Birds of Mont-Laurier

230 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Mont-Laurier (Quebec) since 2010, across 140,817 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow and Blue Jay.

Mont-Laurier is backyard-bird country: 85% 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, Blue Jay and American Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 5.4 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.

Ferme-Neuve, 11 mi to the north, has fewer species on record (185 against 230). Birds logged far more often around Mont-Laurier than there include Northern Cardinal and American Herring Gull.

Daylight runs from 15 h 50 min at midsummer to 8 h 34 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:16 AM in mid-April and 5:08 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

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• American Goldfinch

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

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Ferme-Neuve11 mi north · 185 species
• Saint-Boniface23 mi west · 130 species
• Maniwaki25 mi south-west · 152 species
• Rivière-Rouge31 mi east · 202 species
• Saint-Raphaël32 mi south-west · 177 species
• Labelle41 mi south-east · 167 species