Quebec · 49.92°N

Birds of Chibougamau

What has actually been seen around Chibougamau: 189 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 189 within 6 mi
Observation records: 13,295 since 2010
Most recorded bird: American Crow
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 1,335 ft
Daylight, June / December: 16.4 h / 8.1 h

What the records say about Chibougamau

189 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Chibougamau (Quebec) since 2010, across 13,295 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Common Raven and Ring-billed Gull.

Chibougamau is backyard-bird country: 67% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, Common Raven, White-throated Sparrow and Dark-eyed Junco make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

18 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Merlin and Bald Eagle.

Records peak in May and are lowest in December — about 32.7 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.

Scott, 12 mi to the south-west, has fewer species on record (115 against 189). Birds logged far more often around Chibougamau than there include Ring-billed Gull, American Black Duck, American Herring Gull and Purple Finch.

Daylight runs from 16 h 22 min at midsummer to 8 h 5 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:06 AM in mid-April and 4:48 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Chibougamau

#	Bird	Records
1	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	541
2	Common RavenCorvus corax	534
3	Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis	474
4	White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis	445
5	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	410
6	American RobinTurdus migratorius	394
7	American Black DuckAnas rubripes	362
8	Ruby-crowned KingletRegulus calendula	345
9	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	263
10	Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris	243
11	American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus	241
12	Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata	236
13	White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys	229
14	Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor	228
15	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	203
16	Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus	186
17	Lesser ScaupAythya affinis	181
18	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	176
19	Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa	168
20	Common MerganserMergus merganser	167

Records by month

What to put out in Chibougamau

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

American Crow
Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
Common Raven
Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
White-throated Sparrow
Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn
Dark-eyed Junco
White proso millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn
American Robin
Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets
Black-capped Chickadee
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

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 Chibougamau?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Chibougamau are American Crow, Common Raven, White-throated Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco and American Robin, based on 13,295 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Chibougamau?

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

When is the best month for birds in Chibougamau?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:48 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.