Quebec · 45.20°N

Birds of Cowansville

What has actually been seen around Cowansville: 224 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 224 within 6 mi
Observation records: 169,886 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Black-capped Chickadee
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 384 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.6 h / 8.7 h

What the records say about Cowansville

224 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Cowansville (Quebec) since 2010, across 169,886 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay and American Crow.

Cowansville is backyard-bird country: 85% 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, American Crow and American Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

19 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture, American Kestrel and Red-tailed Hawk.

Records peak in May and are lowest in September — about 4.3 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.

Dunham, 5 mi to the south-west, has fewer species on record (215 against 224).

Daylight runs from 15 h 39 min at midsummer to 8 h 44 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:07 AM in mid-April and 5:02 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Cowansville

#	Bird	Records
1	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	9,555
2	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	8,757
3	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	7,244
4	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	6,396
5	Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus	6,246
6	Mourning DoveZenaida macroura	6,187
7	White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis	5,936
8	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	5,798
9	American RobinTurdus migratorius	5,591
10	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	5,250
11	Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus	4,416
12	Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis	4,156
13	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	3,886
14	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	3,642
15	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	3,412
16	Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula	3,296
17	Common RavenCorvus corax	3,219
18	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	2,731
19	Northern FlickerColaptes auratus	2,284
20	Turkey VultureCathartes aura	2,216

Records by month

What to put out in Cowansville

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
American Crow
Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
American Goldfinch
Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower
Mourning Dove
Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower
White-breasted Nuthatch
Black-oil sunflower · Shelled peanuts · Suet

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 Cowansville?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Cowansville are Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, American Crow, American Goldfinch and Hairy Woodpecker, based on 169,886 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Cowansville?

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

When is the best month for birds in Cowansville?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 5:02 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.