Birds of Constance Bay

272 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Constance Bay (Ontario) since 2010, across 242,412 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and Blue Jay.

Constance Bay is backyard-bird country: 74% 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, Blue Jay and American Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in April and are lowest in November — about 5.5 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.

Carp, 11 mi to the south, has fewer species on record (261 against 272).

Daylight runs from 15 h 41 min at midsummer to 8 h 42 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:20 AM in mid-April and 5:15 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

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• American Goldfinch

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

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Red-winged Blackbird

  Cracked corn · Millet · Sunflower

• Carp11 mi south · 261 species
• Arnprior14 mi west · 239 species
• Chelsea15 mi east · 280 species
• Cantley15 mi east · 227 species
• Le Plateau15 mi east · 331 species
• Wakefield17 mi north-east · 198 species