Birds of Lac-Mégantic

174 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Lac-Mégantic (Quebec) since 2010, across 13,215 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow and American Goldfinch.

Lac-Mégantic 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 Goldfinch and American Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

15 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture and Bald Eagle.

Records peak in May and are lowest in October — about 8.2 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.

Courcelles, 21 mi to the north, has fewer species on record (143 against 174).

Daylight runs from 15 h 42 min at midsummer to 8 h 42 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 5:59 AM in mid-April and 4:53 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 Goldfinch

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

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Courcelles21 mi north · 143 species
• Disraeli31 mi north-west · 211 species
• Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce34 mi north · 157 species
• Adstock34 mi north · 184 species
• Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine35 mi north-west · 203 species
• Linière37 mi north-east · 173 species