Quebec · 48.83°N

Birds of Gaspé

What has actually been seen around Gaspé: 258 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 258 within 6 mi
Observation records: 89,252 since 2010
Most recorded bird: American Crow
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 49 ft
Daylight, June / December: 16.2 h / 8.3 h

What the records say about Gaspé

258 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Gaspé (Quebec) since 2010, across 89,252 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and American Robin.

Gaspé is backyard-bird country: 63% 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, American Robin and American Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

23 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Bald Eagle and Merlin.

Records peak in May and are lowest in March — about 10.3 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.

Perce, 25 mi to the south, has more species on record (287 against 258). Birds logged far more often around Gaspé than there include American Black Duck, Common Merganser, Wilson's Snipe and Pileated Woodpecker.

Daylight runs from 16 h 11 min at midsummer to 8 h 15 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 5:28 AM in mid-April and 4:13 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Gaspé

#	Bird	Records
1	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	3,999
2	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	2,842
3	American RobinTurdus migratorius	2,726
4	Northern GannetMorus bassanus	2,720
5	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	2,592
6	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	2,383
7	American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus	2,209
8	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	2,191
9	Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus	2,118
10	White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis	2,008
11	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	1,863
12	Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula	1,652
13	Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus	1,644
14	American Black DuckAnas rubripes	1,503
15	Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus	1,500
16	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	1,368
17	Northern FlickerColaptes auratus	1,335
18	Common MerganserMergus merganser	1,279
19	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	1,276
20	Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis	1,236

Records by month

What to put out in Gaspé

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
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
White-throated Sparrow
Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

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 Gaspé?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Gaspé are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, American Robin, American Goldfinch and Song Sparrow, based on 89,252 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Gaspé?

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

When is the best month for birds in Gaspé?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in March. Sunrise in late June is around 4:13 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.