Birds of Cookshire-Eaton

170 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Cookshire-Eaton (Quebec) since 2010, across 13,049 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and American Robin.

Cookshire-Eaton is backyard-bird country: 83% 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, American Robin and Blue Jay make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in December — about 39.5 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.

East Angus, 5 mi to the north, has fewer species on record (165 against 170).

Daylight runs from 15 h 41 min at midsummer to 8 h 43 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:02 AM in mid-April and 4:57 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

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• American Goldfinch

  Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower

• East Angus5 mi north · 165 species
• Windsor21 mi north-west · 223 species
• Coaticook21 mi south-west · 181 species
• Val-des-Sources28 mi north-west · 211 species
• Richmond30 mi north-west · 179 species
• Danville31 mi north-west · 214 species