Birds of La Sarre

183 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of La Sarre (Quebec) since 2010, across 33,798 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow and American Robin.

La Sarre is backyard-bird country: 84% 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, American Robin and Common Raven make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

18 birds of prey are on record nearby, including American Kestrel and Hen Harrier.

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 11.8 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.

Macamic, 10 mi to the east, has more species on record (200 against 183). Birds logged far more often around La Sarre than there include Nashville Warbler, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Black-and-white Warbler and Golden-crowned Kinglet.

Daylight runs from 16 h 10 min at midsummer to 8 h 15 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:27 AM in mid-April and 5:12 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

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• White-throated Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Common Grackle

  Cracked corn · Sunflower

• Macamic10 mi east · 200 species
• Preissac47 mi south-east · 142 species
• Kirkland Lake59 mi south-west · 181 species
• Malartic67 mi south-east · 165 species
• Iroquois Falls68 mi west · 151 species
• Barraute76 mi east · 174 species