Birds of Lucknow

174 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Lucknow (Ontario) since 2010, across 6,218 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, American Robin and Black-capped Chickadee.

Lucknow is backyard-bird country: 85% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, American Robin, Black-capped Chickadee and American Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

15 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk and Bald Eagle.

Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 94.3 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.

Wingham, 11 mi to the south-east, has a similar number of species on record (177 against 174).

Daylight runs from 15 h 29 min at midsummer to 8 h 54 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

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• American Goldfinch

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

• Mourning Dove

  Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• Wingham11 mi south-east · 177 species
• Kincardine17 mi north · 278 species
• Goderich18 mi south-west · 240 species
• Brussels20 mi south-east · 134 species
• Walkerton21 mi north-east · 189 species
• Clinton24 mi south · 239 species