Ontario · 43.32°N

Birds of Grand Bend

What has actually been seen around Grand Bend: 295 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 295 within 6 mi
Observation records: 140,176 since 2010
Most recorded bird: American Crow
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 607 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.4 h / 9 h

What the records say about Grand Bend

295 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Grand Bend (Ontario) since 2010, across 140,176 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Blue Jay and Canada Goose.

Grand Bend 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, Blue Jay, American Robin and Black-capped Chickadee make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in January — about 20.3 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.

Parkhill, 11 mi to the south, has fewer species on record (211 against 295). Birds logged far more often around Grand Bend than there include Ring-billed Gull, American Herring Gull, Bonaparte's Gull and Double-crested Cormorant.

Daylight runs from 15 h 24 min at midsummer to 8 h 58 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:46 AM in mid-April and 5:46 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Grand Bend

#	Bird	Records
1	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	4,178
2	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	3,866
3	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	3,546
4	American RobinTurdus migratorius	3,305
5	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	3,256
6	Turkey VultureCathartes aura	3,121
7	Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis	2,847
8	Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis	2,727
9	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	2,632
10	Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor	2,608
11	Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus	2,589
12	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	2,291
13	Mourning DoveZenaida macroura	2,136
14	White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis	2,119
15	Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula	2,083
16	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	2,069
17	American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus	1,930
18	Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus	1,893
19	Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus	1,834
20	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	1,781

Records by month

What to put out in Grand Bend

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

American Crow
Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
Blue Jay
Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet
American Robin
Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets
Black-capped Chickadee
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts
Northern Cardinal
Black-oil sunflower · Safflower · Hulled sunflower chips
American Goldfinch
Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower

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 Grand Bend?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Grand Bend are American Crow, Blue Jay, American Robin, Black-capped Chickadee and Northern Cardinal, based on 140,176 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Grand Bend?

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

When is the best month for birds in Grand Bend?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in January. Sunrise in late June is around 5:46 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.