Birds of Thamesford

216 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Thamesford (Ontario) since 2010, across 26,605 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, American Robin and Northern Cardinal.

Thamesford is backyard-bird country: 74% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, American Robin, Northern Cardinal and Black-capped Chickadee make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

20 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk and Bald Eagle.

Records peak in May and are lowest in January — about 7.4 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.

Ingersoll, 6 mi to the east, has a similar number of species on record (215 against 216). Birds logged far more often around Thamesford than there include Ring-necked Duck, Common Goldeneye and Lesser Yellowlegs.

Daylight runs from 15 h 22 min at midsummer to 8 h 60 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:43 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

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Northern Cardinal

  Black-oil sunflower · Safflower · Hulled sunflower chips

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Red-winged Blackbird

  Cracked corn · Millet · Sunflower

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• Ingersoll6 mi east · 215 species
• Dorchester6 mi south-west · 234 species
• St. Marys15 mi north-west · 235 species
• Ilderton19 mi west · 227 species
• Tavistock20 mi north-east · 237 species
• Aylmer20 mi south · 266 species