Birds of Bobcaygeon

226 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Bobcaygeon (Ontario) since 2010, across 75,499 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay and American Crow.

Bobcaygeon is backyard-bird country: 72% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, American Crow and American Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

23 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Osprey, Turkey Vulture and Bald Eagle.

Records peak in May and are lowest in December — about 5.8 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, 10 mi to the west, has a similar number of species on record (222 against 226). Birds logged far more often around Bobcaygeon than there include Ovenbird.

Daylight runs from 15 h 34 min at midsummer to 8 h 49 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:31 AM in mid-April and 5:28 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

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

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• American Goldfinch

  Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower

• Red-winged Blackbird

  Cracked corn · Millet · Sunflower

• Fenelon Falls10 mi west · 222 species
• Lakefield16 mi south-east · 261 species
• Omemee17 mi south · 240 species
• Millbrook28 mi south · 242 species
• Norwood30 mi east · 226 species
• Caesarea31 mi south-west · 225 species