Birds of Elmvale

249 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Elmvale (Ontario) since 2010, across 122,791 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Canada Goose, American Crow and Red-winged Blackbird.

Elmvale is backyard-bird country: 62% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, Red-winged Blackbird, Song Sparrow and American Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

22 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture, Osprey and Hen Harrier.

Records peak in May and are lowest in December — about 43.1 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.

Anten Mills, 7 mi to the south, has fewer species on record (237 against 249). Birds logged far more often around Elmvale than there include Trumpeter Swan, Pied-billed Grebe, Ring-necked Duck and Marsh Wren.

Daylight runs from 15 h 34 min at midsummer to 8 h 49 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:36 AM in mid-April and 5:33 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

• Red-winged Blackbird

  Cracked corn · Millet · Sunflower

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Common Grackle

  Cracked corn · Sunflower

• Anten Mills7 mi south · 237 species
• Penetanguishene14 mi north · 255 species
• Angus18 mi south · 249 species
• Amigo Beach24 mi east · 241 species
• Stoney Point27 mi south-east · 246 species
• Cookstown29 mi south · 227 species