Birds of Three Rivers

176 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Three Rivers (Prince Edward Island) since 2010, across 14,707 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and Blue Jay.

Three Rivers is backyard-bird country: 74% 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 American Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

14 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Bald Eagle and Osprey.

Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 6.9 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.

Montague, 4 mi to the west, has fewer species on record (170 against 176). Birds logged far more often around Three Rivers than there include Northern Gannet.

Daylight runs from 15 h 47 min at midsummer to 8 h 37 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:25 AM in mid-April and 5:18 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

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• American Goldfinch

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

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Montague4 mi west · 170 species
• Souris19 mi north-east · 211 species
• Stratford25 mi west · 221 species
• Cornwall31 mi west · 215 species
• Pictou36 mi south · 259 species
• River John38 mi south-west · 219 species