Quebec · 45.65°N

Birds of Acton Vale

What has actually been seen around Acton Vale: 184 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 184 within 6 mi
Observation records: 31,078 since 2010
Most recorded bird: American Crow
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 295 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.7 h / 8.7 h

What the records say about Acton Vale

184 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Acton Vale (Quebec) since 2010, across 31,078 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and Blue Jay.

Acton Vale is backyard-bird country: 85% 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, Blue Jay and Song Sparrow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in December — about 9.3 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.

Saint-Liboire, 10 mi to the west, has a similar number of species on record (181 against 184). Birds logged far more often around Acton Vale than there include Yellow-crowned Night Heron.

Daylight runs from 15 h 42 min at midsummer to 8 h 41 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:06 AM in mid-April and 5:00 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Acton Vale

#	Bird	Records
1	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	1,408
2	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	1,381
3	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	1,236
4	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	1,120
5	Mourning DoveZenaida macroura	1,104
6	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	1,104
7	White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis	1,055
8	American RobinTurdus migratorius	1,052
9	Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis	1,050
10	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	966
11	Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula	849
12	Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus	823
13	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	755
14	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	624
15	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	583
16	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	506
17	Northern FlickerColaptes auratus	471
18	Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina	471
19	Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon	456
20	Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus	410

Records by month

What to put out in Acton Vale

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
Blue Jay
Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet
Song Sparrow
Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn
Mourning Dove
Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower
American Goldfinch
Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower

Seasonal bird notes for Quebec

What's arriving, what to feed and when to clean feeders, written for Canadian backyards. One email a month at most.

Nearby places

Frequently asked

What birds visit backyards in Acton Vale?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Acton Vale are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, Song Sparrow and Mourning Dove, based on 31,078 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Acton Vale?

184 species have at least one record within 6 mi of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Acton Vale?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 5:00 AM.

Sources

Timing reflects typical patterns for the region as a whole; local dates vary with elevation and year. Check the linked eBird bar charts for your county.