Birds of Shuniah Township

210 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Shuniah Township (Ontario) since 2010, across 19,841 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and Common Raven.

Shuniah Township is backyard-bird country: 66% 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, Common Raven and Red-breasted Nuthatch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

19 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 15.0 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.

Amethyst Harbour, 11 mi to the east, has fewer species on record (167 against 210). Birds logged far more often around Shuniah Township than there include Rock Pigeon, House Sparrow, Long-tailed Duck and Killdeer.

Daylight runs from 16 h 8 min at midsummer to 8 h 18 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 7:07 AM in mid-April and 5:53 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

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Red-breasted Nuthatch

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Peanut hearts

• White-throated Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Amethyst Harbour11 mi east · 167 species
• Lappe11 mi west · 177 species
• Neebing28 mi south-west · 180 species
• Terrace Bay94 mi east · 230 species
• Atikokan116 mi west · 183 species
• Greenstone121 mi north-east · 91 species