Birds of Calvin Park

295 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Calvin Park (Ontario) since 2010, across 894,668 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow and American Robin.

Calvin Park is backyard-bird country: 66% 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, American Robin and European Starling make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in July — about 4.6 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.

Amherstview, 6 mi to the west, has a similar number of species on record (298 against 295).

Daylight runs from 15 h 31 min at midsummer to 8 h 52 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:24 AM in mid-April and 5:21 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

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• European Starling

  Suet · Cracked corn

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• Mourning Dove

  Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower

• Amherstview6 mi west · 298 species
• Bath13 mi west · 287 species
• Gananoque19 mi east · 257 species
• Deseronto26 mi west · 223 species
• Picton35 mi south-west · 249 species
• Sharbot Lake38 mi north · 186 species