Birds of Windsor

223 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Windsor (Quebec) since 2010, across 151,747 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow and American Goldfinch.

Windsor is backyard-bird country: 76% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow, American Goldfinch and Song Sparrow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

19 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture and Bald Eagle.

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 7.8 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.

Richmond, 10 mi to the north-west, has fewer species on record (179 against 223). Birds logged far more often around Windsor than there include Ring-billed Gull, American Black Duck, Wood Duck and Eurasian Teal.

Daylight runs from 15 h 42 min at midsummer to 8 h 42 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:04 AM in mid-April and 4:58 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

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

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• American Goldfinch

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

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Richmond10 mi north-west · 179 species
• Val-des-Sources14 mi north · 211 species
• Danville15 mi north · 214 species
• Valcourt16 mi west · 144 species
• East Angus17 mi east · 165 species
• Kingsey Falls20 mi north · 216 species