Quebec · 45.38°N

Birds of Candiac

What has actually been seen around Candiac: 289 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 289 within 6 mi
Observation records: 784,446 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Mallard
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 82 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.7 h / 8.7 h

What the records say about Candiac

289 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Candiac (Quebec) since 2010, across 784,446 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Mallard, Canada Goose and Ring-billed Gull.

Candiac is backyard-bird country: 62% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow, Northern Cardinal and American Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

23 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Eastern Screech-Owl and Bald Eagle.

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 4.1 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.

La Prairie, 2 mi to the north, has more species on record (297 against 289).

Daylight runs from 15 h 40 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.

Most recorded birds near Candiac

#	Bird	Records
1	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	31,583
2	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	30,775
3	Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis	29,522
4	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	28,607
5	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	27,256
6	Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis	26,485
7	American RobinTurdus migratorius	25,879
8	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	22,908
9	Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus	22,299
10	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	21,219
11	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	19,991
12	Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus	18,305
13	White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis	16,862
14	House SparrowPasser domesticus	16,508
15	Great Blue HeronArdea herodias	15,798
16	Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus	15,724
17	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	14,603
18	Common MerganserMergus merganser	13,147
19	American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus	13,065
20	Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia	10,651

Records by month

What to put out in Candiac

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

Black-capped Chickadee
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts
American Crow
Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
Northern Cardinal
Black-oil sunflower · Safflower · Hulled sunflower chips
American Robin
Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets
Song Sparrow
Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn
Red-winged Blackbird
Cracked corn · Millet · 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 Candiac?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Candiac are Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow, Northern Cardinal, American Robin and Song Sparrow, based on 784,446 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Candiac?

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

When is the best month for birds in Candiac?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in February. Sunrise in late June is around 5:05 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.