Ontario · 51.02°N

Birds of Red Lake

What has actually been seen around Red Lake: 217 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 217 within 6 mi
Observation records: 32,002 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Black-capped Chickadee
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 1,227 ft
Daylight, June / December: 16.6 h / 7.9 h

What the records say about Red Lake

217 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Red Lake (Ontario) since 2010, across 32,002 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, Common Raven and Red-breasted Nuthatch.

Red Lake is backyard-bird country: 67% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Black-capped Chickadee, Common Raven, Red-breasted Nuthatch and American Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

20 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Bald Eagle, Turkey Vulture and American Kestrel.

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 6.5 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.

Red Lake, 5 mi to the north-east, has a similar number of species on record (218 against 217).

Daylight runs from 16 h 33 min at midsummer to 7 h 55 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:22 AM in mid-April and 5:00 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Red Lake

#	Bird	Records
1	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	1,502
2	Common RavenCorvus corax	1,376
3	Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis	997
4	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	931
5	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	774
6	Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus	750
7	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	693
8	Common RedpollAcanthis flammea	684
9	Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator	682
10	Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertina	662
11	Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula	655
12	Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris	635
13	Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula	634
14	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	616
15	Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus	611
16	White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis	610
17	Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus	605
18	Canada JayPerisoreus canadensis	597
19	American RobinTurdus migratorius	593
20	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	525

Records by month

What to put out in Red Lake

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

Black-capped Chickadee
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts
Common Raven
Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Peanut hearts
American Crow
Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
Blue Jay
Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet
Common Redpoll
Nyjer · Hulled sunflower

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 Red Lake?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Red Lake are Black-capped Chickadee, Common Raven, Red-breasted Nuthatch, American Crow and Hairy Woodpecker, based on 32,002 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Red Lake?

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

When is the best month for birds in Red Lake?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in February. Sunrise in late June is around 5:00 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.