Birds of Smiths Falls

221 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Smiths Falls (Ontario) since 2010, across 51,843 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Red-winged Blackbird, American Crow and Canada Goose.

Smiths Falls is backyard-bird country: 68% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Red-winged Blackbird, American Crow, American Robin and Song Sparrow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

19 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Osprey, Turkey Vulture and Red-tailed Hawk.

Records peak in May and are lowest in December — about 7.8 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.

Perth, 11 mi to the west, has a similar number of species on record (220 against 221). Birds logged far more often around Smiths Falls than there include Ring-necked Duck, Black Tern and Marsh Wren.

Daylight runs from 15 h 36 min at midsummer to 8 h 47 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:21 AM in mid-April and 5:17 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

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

• Red-winged Blackbird

  Cracked corn · Millet · Sunflower

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• European Starling

  Suet · Cracked corn

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Perth11 mi west · 220 species
• Carleton Place17 mi north · 247 species
• Munster18 mi north · 238 species
• Athens19 mi south · 195 species
• Richmond21 mi north-east · 283 species
• Mississippi Mills24 mi north · 248 species