Quebec · 46.05°N

Birds of Adstock

What has actually been seen around Adstock: 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: 19,816 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Black-capped Chickadee
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 1,280 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.8 h / 8.6 h

What the records say about Adstock

184 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Adstock (Quebec) since 2010, across 19,816 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay and American Crow.

Adstock is backyard-bird country: 84% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, American Crow and Red-breasted Nuthatch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

17 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture and Peregrine Falcon.

Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 10.9 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-Éphrem-de-Beauce, 7 mi to the east, has fewer species on record (157 against 184). Birds logged far more often around Adstock than there include Evening Grosbeak, White-breasted Nuthatch and Peregrine Falcon.

Daylight runs from 15 h 46 min at midsummer to 8 h 38 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 5:59 AM in mid-April and 4:52 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Adstock

#	Bird	Records
1	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	1,132
2	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	959
3	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	684
4	Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis	672
5	American RobinTurdus migratorius	579
6	Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus	499
7	Common RavenCorvus corax	482
8	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	466
9	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	459
10	Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus	440
11	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	433
12	Mourning DoveZenaida macroura	431
13	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	428
14	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	411
15	Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula	407
16	White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis	383
17	Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus	346
18	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	344
19	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	341
20	Pine SiskinSpinus pinus	293

Records by month

What to put out in Adstock

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

Black-capped Chickadee
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts
Blue Jay
Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet
American Crow
Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Peanut hearts
American Robin
Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets
Common Raven
Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

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 Adstock?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Adstock are Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, American Crow, Red-breasted Nuthatch and American Robin, based on 19,816 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Adstock?

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 Adstock?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:52 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.