Birds of Atikokan

183 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Atikokan (Ontario) since 2010, across 6,143 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Common Raven, American Robin and American Crow.

Atikokan is backyard-bird country: 80% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Common Raven, American Robin, American Crow and Black-capped Chickadee make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

15 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture, Bald Eagle and Broad-winged Hawk.

Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 86.0 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.

Ignace, 46 mi to the north, has fewer species on record (152 against 183). Birds logged far more often around Atikokan than there include Great Blue Heron, Veery, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and Eastern Phoebe.

Daylight runs from 16 h 10 min at midsummer to 8 h 16 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:17 AM in mid-April and 5:02 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

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

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• White-throated Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• Ignace46 mi north · 152 species
• Fort Frances82 mi west · 239 species
• Dryden87 mi north-west · 199 species
• Sioux Lookout92 mi north · 196 species
• Sioux Lookout94 mi north · 193 species
• Emo101 mi west · 207 species