Birds of Plattsville

205 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Plattsville (Ontario) since 2010, across 24,485 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Red-winged Blackbird and American Robin.

Plattsville is backyard-bird country: 80% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, Red-winged Blackbird, American Robin and Black-capped Chickadee make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

18 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 15.2 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.

Baden, 7 mi to the north, has more species on record (238 against 205). Birds logged far more often around Plattsville than there include Horned Lark, American Kestrel and Red-headed Woodpecker.

Daylight runs from 15 h 24 min at midsummer to 8 h 58 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:41 AM in mid-April and 5:41 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

• Red-winged Blackbird

  Cracked corn · Millet · Sunflower

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• Baden7 mi north · 238 species
• New Hamburg7 mi north-west · 217 species
• Mannheim7 mi north-east · 269 species
• Ayr9 mi east · 256 species
• Tavistock11 mi west · 237 species
• Waterloo12 mi north-east · 285 species