Birds of Sharbot Lake

186 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Sharbot Lake (Ontario) since 2010, across 16,926 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay and American Robin.

Sharbot Lake is backyard-bird country: 82% 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, American Robin and White-breasted Nuthatch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

17 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture and Bald Eagle.

Records peak in June and are lowest in December — about 17.3 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.

Perth, 23 mi to the east, has more species on record (220 against 186). Birds logged far more often around Sharbot Lake than there include Common Loon, Pine Warbler, Scarlet Tanager and Chestnut-sided Warbler.

Daylight runs from 15 h 35 min at midsummer to 8 h 48 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:24 AM in mid-April and 5:20 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

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• White-breasted Nuthatch

  Black-oil sunflower · Shelled peanuts · Suet

• American Goldfinch

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

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Perth23 mi east · 220 species
• Smiths Falls34 mi east · 221 species
• Carleton Place36 mi north-east · 247 species
• Tweed37 mi south-west · 232 species
• Athens38 mi east · 195 species
• Amherstview38 mi south · 298 species