Birds of L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève

288 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève (Quebec) since 2010, across 1,120,451 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, Northern Cardinal and American Robin.

L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève is backyard-bird country: 78% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Black-capped Chickadee, Northern Cardinal, American Robin and American Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 5.6 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.

Pierrefonds, 2 mi to the south, has a similar number of species on record (290 against 288).

Daylight runs from 15 h 41 min at midsummer to 8 h 42 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:11 AM in mid-April and 5:06 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

• Northern Cardinal

  Black-oil sunflower · Safflower · Hulled sunflower chips

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• American Goldfinch

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

• Downy Woodpecker

  Suet · Shelled peanuts · Black-oil sunflower

• Pierrefonds2 mi south · 290 species
• Pierrefonds-Roxboro3 mi east · 290 species
• Deux-Montagnes3 mi north · 284 species
• Pointe-Calumet3 mi west · 286 species
• Beaconsfield4 mi south · 303 species
• Pointe-Claire5 mi south-east · 303 species