Birds of Côte-Saint-Luc

310 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Côte-Saint-Luc (Quebec) since 2010, across 1,492,028 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, Northern Cardinal and American Crow.

Côte-Saint-Luc is backyard-bird country: 72% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Black-capped Chickadee, Northern Cardinal, American Crow and American Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

26 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk and Merlin.

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 5.5 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.

Mont-Royal, 4 mi to the north, has fewer species on record (295 against 310). Birds logged far more often around Côte-Saint-Luc than there include Common Merganser and Common Goldeneye.

Daylight runs from 15 h 41 min at midsummer to 8 h 43 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:10 AM in mid-April and 5:05 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

• Northern Cardinal

  Black-oil sunflower · Safflower · Hulled sunflower chips

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Downy Woodpecker

  Suet · Shelled peanuts · Black-oil sunflower

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Mont-Royal4 mi north · 295 species
• Le Sud-Ouest4 mi east · 307 species
• Kahnawake4 mi south · 306 species
• Dorval4 mi west · 280 species
• Cartierville5 mi north · 283 species
• Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie6 mi north-east · 292 species