Alberta · 58.72°N

Birds of Fort Chipewyan

What has actually been seen around Fort Chipewyan: 189 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 189 within 6 mi
Observation records: 5,303 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Common Raven
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 715 ft
Daylight, June / December: 18.4 h / 6.3 h

What the records say about Fort Chipewyan

189 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Fort Chipewyan (Alberta) since 2010, across 5,303 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Common Raven, Black-capped Chickadee and Ring-billed Gull.

Fort Chipewyan is backyard-bird country: 71% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Common Raven, Black-capped Chickadee, American Robin and Common Redpoll make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

18 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Bald Eagle and American Kestrel.

Records peak in May and are lowest in December — about 31.9 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.

Fort Smith, 93 mi to the north, has fewer species on record (159 against 189). Birds logged far more often around Fort Chipewyan than there include Song Sparrow, Franklin's Gull, House Sparrow and Canvasback.

Daylight runs from 18 h 25 min at midsummer to 6 h 16 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:14 AM in mid-April and 4:13 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Fort Chipewyan

#	Bird	Records
1	Common RavenCorvus corax	604
2	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	225
3	Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis	204
4	American RobinTurdus migratorius	186
5	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	178
6	Common RedpollAcanthis flammea	155
7	Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina	128
8	Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator	128
9	Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata	118
10	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	116
11	Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia	109
12	White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis	108
13	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	108
14	Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia	105
15	Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertina	104
16	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	84
17	Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus	82
18	Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus	71
19	Northern FlickerColaptes auratus	70
20	Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan	70

Records by month

What to put out in Fort Chipewyan

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

Common Raven
Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
Black-capped Chickadee
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts
American Robin
Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets
Common Redpoll
Nyjer · Hulled sunflower
Chipping Sparrow
Millet · Hulled sunflower chips
Pine Grosbeak
Black-oil sunflower · Hulled 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 Fort Chipewyan?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Fort Chipewyan are Common Raven, Black-capped Chickadee, American Robin, Common Redpoll and Chipping Sparrow, based on 5,303 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Fort Chipewyan?

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

When is the best month for birds in Fort Chipewyan?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:13 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.