Birds of Richmond

283 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Richmond (Ontario) since 2010, across 638,088 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and Blue Jay.

Richmond is backyard-bird country: 73% 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, Blue Jay and American Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

25 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk and Snowy Owl.

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 6.0 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.

Munster, 5 mi to the west, has fewer species on record (238 against 283). Birds logged far more often around Richmond than there include American Herring Gull, Gadwall, Red-tailed Hawk and Eurasian Teal.

Daylight runs from 15 h 39 min at midsummer to 8 h 45 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:19 AM in mid-April and 5:15 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

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• American Goldfinch

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

• Munster5 mi west · 238 species
• Stittsville6 mi north-west · 277 species
• Bridlewood7 mi north · 322 species
• Bells Corners9 mi north · 333 species
• Osgoode12 mi east · 232 species
• Greely14 mi east · 240 species