Birds of Terrace Bay

230 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Terrace Bay (Ontario) since 2010, across 37,897 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and Common Raven.

Terrace Bay is backyard-bird country: 72% 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 Downy Woodpecker make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in January — about 13.8 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.

Geraldton, 66 mi to the north, has fewer species on record (146 against 230). Birds logged far more often around Terrace Bay than there include Downy Woodpecker, American Herring Gull, Dark-eyed Junco and Canada Goose.

Daylight runs from 16 h 10 min at midsummer to 8 h 15 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:59 AM in mid-April and 5:44 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

• Downy Woodpecker

  Suet · Shelled peanuts · Black-oil sunflower

• White-throated Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Geraldton66 mi north · 146 species
• Greenstone66 mi north · 91 species
• Amethyst Harbour83 mi west · 167 species
• Shuniah Township94 mi west · 210 species
• Lappe104 mi west · 177 species
• Neebing114 mi west · 180 species