Quebec · 46.07°N

Birds of Chertsey

What has actually been seen around Chertsey: 155 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 155 within 6 mi
Observation records: 16,551 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Black-capped Chickadee
Busiest month: June
Elevation: 824 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.8 h / 8.6 h

What the records say about Chertsey

155 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Chertsey (Quebec) since 2010, across 16,551 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay and Red-breasted Nuthatch.

Chertsey is backyard-bird country: 86% 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, Red-breasted Nuthatch and American Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in June and are lowest in January — about 7.4 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.

Rawdon, 9 mi to the east, has more species on record (189 against 155). Birds logged far more often around Chertsey than there include Common Loon, Magnolia Warbler, Wood Duck and Black-billed Cuckoo.

Daylight runs from 15 h 46 min at midsummer to 8 h 38 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:10 AM in mid-April and 5:03 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Chertsey

#	Bird	Records
1	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	1,046
2	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	947
3	Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis	761
4	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	664
5	Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus	651
6	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	592
7	White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis	523
8	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	508
9	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	481
10	Common RavenCorvus corax	455
11	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	425
12	American RobinTurdus migratorius	392
13	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	370
14	Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula	365
15	Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus	334
16	Northern FlickerColaptes auratus	325
17	Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris	285
18	Pine SiskinSpinus pinus	272
19	Common LoonGavia immer	262
20	Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia	245

Records by month

What to put out in Chertsey

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
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Peanut hearts
American Goldfinch
Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower
American Crow
Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
White-throated Sparrow
Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

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 Chertsey?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Chertsey are Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, Red-breasted Nuthatch, American Goldfinch and Hairy Woodpecker, based on 16,551 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Chertsey?

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

When is the best month for birds in Chertsey?

Observation records peak in June and are lowest in January. Sunrise in late June is around 5:03 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.