Birds of Louiseville

244 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Louiseville (Quebec) since 2010, across 74,909 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, European Starling and American Goldfinch.

Louiseville is backyard-bird country: 70% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, European Starling, American Goldfinch and Black-capped Chickadee make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

24 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red-tailed Hawk, Turkey Vulture and Bald Eagle.

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 7.4 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.

Maskinongé, 4 mi to the south-west, has a similar number of species on record (247 against 244). Birds logged far more often around Louiseville than there include Purple Finch.

Daylight runs from 15 h 47 min at midsummer to 8 h 36 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:06 AM in mid-April and 4:59 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Foods for the most recorded backyard birds here, from our species notes.

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• European Starling

  Suet · Cracked corn

• American Goldfinch

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

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Mourning Dove

  Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower

• Maskinongé4 mi south-west · 247 species
• Yamachiche6 mi east · 264 species
• Pierreville14 mi south-east · 241 species
• Saint-Élie-de-Caxton16 mi north · 157 species
• Nicolet16 mi east · 274 species
• Berthierville17 mi south-west · 266 species