Birds of Ormstown

207 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Ormstown (Quebec) since 2010, across 20,504 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Song Sparrow and American Robin.

Ormstown is backyard-bird country: 85% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, Song Sparrow, American Robin and American Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in September — about 30.1 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.

Franklin, 8 mi to the south-east, has fewer species on record (190 against 207). Birds logged far more often around Ormstown than there include House Sparrow, Field Sparrow and Red-tailed Hawk.

Daylight runs from 15 h 38 min at midsummer to 8 h 45 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:12 AM in mid-April and 5:08 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

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• American Goldfinch

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

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• Mourning Dove

  Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower

• Franklin8 mi south-east · 190 species
• Huntingdon9 mi south-west · 218 species
• Les Cèdres13 mi north · 255 species
• Sainte-Martine13 mi north-east · 244 species
• Beauharnois14 mi north-east · 271 species
• Coteau-du-Lac15 mi north-west · 268 species