Birds of Franklin

190 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Franklin (Quebec) since 2010, across 37,022 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, American Robin and American Goldfinch.

Franklin 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, American Robin, American Goldfinch and Blue Jay make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

19 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture and American Kestrel.

Records peak in June and are lowest in November — about 45.2 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.

Ormstown, 8 mi to the north-west, has more species on record (207 against 190). Birds logged far more often around Franklin than there include Hermit Thrush and Swainson's Thrush.

Daylight runs from 15 h 37 min at midsummer to 8 h 46 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:12 AM in mid-April and 5:08 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

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• American Goldfinch

  Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Ormstown8 mi north-west · 207 species
• Huntingdon13 mi west · 218 species
• Sainte-Martine16 mi north · 244 species
• Beauharnois19 mi north · 271 species
• Les Cèdres20 mi north · 255 species
• Mercier21 mi north-east · 274 species