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Birds of Goderich

What has actually been seen around Goderich: 240 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 240 within 6 mi
Observation records: 28,360 since 2010
Most recorded bird: American Crow
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 728 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.5 h / 8.9 h

What the records say about Goderich

240 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Goderich (Ontario) since 2010, across 28,360 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Canada Goose and Black-capped Chickadee.

Goderich is backyard-bird country: 69% 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 Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

19 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture and Bald Eagle.

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 9.5 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.

Clinton, 12 mi to the south-east, has a similar number of species on record (239 against 240). Birds logged far more often around Goderich than there include Ring-billed Gull, American Herring Gull, Red-breasted Merganser and Red-breasted Nuthatch.

Daylight runs from 15 h 27 min at midsummer to 8 h 55 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:45 AM in mid-April and 5:44 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Goderich

#	Bird	Records
1	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	1,223
2	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	1,080
3	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	933
4	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	897
5	Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis	894
6	American RobinTurdus migratorius	794
7	American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus	791
8	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	740
9	Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis	725
10	Mourning DoveZenaida macroura	706
11	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	637
12	Turkey VultureCathartes aura	576
13	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	575
14	Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus	548
15	Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula	520
16	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	508
17	Common MerganserMergus merganser	430
18	Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus	426
19	House SparrowPasser domesticus	413
20	Northern FlickerColaptes auratus	381

Records by month

What to put out in Goderich

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 Robin
Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets
American Goldfinch
Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower
Northern Cardinal
Black-oil sunflower · Safflower · Hulled sunflower chips

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 Goderich?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Goderich are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, American Robin and American Goldfinch, based on 28,360 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Goderich?

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

When is the best month for birds in Goderich?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in February. Sunrise in late June is around 5:44 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.