Alberta · 52.47°N

Birds of Bentley

What has actually been seen around Bentley: 224 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 224 within 6 mi
Observation records: 24,922 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Black-capped Chickadee
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 2,976 ft
Daylight, June / December: 16.8 h / 7.7 h

What the records say about Bentley

224 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Bentley (Alberta) since 2010, across 24,922 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay and American Robin.

Bentley 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. Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, American Robin and American Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

19 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Merlin.

Records peak in May and are lowest in December — about 9.4 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.

Blackfalds, 12 mi to the south-east, has a similar number of species on record (226 against 224). Birds logged far more often around Bentley than there include House Sparrow, American Herring Gull, Forster's Tern and Common Grackle.

At about 2,976 ft above sea level, Bentley sits higher than most places in Alberta. 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 50 min at midsummer to 7 h 40 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:40 AM in mid-April and 5:12 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Bentley

#	Bird	Records
1	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	1,749
2	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	1,651
3	American RobinTurdus migratorius	1,109
4	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	1,103
5	House SparrowPasser domesticus	979
6	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	630
7	Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis	603
8	Common RavenCorvus corax	585
9	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	538
10	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	495
11	Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan	478
12	Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum	466
13	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	430
14	White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis	413
15	White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis	390
16	Northern FlickerColaptes auratus	382
17	Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus	347
18	Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis	337
19	Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia	313
20	Boreal ChickadeePoecile hudsonicus	298

Records by month

What to put out in Bentley

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

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 Crow
Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
House Sparrow
Millet · Cracked corn
Downy Woodpecker
Suet · Shelled peanuts · Black-oil sunflower

Seasonal bird notes for Alberta

What's arriving, what to feed and when to clean feeders, written for Canadian backyards. One email a month at most.

Nearby places

Frequently asked

What birds visit backyards in Bentley?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Bentley are Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, American Robin, American Crow and House Sparrow, based on 24,922 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Bentley?

224 species have at least one record within 6 mi of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Bentley?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 5:12 AM.

Sources

Timing reflects typical patterns for the region as a whole; local dates vary with elevation and year. Check the linked eBird bar charts for your county.