Quebec · 48.74°N

Birds of Forestville

What has actually been seen around Forestville: 221 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 221 within 6 mi
Observation records: 21,216 since 2010
Most recorded bird: American Crow
Busiest month: June
Elevation: 276 ft
Daylight, June / December: 16.2 h / 8.3 h

What the records say about Forestville

221 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Forestville (Quebec) since 2010, across 21,216 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, American Herring Gull and Great Black-backed Gull.

Forestville is backyard-bird country: 62% 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 Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

18 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Bald Eagle and Sharp-shinned Hawk. A hawk that hunts feeder birds is among them, so set feeders about 10 feet from shrubs: close enough for cover, far enough that a cat can't ambush from it.

Records peak in June and are lowest in January — about 11.0 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.

Betsiamites, 24 mi to the north-east, has fewer species on record (173 against 221). Birds logged far more often around Forestville than there include Common Redpoll, Red-breasted Nuthatch and Mourning Dove.

Daylight runs from 16 h 10 min at midsummer to 8 h 16 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 5:47 AM in mid-April and 4:32 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Forestville

#	Bird	Records
1	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	838
2	American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus	818
3	Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus	659
4	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	630
5	White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis	596
6	Common EiderSomateria mollissima	545
7	Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis	537
8	Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus	478
9	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	465
10	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	456
11	Common RavenCorvus corax	445
12	American RobinTurdus migratorius	390
13	Common RedpollAcanthis flammea	352
14	Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina	347
15	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	332
16	Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata	319
17	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	315
18	Great Blue HeronArdea herodias	305
19	Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis	292
20	Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertina	282

Records by month

What to put out in Forestville

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 Goldfinch
Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower
Dark-eyed Junco
White proso millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn
Common Raven
Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

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 Forestville?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Forestville are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, White-throated Sparrow, American Goldfinch and Dark-eyed Junco, based on 21,216 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Forestville?

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

When is the best month for birds in Forestville?

Observation records peak in June and are lowest in January. Sunrise in late June is around 4:32 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.