Birds of Ferme-Neuve

185 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Ferme-Neuve (Quebec) since 2010, across 10,272 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Blue Jay and Black-capped Chickadee.

Ferme-Neuve is backyard-bird country: 78% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee and Common Raven make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

19 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture, Bald Eagle and American Kestrel.

Records peak in May and are lowest in September — about 11.3 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.

Mont-Laurier, 11 mi to the south, has more species on record (230 against 185). Birds logged far more often around Ferme-Neuve than there include Evening Grosbeak, Wild Turkey and Ruffed Grouse.

Daylight runs from 15 h 51 min at midsummer to 8 h 33 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:16 AM in mid-April and 5:07 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

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• American Goldfinch

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

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Mont-Laurier11 mi south · 230 species
• Saint-Boniface29 mi south-west · 130 species
• Maniwaki33 mi south-west · 152 species
• Rivière-Rouge34 mi south-east · 202 species
• Saint-Raphaël41 mi south-west · 177 species
• Labelle45 mi south-east · 167 species