Birds of Ohsweken

220 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Ohsweken (Ontario) since 2010, across 22,299 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Robin, Northern Cardinal and Red-winged Blackbird.

Ohsweken is backyard-bird country: 79% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Robin, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird and Mourning Dove make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 6.7 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.

Waterford, 12 mi to the south-west, has more species on record (225 against 220). Birds logged far more often around Ohsweken than there include Field Sparrow and Eastern Meadowlark.

Daylight runs from 15 h 22 min at midsummer to 8 h 60 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:40 AM in mid-April and 5:40 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 Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Northern Cardinal

  Black-oil sunflower · Safflower · Hulled sunflower chips

• Red-winged Blackbird

  Cracked corn · Millet · Sunflower

• Mourning Dove

  Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Waterford12 mi south-west · 225 species
• Jarvis13 mi south · 242 species
• Brant13 mi west · 272 species
• St. George14 mi north-west · 251 species
• Paris16 mi north-west · 271 species
• Simcoe19 mi south-west · 263 species