Birds of La Pocatière
What has actually been seen around La Pocatière: 294 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 294 within 6 mi
- Observation records
- 247,727 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- American Crow
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 115 ft
- Daylight, June / December
- 16 h / 8.5 h
What the records say about La Pocatière
294 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of La Pocatière (Quebec) since 2010, across 247,727 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and Blue Jay.
La Pocatière is backyard-bird country: 65% 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, Blue Jay and Common Raven make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
23 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture and Hen Harrier.
Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 5.7 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.
Mont-Carmel, 10 mi to the north-east, has fewer species on record (218 against 294). Birds logged far more often around La Pocatière than there include Red-throated Diver, Iceland Gull, Common Goldeneye and Black Scoter.
Daylight runs from 15 h 57 min at midsummer to 8 h 28 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 5:53 AM in mid-April and 4:42 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near La Pocatière
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos | 8,186 |
| 2 | Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus | 7,578 |
| 3 | Blue JayCyanocitta cristata | 5,776 |
| 4 | Common RavenCorvus corax | 5,719 |
| 5 | American GoldfinchSpinus tristis | 5,581 |
| 6 | European StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 5,460 |
| 7 | Song SparrowMelospiza melodia | 5,364 |
| 8 | Mourning DoveZenaida macroura | 5,262 |
| 9 | Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis | 4,911 |
| 10 | American RobinTurdus migratorius | 4,855 |
| 11 | American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus | 4,161 |
| 12 | Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis | 3,909 |
| 13 | Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens | 3,861 |
| 14 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 3,757 |
| 15 | Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus | 3,683 |
| 16 | White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis | 3,608 |
| 17 | Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus | 3,594 |
| 18 | American Black DuckAnas rubripes | 3,527 |
| 19 | Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus | 3,521 |
| 20 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 3,247 |
Records by month
What to put out in La Pocatière
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
- Blue Jay
Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet
- Common Raven
Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
- American Goldfinch
Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower
- European Starling
Suet · 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 La Pocatière?
The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of La Pocatière are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, Common Raven and American Goldfinch, based on 247,727 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near La Pocatière?
294 species have at least one record within 6 mi of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in La Pocatière?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in February. Sunrise in late June is around 4:42 AM.
Sources
- GBIF occurrence search (birds, class Aves, 2010 onward)
- GeoNames gazetteer (place, population, elevation)
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.