Quebec · 46.67°N

Birds of Hérouxville

What has actually been seen around Hérouxville: 185 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 185 within 6 mi
Observation records: 12,816 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Black-capped Chickadee
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 469 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.9 h / 8.6 h

What the records say about Hérouxville

185 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Hérouxville (Quebec) since 2010, across 12,816 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow and Blue Jay.

Hérouxville is backyard-bird country: 88% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow, 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.

Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 17.0 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.

Saint-Tite, 5 mi to the north-east, has fewer species on record (149 against 185). Birds logged far more often around Hérouxville than there include Downy Woodpecker, Ring-billed Gull, Northern Cardinal and Common Redpoll.

Daylight runs from 15 h 51 min at midsummer to 8 h 33 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:04 AM in mid-April and 4:56 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Hérouxville

#	Bird	Records
1	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	711
2	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	650
3	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	514
4	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	494
5	American RobinTurdus migratorius	452
6	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	441
7	Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis	342
8	White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis	314
9	Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina	257
10	Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus	247
11	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	244
12	Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus	229
13	Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula	226
14	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	221
15	Northern FlickerColaptes auratus	219
16	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	218
17	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	216
18	Mourning DoveZenaida macroura	210
19	Turkey VultureCathartes aura	186
20	Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas	181

Records by month

What to put out in Hérouxville

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

Black-capped Chickadee
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts
American Crow
Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
Blue Jay
Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet
American Goldfinch
Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower
American Robin
Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets
Song 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 Hérouxville?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Hérouxville are Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow, Blue Jay, American Goldfinch and American Robin, based on 12,816 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Hérouxville?

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

When is the best month for birds in Hérouxville?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:56 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.