Birds of Coaticook

181 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Coaticook (Quebec) since 2010, across 15,713 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and Mallard.

Coaticook 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. American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay and American Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

17 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Bald Eagle, Turkey Vulture and Red-tailed Hawk.

Records peak in June and are lowest in November — about 6.8 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.

Stanstead, 16 mi to the south-west, has more species on record (208 against 181). Birds logged far more often around Coaticook than there include Bald Eagle, Rock Pigeon, Snow Bunting and Wild Turkey.

Daylight runs from 15 h 38 min at midsummer to 8 h 45 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:03 AM in mid-April and 4:59 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

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

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Rock Pigeon

  None recommended — flocks crowd out other feeder birds

• Mourning Dove

  Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower

• Stanstead16 mi south-west · 208 species
• Cookshire-Eaton21 mi north · 170 species
• East Angus25 mi north · 165 species
• Windsor31 mi north · 223 species
• Lac-Brome35 mi west · 200 species
• Valcourt36 mi north-west · 144 species