Birds of Fort-Coulonge

206 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Fort-Coulonge (Quebec) since 2010, across 35,467 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and Blue Jay.

Fort-Coulonge is backyard-bird country: 79% 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 Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 4.7 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.

Cobden, 16 mi to the south-west, has more species on record (238 against 206). Birds logged far more often around Fort-Coulonge than there include Red-breasted Nuthatch, Purple Finch, Evening Grosbeak and Common Redpoll.

Daylight runs from 15 h 44 min at midsummer to 8 h 40 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:22 AM in mid-April and 5:16 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 Goldfinch

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

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Cobden16 mi south-west · 238 species
• Pembroke18 mi west · 248 species
• Renfrew26 mi south · 202 species
• Arnprior34 mi south-east · 239 species
• Kazabazua36 mi east · 190 species
• Chalk River36 mi west · 184 species