Alberta · 53.40°N

Birds of Hinton

What has actually been seen around Hinton: 219 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 219 within 6 mi
Observation records: 20,097 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Black-billed Magpie
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 3,353 ft
Daylight, June / December: 17 h / 7.5 h

What the records say about Hinton

219 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Hinton (Alberta) since 2010, across 20,097 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-billed Magpie, Common Raven and Blue Jay.

Hinton is backyard-bird country: 86% 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, Blue Jay and American Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

20 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Bald Eagle.

Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 13.4 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.

Jasper, 41 mi to the south-west, has more species on record (240 against 219). Birds logged far more often around Hinton than there include Blue Jay, Red-winged Blackbird, Boreal Chickadee and Swamp Sparrow.

At about 3,353 ft above sea level, Hinton 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 17 h 1 min at midsummer to 7 h 29 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:52 AM in mid-April and 5:21 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Hinton

#	Bird	Records
1	Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia	1,032
2	Common RavenCorvus corax	966
3	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	951
4	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	920
5	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	920
6	Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis	784
7	American RobinTurdus migratorius	713
8	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	679
9	Pine SiskinSpinus pinus	504
10	Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus	501
11	House SparrowPasser domesticus	471
12	Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata	430
13	Boreal ChickadeePoecile hudsonicus	423
14	White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis	400
15	Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris	365
16	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	361
17	Ruby-crowned KingletRegulus calendula	340
18	Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii	328
19	Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater	300
20	Northern FlickerColaptes auratus	293

Records by month

What to put out in Hinton

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
Blue Jay
Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet
American Crow
Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
Black-capped Chickadee
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Peanut hearts

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 Hinton?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Hinton are Black-billed Magpie, Common Raven, Blue Jay, American Crow and Black-capped Chickadee, based on 20,097 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Hinton?

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

When is the best month for birds in Hinton?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 5:21 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.