Birds of Penetanguishene

255 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Penetanguishene (Ontario) since 2010, across 198,677 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay and Mourning Dove.

Penetanguishene is backyard-bird country: 78% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, Mourning Dove and American Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

22 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture.

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 3.7 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.

Elmvale, 14 mi to the south, has fewer species on record (249 against 255). Birds logged far more often around Penetanguishene than there include Northern Cardinal, Dark-eyed Junco, Red-bellied Woodpecker and Common Merganser.

Daylight runs from 15 h 35 min at midsummer to 8 h 48 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:36 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.

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• Mourning Dove

  Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• American Goldfinch

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

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Elmvale14 mi south · 249 species
• Anten Mills21 mi south · 237 species
• Amigo Beach26 mi east · 241 species
• Gravenhurst28 mi east · 219 species
• The Blue Mountains31 mi south-west · 234 species
• Angus32 mi south · 249 species