Ontario · 45.08°N

Birds of Winchester

What has actually been seen around Winchester: 213 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 213 within 6 mi
Observation records: 22,746 since 2010
Most recorded bird: American Crow
Busiest month: February
Elevation: 246 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.6 h / 8.8 h

What the records say about Winchester

213 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Winchester (Ontario) since 2010, across 22,746 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, European Starling and Blue Jay.

Winchester is backyard-bird country: 72% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, European Starling, Blue Jay and Black-capped Chickadee make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in February and are lowest in December — about 12.9 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.

Russell, 12 mi to the north, has more species on record (252 against 213). Birds logged far more often around Winchester than there include Snowy Owl and Great Black-backed Gull.

Daylight runs from 15 h 38 min at midsummer to 8 h 45 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:18 AM in mid-April and 5:13 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Winchester

#	Bird	Records
1	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	1,186
2	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	871
3	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	777
4	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	766
5	Mourning DoveZenaida macroura	756
6	Snow GooseAnser caerulescens	732
7	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	708
8	Rock PigeonColumba livia	635
9	American RobinTurdus migratorius	631
10	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	617
11	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	612
12	Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus	574
13	Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis	550
14	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	541
15	White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis	530
16	Common RavenCorvus corax	503
17	House SparrowPasser domesticus	476
18	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	475
19	American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arborea	446
20	Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis	442

Records by month

What to put out in Winchester

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

American Crow
Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
European Starling
Suet · Cracked corn
Blue Jay
Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet
Black-capped Chickadee
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts
Mourning Dove
Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower
Rock Pigeon
None recommended — flocks crowd out other feeder birds

Seasonal bird notes for Ontario

What's arriving, what to feed and when to clean feeders, written for Canadian backyards. One email a month at most.

Nearby places

Frequently asked

What birds visit backyards in Winchester?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Winchester are American Crow, European Starling, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee and Mourning Dove, based on 22,746 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Winchester?

213 species have at least one record within 6 mi of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Winchester?

Observation records peak in February and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 5:13 AM.

Sources

Timing reflects typical patterns for the region as a whole; local dates vary with elevation and year. Check the linked eBird bar charts for your county.