Birds of Callander

231 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Callander (Ontario) since 2010, across 59,859 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, Mallard and American Crow.

Callander is backyard-bird country: 70% 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 Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 7.6 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.

Powassan, 13 mi to the south, has fewer species on record (220 against 231). Birds logged far more often around Callander than there include White-breasted Nuthatch, Downy Woodpecker, Common Merganser and Common Redpoll.

Daylight runs from 15 h 47 min at midsummer to 8 h 37 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:32 AM in mid-April and 5:25 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

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Powassan13 mi south · 220 species
• South River27 mi south · 215 species
• West Nipissing29 mi west · 216 species
• Sundridge31 mi south · 227 species
• Mattawa33 mi east · 166 species
• Témiscaming37 mi north · 158 species