Birds of Osgoode

232 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Osgoode (Ontario) since 2010, across 54,476 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and American Goldfinch.

Osgoode is backyard-bird country: 74% 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 Goldfinch and American Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in December — about 5.6 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.

Greely, 8 mi to the north, has more species on record (240 against 232). Birds logged far more often around Osgoode than there include Eurasian Teal, Northern Pintail, Snow Bunting and Horned Lark.

Daylight runs from 15 h 38 min at midsummer to 8 h 45 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:19 AM in mid-April and 5:14 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 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

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• Greely8 mi north · 240 species
• Metcalfe9 mi north-east · 230 species
• Richmond12 mi west · 283 species
• Winchester13 mi east · 213 species
• Russell13 mi north-east · 252 species
• Gloucester14 mi north · 282 species