Birds of Smooth Rock Falls

181 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Smooth Rock Falls (Ontario) since 2010, across 19,586 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Common Raven and Black-capped Chickadee.

Smooth Rock Falls is backyard-bird country: 83% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, Common Raven, Black-capped Chickadee and White-throated Sparrow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

15 birds of prey are on record nearby, including American Kestrel.

Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 8.5 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.

Cochrane, 31 mi to the south-east, has more species on record (195 against 181). Birds logged far more often around Smooth Rock Falls than there include Black-backed Woodpecker and Blue-headed Vireo.

Daylight runs from 16 h 15 min at midsummer to 8 h 11 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:36 AM in mid-April and 5:20 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

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• White-throated Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Common Redpoll

  Nyjer · Hulled sunflower

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Cochrane31 mi south-east · 195 species
• Kapuskasing37 mi west · 161 species
• Iroquois Falls56 mi south-east · 151 species
• Hearst95 mi west · 183 species
• Kirkland Lake107 mi south-east · 181 species
• La Sarre115 mi east · 183 species