Birds of Gravenhurst

219 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Gravenhurst (Ontario) since 2010, across 80,838 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay and Song Sparrow.

Gravenhurst is backyard-bird country: 83% 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, Song Sparrow and American Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

20 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture.

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 8.2 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.

Amigo Beach, 16 mi to the south, has more species on record (241 against 219). Birds logged far more often around Gravenhurst than there include Chestnut-sided Warbler, American Tree Sparrow and Blue-headed Vireo.

Daylight runs from 15 h 36 min at midsummer to 8 h 47 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:34 AM in mid-April and 5:30 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

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• American Goldfinch

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

• Mourning Dove

  Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower

• Amigo Beach16 mi south · 241 species
• Penetanguishene28 mi west · 255 species
• Elmvale34 mi south-west · 249 species
• Beaverton35 mi south · 218 species
• Anten Mills37 mi south-west · 237 species
• Fenelon Falls40 mi south-east · 222 species