Quebec · 48.38°N

Birds of Le Bic

What has actually been seen around Le Bic: 270 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 270 within 6 mi
Observation records: 281,100 since 2010
Most recorded bird: American Crow
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 138 ft
Daylight, June / December: 16.1 h / 8.3 h

What the records say about Le Bic

270 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Le Bic (Quebec) since 2010, across 281,100 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and American Herring Gull.

Le Bic 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 American Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 6.0 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.

Luceville, 18 mi to the north-east, has more species on record (290 against 270). Birds logged far more often around Le Bic than there include Red-breasted Nuthatch, Turkey Vulture, Golden-crowned Kinglet and Northern Parula.

Daylight runs from 16 h 6 min at midsummer to 8 h 19 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 5:46 AM in mid-April and 4:32 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Le Bic

#	Bird	Records
1	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	12,887
2	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	10,863
3	American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus	8,777
4	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	8,385
5	American RobinTurdus migratorius	8,037
6	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	7,567
7	Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus	7,399
8	Common RavenCorvus corax	6,299
9	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	6,185
10	Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis	6,172
11	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	5,997
12	White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis	5,868
13	Mourning DoveZenaida macroura	5,544
14	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	5,493
15	American Black DuckAnas rubripes	5,037
16	Great Blue HeronArdea herodias	5,023
17	Common EiderSomateria mollissima	5,001
18	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	4,855
19	Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis	4,718
20	Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina	4,354

Records by month

What to put out in Le Bic

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
American Robin
Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets
Song Sparrow
Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn
Common Raven
Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

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 Le Bic?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Le Bic are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, American Robin and Song Sparrow, based on 281,100 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Le Bic?

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

When is the best month for birds in Le Bic?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in February. Sunrise in late June is around 4:32 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.