Birds of Brownsburg-Chatham

207 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Brownsburg-Chatham (Quebec) since 2010, across 48,948 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay and American Goldfinch.

Brownsburg-Chatham 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 Goldfinch and American Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in October — about 10.0 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.

Lachute, 5 mi to the south-east, has more species on record (231 against 207).

Daylight runs from 15 h 43 min at midsummer to 8 h 41 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:13 AM in mid-April and 5:07 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

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• American Goldfinch

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

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Mourning Dove

  Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower

• Lachute5 mi south-east · 231 species
• Hawkesbury11 mi south-west · 249 species
• L'Orignal14 mi west · 249 species
• Saint-Placide15 mi south-east · 237 species
• Rigaud15 mi south · 241 species
• Saint-Canut16 mi east · 223 species