Quebec · 48.54°N

Birds of Luceville

What has actually been seen around Luceville: 290 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 290 within 6 mi
Observation records: 516,494 since 2010
Most recorded bird: American Herring Gull
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 26 ft
Daylight, June / December: 16.1 h / 8.3 h

What the records say about Luceville

290 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Luceville (Quebec) since 2010, across 516,494 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Herring Gull, Common Eider and American Crow.

Water shapes this list. 64% of records near Luceville are ducks, geese, gulls, waders, herons and other waterbirds — American Herring Gull, Common Eider and Great Black-backed Gull lead them — which points to coast, estuary, river or open water within range. American Crow is still the most logged backyard bird.

22 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Merlin.

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 9.9 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-Joli, 10 mi to the east, has fewer species on record (259 against 290). Birds logged far more often around Luceville than there include Long-tailed Duck and Brant.

Daylight runs from 16 h 8 min at midsummer to 8 h 18 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 5:45 AM in mid-April and 4:30 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Luceville

#	Bird	Records
1	American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus	22,370
2	Common EiderSomateria mollissima	21,370
3	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	21,257
4	Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus	20,089
5	Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis	19,206
6	American Black DuckAnas rubripes	15,968
7	Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus	15,750
8	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	13,721
9	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	12,571
10	Common LoonGavia immer	10,277
11	Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula	9,812
12	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	9,782
13	Black GuillemotCepphus grylle	9,227
14	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	8,697
15	Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator	8,317
16	Barrow's GoldeneyeBucephala islandica	8,258
17	Great Blue HeronArdea herodias	7,362
18	Iceland GullLarus glaucoides	7,280
19	White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi	7,248
20	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	7,245

Records by month

What to put out in Luceville

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

American Crow
Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
Song Sparrow
Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn
European Starling
Suet · Cracked corn
American Goldfinch
Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower
Black-capped Chickadee
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts
American Robin
Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

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 Luceville?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Luceville are American Crow, Song Sparrow, European Starling, American Goldfinch and Black-capped Chickadee, based on 516,494 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Luceville?

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

When is the best month for birds in Luceville?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in February. Sunrise in late June is around 4:30 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.