Birds of Fenelon Falls

222 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Fenelon Falls (Ontario) since 2010, across 39,389 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay and American Goldfinch.

Fenelon Falls is backyard-bird country: 78% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, American Goldfinch and American Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

21 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture and Osprey.

Records peak in May and are lowest in August — about 9.6 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.

Bobcaygeon, 10 mi to the east, has a similar number of species on record (226 against 222). Birds logged far more often around Fenelon Falls than there include Common Redpoll, Snow Bunting and Evening Grosbeak.

Daylight runs from 15 h 33 min at midsummer to 8 h 49 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:32 AM in mid-April and 5:29 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

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• American Goldfinch

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

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Red-winged Blackbird

  Cracked corn · Millet · Sunflower

• Bobcaygeon10 mi east · 226 species
• Omemee19 mi south-east · 240 species
• Beaverton21 mi west · 218 species
• Lakefield25 mi east · 261 species
• Caesarea27 mi south · 225 species
• Millbrook30 mi south-east · 242 species