Birds of East Broughton

185 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of East Broughton (Quebec) since 2010, across 16,875 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and Blue Jay.

East Broughton is backyard-bird country: 80% 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 Turkey Vulture, Peregrine Falcon and American Kestrel.

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 5.9 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.

Adstock, 11 mi to the south, has a similar number of species on record (184 against 185). Birds logged far more often around East Broughton than there include Rock Pigeon.

Daylight runs from 15 h 47 min at midsummer to 8 h 37 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 5:59 AM in mid-April and 4:52 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

• European Starling

  Suet · Cracked corn

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Adstock11 mi south · 184 species
• Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce12 mi north-east · 241 species
• Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce12 mi south-east · 157 species
• Vallée-Jonction13 mi north-east · 239 species
• Beauceville14 mi east · 225 species
• Sainte-Marie16 mi north · 217 species