Birds of Greenfield Park

286 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Greenfield Park (Quebec) since 2010, across 739,964 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, House Sparrow and Northern Cardinal.

Greenfield Park is backyard-bird country: 75% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Black-capped Chickadee, House Sparrow, Northern Cardinal and American Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

25 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red-shouldered Hawk, Turkey Vulture and Red-tailed Hawk.

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 7.3 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.

Brossard, 3 mi to the south, has more species on record (297 against 286).

Daylight runs from 15 h 41 min at midsummer to 8 h 42 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:10 AM in mid-April and 5:04 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Foods for the most recorded backyard birds here, from our species notes.

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• House Sparrow

  Millet · Cracked corn

• Northern Cardinal

  Black-oil sunflower · Safflower · Hulled sunflower chips

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• European Starling

  Suet · Cracked corn

• Brossard3 mi south · 297 species
• La Prairie5 mi south · 297 species
• Le Sud-Ouest6 mi west · 307 species
• Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville6 mi north-east · 279 species
• Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve7 mi north-west · 299 species
• Candiac8 mi south · 289 species