Birds of Napierville

209 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Napierville (Quebec) since 2010, across 10,722 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, European Starling and Mourning Dove.

Napierville is backyard-bird country: 73% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, European Starling, Mourning Dove and Red-winged Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in April and are lowest in November — about 4.2 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.

Saint-Édouard, 6 mi to the north-west, has fewer species on record (174 against 209). Birds logged far more often around Napierville than there include Eurasian Teal, Blue-winged Teal, Lesser Yellowlegs and Bufflehead.

Daylight runs from 15 h 39 min at midsummer to 8 h 45 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:10 AM in mid-April and 5:05 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

• Mourning Dove

  Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower

• Red-winged Blackbird

  Cracked corn · Millet · Sunflower

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• Saint-Édouard6 mi north-west · 174 species
• Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur7 mi north · 176 species
• Lacolle7 mi south · 246 species
• Noyan10 mi south-east · 254 species
• Saint-Mathieu10 mi north-west · 230 species
• Henryville11 mi east · 266 species