Ontario · 49.78°N

Birds of Dryden

What has actually been seen around Dryden: 199 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 199 within 6 mi
Observation records: 17,114 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Black-capped Chickadee
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 1,270 ft
Daylight, June / December: 16.3 h / 8.1 h

What the records say about Dryden

199 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Dryden (Ontario) since 2010, across 17,114 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, Common Raven and American Crow.

Dryden is backyard-bird country: 79% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Black-capped Chickadee, Common Raven, American Crow and Red-breasted Nuthatch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Bald Eagle, Turkey Vulture and American Kestrel.

Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 6.8 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.

Vermilion Bay, 29 mi to the west, has fewer species on record (152 against 199). Birds logged far more often around Dryden than there include Common Redpoll, Evening Grosbeak, Pine Grosbeak and Downy Woodpecker.

Daylight runs from 16 h 20 min at midsummer to 8 h 6 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:20 AM in mid-April and 5:02 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Dryden

#	Bird	Records
1	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	1,108
2	Common RavenCorvus corax	868
3	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	783
4	Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis	729
5	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	649
6	Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia	624
7	Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis	508
8	Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula	502
9	American RobinTurdus migratorius	490
10	White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis	478
11	Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus	466
12	Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus	452
13	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	426
14	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	396
15	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	356
16	Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus	323
17	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	308
18	Common RedpollAcanthis flammea	306
19	Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertina	284
20	Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus	260

Records by month

What to put out in Dryden

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

Black-capped Chickadee
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts
Common Raven
Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
American Crow
Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Peanut hearts
Blue Jay
Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet
Black-billed Magpie
Suet · Peanuts · 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 Dryden?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Dryden are Black-capped Chickadee, Common Raven, American Crow, Red-breasted Nuthatch and Blue Jay, based on 17,114 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Dryden?

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

When is the best month for birds in Dryden?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 5:02 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.