Birds of Oxbow

146 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Oxbow (Saskatchewan) since 2010, across 1,164 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird and American Robin.

Oxbow is backyard-bird country: 67% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, American Robin and Common Grackle make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red-tailed Hawk, Swainson's Hawk and Turkey Vulture.

Carlyle, 28 mi to the north, has a similar number of species on record (150 against 146). Birds logged far more often around Oxbow than there include Cliff Swallow.

At about 1,910 ft above sea level, Oxbow sits higher than most places in Saskatchewan. Spring arrives a little later with height, and feeders matter more in cold snaps — keep a supply of high-fat food going through late winter and early spring.

Daylight runs from 16 h 15 min at midsummer to 8 h 11 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 5:58 AM in mid-April and 4:42 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

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

• Red-winged Blackbird

  Cracked corn · Millet · Sunflower

• Brown-headed Cowbird

  Millet · Cracked corn · Mixed seed

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Common Grackle

  Cracked corn · Sunflower

• Mourning Dove

  Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower

• American Goldfinch

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

• Carlyle28 mi north · 150 species
• Estevan38 mi west · 242 species
• Melita53 mi east · 198 species
• Kipling63 mi north · 132 species
• Moosomin67 mi north · 174 species
• Virden70 mi north-east · 165 species