Birds of Tottenham

242 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Tottenham (Ontario) since 2010, across 62,787 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Northern Cardinal, American Crow and Mourning Dove.

Tottenham is backyard-bird country: 78% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Northern Cardinal, American Crow, Mourning Dove and American Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

21 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk and American Kestrel.

Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 12.7 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.

Beeton, 4 mi to the north, has fewer species on record (237 against 242).

Daylight runs from 15 h 30 min at midsummer to 8 h 53 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:37 AM in mid-April and 5:35 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Foods for the most recorded backyard birds here, from our species notes.

• Northern Cardinal

  Black-oil sunflower · Safflower · Hulled sunflower chips

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Mourning Dove

  Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Red-winged Blackbird

  Cracked corn · Millet · Sunflower

• American Goldfinch

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

• Beeton4 mi north · 237 species
• Caledon East11 mi south · 221 species
• King11 mi east · 244 species
• Cookstown12 mi north-east · 227 species
• King City15 mi south-east · 243 species
• Aurora17 mi east · 247 species