Birds of Norwood

226 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Norwood (Ontario) since 2010, across 50,489 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and Blue Jay.

Norwood is backyard-bird country: 77% 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 Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in December — about 16.1 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.

Campbellford, 10 mi to the south-east, has fewer species on record (208 against 226). Birds logged far more often around Norwood than there include Common Goldeneye.

Daylight runs from 15 h 32 min at midsummer to 8 h 50 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:29 AM in mid-April and 5:27 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 Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Mourning Dove

  Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower

• Campbellford10 mi south-east · 208 species
• Lakefield14 mi west · 261 species
• Marmora16 mi north-east · 182 species
• Stirling22 mi east · 213 species
• Quinte West28 mi south-east · 243 species
• Millbrook28 mi south-west · 242 species