Birds of Dolbeau-Mistassini

201 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Dolbeau-Mistassini (Quebec) since 2010, across 42,644 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and White-throated Sparrow.

Dolbeau-Mistassini 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. American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, White-throated Sparrow and American Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

18 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Broad-winged Hawk and American Kestrel.

Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 16.2 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.

Pont Rouge, 7 mi to the east, has fewer species on record (176 against 201). Birds logged far more often around Dolbeau-Mistassini than there include Bohemian Waxwing.

Daylight runs from 16 h 11 min at midsummer to 8 h 15 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 5:59 AM in mid-April and 4:44 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

• White-throated Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• American Goldfinch

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

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Pont Rouge7 mi east · 176 species
• Albanel10 mi west · 193 species
• Normandin14 mi west · 187 species
• Saint-Félicien19 mi south-west · 220 species
• Sainte-Monique20 mi south-east · 181 species
• Saint-Prime20 mi south · 214 species