Birds of Beaverton

218 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Beaverton (Ontario) since 2010, across 14,285 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and American Robin.

Beaverton is backyard-bird country: 62% 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, American Robin and Red-winged Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

18 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Osprey, Turkey Vulture and Red-tailed Hawk.

Records peak in June and are lowest in January — about 9.6 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.

Fenelon Falls, 21 mi to the east, has a similar number of species on record (222 against 218). Birds logged far more often around Beaverton than there include Bonaparte's Gull, Red-breasted Merganser, Greater Scaup and Horned Grebe.

Daylight runs from 15 h 33 min at midsummer to 8 h 50 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:34 AM in mid-April and 5:31 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

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Red-winged Blackbird

  Cracked corn · Millet · Sunflower

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• European Starling

  Suet · Cracked corn

• Fenelon Falls21 mi east · 222 species
• Amigo Beach21 mi north-west · 241 species
• Stoney Point22 mi south-west · 246 species
• Mount Albert22 mi south · 212 species
• Port Perry25 mi south-east · 254 species
• Caesarea25 mi south-east · 225 species