Birds of Gentilly

222 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Gentilly (Quebec) since 2010, across 30,822 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, American Robin and Song Sparrow.

Gentilly is backyard-bird country: 71% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, American Robin, Song Sparrow and Black-capped Chickadee make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 12.8 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.

Batiscan, 7 mi to the north, has a similar number of species on record (223 against 222). Birds logged far more often around Gentilly than there include Palm Warbler.

Daylight runs from 15 h 49 min at midsummer to 8 h 35 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:03 AM in mid-April and 4:56 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

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• Mourning Dove

  Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower

• Batiscan7 mi north · 223 species
• Bécancour9 mi south-west · 246 species
• Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade13 mi north · 223 species
• Saint-Narcisse15 mi north-west · 169 species
• Saint-Célestin15 mi south-west · 198 species
• Sainte-Catherine15 mi west · 270 species