Birds of Cornwall

215 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Cornwall (Prince Edward Island) since 2010, across 60,272 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and Blue Jay.

Cornwall is backyard-bird country: 79% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay and European Starling make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

18 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk and Osprey.

Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 4.3 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.

Stratford, 7 mi to the east, has more species on record (221 against 215). Birds logged far more often around Cornwall than there include Hooded Merganser.

Daylight runs from 15 h 47 min at midsummer to 8 h 37 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:27 AM in mid-April and 5:20 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

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• European Starling

  Suet · Cracked corn

• American Goldfinch

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

• Mourning Dove

  Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower

• Stratford7 mi east · 221 species
• Kensington25 mi north-west · 178 species
• Montague28 mi east · 170 species
• Summerside29 mi north-west · 199 species
• Three Rivers31 mi east · 176 species
• River John34 mi south · 219 species