Birds of Tweed

232 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Tweed (Ontario) since 2010, across 34,682 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay and American Goldfinch.

Tweed is backyard-bird country: 75% 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 Goldfinch and American Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in January — about 5.1 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.

Stirling, 17 mi to the south-west, has fewer species on record (213 against 232). Birds logged far more often around Tweed than there include Bufflehead, Bald Eagle, Ring-necked Duck and Common Merganser.

Daylight runs from 15 h 33 min at midsummer to 8 h 50 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:26 AM in mid-April and 5:24 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 Goldfinch

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

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Stirling17 mi south-west · 213 species
• Marmora18 mi west · 182 species
• Deseronto23 mi south-east · 223 species
• Campbellford26 mi south-west · 208 species
• Quinte West28 mi south-west · 243 species
• Bath33 mi south-east · 287 species