Birds of Little Current

222 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Little Current (Ontario) since 2010, across 12,405 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Ring-billed Gull and Song Sparrow.

Little Current is backyard-bird country: 61% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, Song Sparrow, Common Raven and Red-winged Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

16 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture, Bald Eagle and American Kestrel.

Records peak in June and are lowest in December — about 26.9 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.

Espanola, 21 mi to the north, has fewer species on record (180 against 222). Birds logged far more often around Little Current than there include Common Merganser, Double-crested Cormorant, Common Goldeneye and Hooded Merganser.

Daylight runs from 15 h 45 min at midsummer to 8 h 39 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:43 AM in mid-April and 5:36 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

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Red-winged Blackbird

  Cracked corn · Millet · Sunflower

• Common Grackle

  Cracked corn · Sunflower

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Espanola21 mi north · 180 species
• Gore Bay26 mi west · 212 species
• Elliot Lake44 mi north-west · 190 species
• Lively49 mi north-east · 236 species
• Blind River51 mi west · 192 species
• Rayside-Balfour55 mi north-east · 211 species