Birds of Mount Albert

212 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Mount Albert (Ontario) since 2010, across 55,138 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and Blue Jay.

Mount Albert is backyard-bird country: 91% 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, Blue Jay and American Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in December — about 16.6 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.

East Gwillimbury, 6 mi to the west, has more species on record (255 against 212). Birds logged far more often around Mount Albert than there include Ovenbird, Eastern Meadowlark, Mourning Warbler and Grasshopper Sparrow.

Daylight runs from 15 h 30 min at midsummer to 8 h 52 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:35 AM in mid-April and 5:33 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

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• 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

• East Gwillimbury6 mi west · 255 species
• Ballantrae7 mi south · 226 species
• Aurora12 mi south-west · 247 species
• Stouffville12 mi south · 235 species
• Stoney Point14 mi north-west · 246 species
• King City18 mi south-west · 243 species