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Birds of Hawkesbury

What has actually been seen around Hawkesbury: 249 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 249 within 6 mi
Observation records: 81,542 since 2010
Most recorded bird: American Crow
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 174 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.7 h / 8.7 h

What the records say about Hawkesbury

249 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Hawkesbury (Ontario) since 2010, across 81,542 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Blue Jay and Black-capped Chickadee.

Hawkesbury is backyard-bird country: 64% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee and American Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in January — about 5.4 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.

L'Orignal, 4 mi to the west, has a similar number of species on record (249 against 249).

Daylight runs from 15 h 42 min at midsummer to 8 h 41 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:14 AM in mid-April and 5:08 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Hawkesbury

#	Bird	Records
1	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	3,741
2	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	2,657
3	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	2,636
4	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	2,503
5	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	2,382
6	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	2,257
7	Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis	2,233
8	American RobinTurdus migratorius	2,229
9	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	2,145
10	Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus	1,712
11	Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula	1,510
12	Turkey VultureCathartes aura	1,442
13	Mourning DoveZenaida macroura	1,435
14	White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis	1,388
15	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	1,331
16	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	1,257
17	Great Blue HeronArdea herodias	1,255
18	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	1,170
19	Northern FlickerColaptes auratus	1,142
20	Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis	1,043

Records by month

What to put out in Hawkesbury

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
Black-capped Chickadee
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts
American Goldfinch
Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower
American Robin
Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets
Song Sparrow
Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

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 Hawkesbury?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Hawkesbury are American Crow, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, American Goldfinch and American Robin, based on 81,542 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Hawkesbury?

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

When is the best month for birds in Hawkesbury?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in January. Sunrise in late June is around 5:08 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.