Birds of Flin Flon

176 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Flin Flon (Manitoba) since 2010, across 23,852 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, Black-billed Magpie and Common Raven.

Flin Flon is backyard-bird country: 89% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Black-capped Chickadee, Black-billed Magpie, Common Raven and Hairy Woodpecker make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in July — about 4.4 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.

The Pas, 70 mi to the south, has more species on record (207 against 176). Birds logged far more often around Flin Flon than there include Canada Jay, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Rock Pigeon and Purple Finch.

Daylight runs from 17 h 19 min at midsummer to 7 h 13 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:46 AM in mid-April and 5:09 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-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Black-billed Magpie

  Suet · Peanuts · Cracked corn

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Dark-eyed Junco

  White proso millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Canada Jay

  Suet · Peanuts

• Downy Woodpecker

  Suet · Shelled peanuts · Black-oil sunflower

• The Pas70 mi south · 207 species
• Snow Lake73 mi east · 163 species
• Nipawin129 mi south-west · 156 species
• La Ronge137 mi west · 148 species
• Tisdale159 mi south-west · 120 species
• Cross Lake 19A164 mi east · 84 species