Birds of Omemee

240 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Omemee (Ontario) since 2010, across 89,080 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and American Robin.

Omemee 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 Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, American Robin and Blue Jay make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

21 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture and Osprey.

Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 8.7 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.

Millbrook, 12 mi to the south-east, has a similar number of species on record (242 against 240). Birds logged far more often around Omemee than there include Trumpeter Swan and House Finch.

Daylight runs from 15 h 32 min at midsummer to 8 h 51 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:32 AM in mid-April and 5:29 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

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• Mourning Dove

  Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower

• American Goldfinch

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

• Millbrook12 mi south-east · 242 species
• Caesarea17 mi south-west · 225 species
• Bobcaygeon17 mi north · 226 species
• Lakefield17 mi north-east · 261 species
• Fenelon Falls19 mi north-west · 222 species
• Port Hope21 mi south · 257 species