Birds of West Nipissing

216 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of West Nipissing (Ontario) since 2010, across 21,544 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, American Robin and Ring-billed Gull.

West Nipissing is backyard-bird country: 64% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, American Robin, Common Raven and European Starling make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

17 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Osprey, Turkey Vulture and American Kestrel.

Records peak in May and are lowest in January — about 30.2 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.

Markstay-Warren, 27 mi to the west, has fewer species on record (129 against 216). Birds logged far more often around West Nipissing than there include Ring-billed Gull, Osprey, Double-crested Cormorant and American Herring Gull.

Daylight runs from 15 h 48 min at midsummer to 8 h 36 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:34 AM in mid-April and 5:26 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

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• European Starling

  Suet · Cracked corn

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Markstay-Warren27 mi west · 129 species
• Callander29 mi east · 231 species
• Powassan36 mi south-east · 220 species
• South River45 mi south-east · 215 species
• Témiscaming46 mi north-east · 158 species
• Sundridge49 mi south-east · 227 species