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Birds of Port Rowan

What has actually been seen around Port Rowan: 345 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 345 within 6 mi
Observation records: 1,418,502 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Red-winged Blackbird
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 604 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.3 h / 9 h

What the records say about Port Rowan

345 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Port Rowan (Ontario) since 2010, across 1,418,502 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Red-winged Blackbird, Canada Goose and American Robin.

Port Rowan is backyard-bird country: 69% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Red-winged Blackbird, American Robin, Common Grackle and Mourning Dove make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

27 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture, Bald Eagle and Hen Harrier.

Records peak in May and are lowest in December — about 14.0 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.

Delhi, 16 mi to the north, has fewer species on record (204 against 345). Birds logged far more often around Port Rowan than there include Ring-billed Gull, Great Blue Heron, Sandhill Crane and Purple Martin.

Daylight runs from 15 h 19 min at midsummer to 9 h 3 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:42 AM in mid-April and 5:43 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Port Rowan

#	Bird	Records
1	Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus	40,550
2	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	34,142
3	American RobinTurdus migratorius	33,745
4	Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula	33,298
5	Mourning DoveZenaida macroura	32,952
6	Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis	31,244
7	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	27,047
8	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	26,007
9	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	25,891
10	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	24,797
11	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	24,152
12	Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor	23,388
13	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	23,256
14	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	22,584
15	Turkey VultureCathartes aura	21,281
16	Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis	19,658
17	House SparrowPasser domesticus	19,536
18	Northern FlickerColaptes auratus	18,226
19	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	17,948
20	KilldeerCharadrius vociferus	17,324

Records by month

What to put out in Port Rowan

Foods for the most recorded backyard birds here, from our species notes.

Red-winged Blackbird
Cracked corn · Millet · Sunflower
American Robin
Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets
Common Grackle
Cracked corn · Sunflower
Mourning Dove
Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower
Northern Cardinal
Black-oil sunflower · Safflower · Hulled sunflower chips
Black-capped Chickadee
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

Seasonal bird notes for Ontario

What's arriving, what to feed and when to clean feeders, written for Canadian backyards. One email a month at most.

Nearby places

Frequently asked

What birds visit backyards in Port Rowan?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Port Rowan are Red-winged Blackbird, American Robin, Common Grackle, Mourning Dove and Northern Cardinal, based on 1,418,502 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Port Rowan?

345 species have at least one record within 6 mi of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Port Rowan?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 5:43 AM.

Sources

Timing reflects typical patterns for the region as a whole; local dates vary with elevation and year. Check the linked eBird bar charts for your county.