Birds of Vineland

256 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Vineland (Ontario) since 2010, across 119,384 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Robin, Northern Cardinal and Mourning Dove.

Vineland is backyard-bird country: 71% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Robin, Northern Cardinal, Mourning Dove and Blue Jay make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 4.9 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.

Thorold, 10 mi to the east, has a similar number of species on record (260 against 256). Birds logged far more often around Vineland than there include Red-breasted Merganser, Long-tailed Duck, White-winged Scoter and Caspian Tern.

Daylight runs from 15 h 23 min at midsummer to 8 h 59 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:37 AM in mid-April and 5:37 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 Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Northern Cardinal

  Black-oil sunflower · Safflower · Hulled sunflower chips

• Mourning Dove

  Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• House Sparrow

  Millet · Cracked corn

• European Starling

  Suet · Cracked corn

• Thorold10 mi east · 260 species
• Virgil14 mi east · 303 species
• Chippawa19 mi east · 286 species
• Stoney Creek19 mi west · 333 species
• Dunnville21 mi south-west · 272 species
• Crystal Beach26 mi south-east · 268 species