Birds of High Level

127 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of High Level (Alberta) since 2010, across 853 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-billed Magpie, Common Raven and American Crow.

High Level is backyard-bird country: 62% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Black-billed Magpie, Common Raven, American Crow and House Sparrow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red-tailed Hawk, Merlin and American Kestrel.

Records peak in May and are lowest in January — about 70.5 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.

Manning, 112 mi to the south, has fewer species on record (107 against 127). Birds logged far more often around High Level than there include White-throated Sparrow.

Daylight runs from 18 h 21 min at midsummer to 6 h 19 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:38 AM in mid-April and 4:39 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-billed Magpie

  Suet · Peanuts · Cracked corn

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• House Sparrow

  Millet · Cracked corn

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• White-throated Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Manning112 mi south · 107 species
• Peace River158 mi south · 186 species
• Grimshaw162 mi south · 216 species
• Hay River165 mi north · 212 species
• Fairview175 mi south · 128 species
• Falher192 mi south · 84 species