Birds of Kincardine

278 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Kincardine (Ontario) since 2010, across 191,655 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and Canada Goose.

Kincardine is backyard-bird country: 66% 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, Northern Cardinal and American Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

22 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.

Lucknow, 17 mi to the south, has fewer species on record (174 against 278). Birds logged far more often around Kincardine than there include American Herring Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Bufflehead and Common Merganser.

Daylight runs from 15 h 31 min at midsummer to 8 h 52 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:44 AM in mid-April and 5:42 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

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

• Northern Cardinal

  Black-oil sunflower · Safflower · Hulled sunflower chips

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Mourning Dove

  Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• Lucknow17 mi south · 174 species
• Port Elgin21 mi north-east · 268 species
• Walkerton24 mi east · 189 species
• Wingham26 mi south-east · 177 species
• Hanover30 mi east · 202 species
• Goderich31 mi south · 240 species