax	2,773
11	White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis	2,307
12	Mourning DoveZenaida macroura	2,188
13	Turkey VultureCathartes aura	2,051
14	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	1,924
15	Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula	1,883
16	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	1,744
17	Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis	1,722
18	Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus	1,645
19	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	1,506
20	American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arborea	1,189

Records by month

What to put out in Arnprior

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

Black-capped Chickadee
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts
American Crow
Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
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

Seasonal bird notes for Ontario

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 Arnprior?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Arnprior are Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow, Blue Jay, American Goldfinch and Song Sparrow, based on 94,104 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Arnprior?

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

When is the best month for birds in Arnprior?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in January. Sunrise in late June is around 5:16 AM.

Sources

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.