Birds of Fort Frances

239 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Fort Frances (Ontario) since 2010, across 36,944 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and Rock Pigeon.

Fort Frances 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. American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Rock Pigeon and Blue Jay make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

16 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Bald Eagle, Turkey Vulture and Merlin.

Records peak in May and are lowest in January — about 6.2 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.

Emo, 20 mi to the west, has fewer species on record (207 against 239). Birds logged far more often around Fort Frances than there include Black-capped Chickadee, Rock Pigeon, White-breasted Nuthatch and American Herring Gull.

Daylight runs from 16 h 9 min at midsummer to 8 h 17 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:24 AM in mid-April and 5:10 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

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

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Rock Pigeon

  None recommended — flocks crowd out other feeder birds

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Common Grackle

  Cracked corn · Sunflower

• Emo20 mi west · 207 species
• Atikokan82 mi east · 183 species
• Dryden86 mi north · 199 species
• Vermilion Bay86 mi north · 152 species
• Moose Lake96 mi north-west · 165 species
• Ignace96 mi north-east · 152 species