Ontario · 46.18°N

Birds of Blind River

What has actually been seen around Blind River: 192 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 192 within 6 mi
Observation records: 5,329 since 2010
Most recorded bird: American Crow
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 577 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.8 h / 8.6 h

What the records say about Blind River

192 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Blind River (Ontario) since 2010, across 5,329 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Common Raven and Ring-billed Gull.

Blind River 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 Crow, Common Raven, Song Sparrow and American Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in January — about 30.9 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.

Elliot Lake, 21 mi to the north-east, has a similar number of species on record (190 against 192). Birds logged far more often around Blind River than there include Bald Eagle, Sedge Wren, Barn Swallow and Hen Harrier.

Daylight runs from 15 h 47 min at midsummer to 8 h 37 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:47 AM in mid-April and 5:39 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Blind River

#	Bird	Records
1	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	275
2	Common RavenCorvus corax	204
3	Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis	200
4	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	166
5	American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus	164
6	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	153
7	American RobinTurdus migratorius	143
8	Turkey VultureCathartes aura	117
9	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	115
10	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	104
11	Rock PigeonColumba livia	100
12	Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus	99
13	Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus	94
14	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	93
15	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	93
16	Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia	92
17	Great Blue HeronArdea herodias	92
18	Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas	91
19	White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis	87
20	Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus	85

Records by month

What to put out in Blind River

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

American Crow
Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
Common Raven
Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
Song Sparrow
Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn
American Robin
Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets
Black-capped Chickadee
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts
European Starling
Suet · Cracked corn

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 Blind River?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Blind River are American Crow, Common Raven, Song Sparrow, American Robin and Black-capped Chickadee, based on 5,329 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Blind River?

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

When is the best month for birds in Blind River?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in January. Sunrise in late June is around 5:39 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.