Quebec · 45.33°N

Birds of Mont-Saint-Grégoire

What has actually been seen around Mont-Saint-Grégoire: 250 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 250 within 6 mi
Observation records: 202,542 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Mallard
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 131 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.7 h / 8.7 h

What the records say about Mont-Saint-Grégoire

250 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Mont-Saint-Grégoire (Quebec) since 2010, across 202,542 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Mallard, Canada Goose and Ring-billed Gull.

The records split between backyard birds (58%) and waterbirds (39%), so a feeder in Mont-Saint-Grégoire sees the familiar American Crow, European Starling and Black-capped Chickadee, while Mallard and others turn up on nearby water.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 7.9 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.

Marieville, 7 mi to the north, has a similar number of species on record (252 against 250). Birds logged far more often around Mont-Saint-Grégoire than there include House Wren.

Daylight runs from 15 h 40 min at midsummer to 8 h 44 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:09 AM in mid-April and 5:04 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Mont-Saint-Grégoire

#	Bird	Records
1	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	10,042
2	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	8,159
3	Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis	8,061
4	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	7,433
5	Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula	6,308
6	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	6,064
7	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	5,741
8	Common MerganserMergus merganser	5,666
9	American RobinTurdus migratorius	5,399
10	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	5,365
11	Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis	5,231
12	Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus	4,655
13	House SparrowPasser domesticus	4,596
14	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	4,421
15	American Black DuckAnas rubripes	4,295
16	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	4,055
17	Mourning DoveZenaida macroura	4,024
18	Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula	3,761
19	White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis	3,759
20	Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus	3,751

Records by month

What to put out in Mont-Saint-Grégoire

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
Black-capped Chickadee
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts
American Robin
Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets
Blue Jay
Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet
Northern Cardinal
Black-oil sunflower · Safflower · Hulled sunflower chips

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 Mont-Saint-Grégoire?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Mont-Saint-Grégoire are American Crow, European Starling, Black-capped Chickadee, American Robin and Blue Jay, based on 202,542 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Mont-Saint-Grégoire?

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

When is the best month for birds in Mont-Saint-Grégoire?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in February. Sunrise in late June is around 5:04 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.