Birds of Lakefield

261 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Lakefield (Ontario) since 2010, across 567,473 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and American Robin.

Lakefield is backyard-bird country: 74% 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, American Robin and American Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

24 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture and Osprey.

Records peak in May and are lowest in December — about 7.2 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.

Norwood, 14 mi to the east, has fewer species on record (226 against 261). Birds logged far more often around Lakefield than there include Double-crested Cormorant and Lesser Scaup.

Daylight runs from 15 h 33 min at midsummer to 8 h 50 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:30 AM in mid-April and 5:28 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

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• American Goldfinch

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

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Norwood14 mi east · 226 species
• Bobcaygeon16 mi north-west · 226 species
• Omemee17 mi south-west · 240 species
• Millbrook22 mi south-west · 242 species
• Campbellford25 mi east · 208 species
• Fenelon Falls25 mi west · 222 species