Perch Supply
Quebec · 45.53°N

Birds of Otterburn Park

What has actually been seen around Otterburn Park: 278 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record
278 within 6 mi
Observation records
431,299 since 2010
Most recorded bird
Black-capped Chickadee
Busiest month
May
Elevation
43 ft
Daylight, June / December
15.7 h / 8.7 h

What the records say about Otterburn Park

278 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Otterburn Park (Quebec) since 2010, across 431,299 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, Northern Cardinal and American Crow.

Otterburn Park is backyard-bird country: 76% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Black-capped Chickadee, Northern Cardinal, American Crow and American Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 5.9 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.

Saint-Basile-le-Grand, 3 mi to the west, has a similar number of species on record (282 against 278).

Daylight runs from 15 h 41 min at midsummer to 8 h 42 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:09 AM in mid-April and 5:03 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Otterburn Park

#BirdRecords
1Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus20,402
2Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis17,570
3American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos16,197
4American GoldfinchSpinus tristis14,796
5White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis14,696
6Blue JayCyanocitta cristata14,634
7American RobinTurdus migratorius13,725
8Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens13,718
9Song SparrowMelospiza melodia12,595
10Canada GooseBranta canadensis11,601
11European StarlingSturnus vulgaris11,483
12MallardAnas platyrhynchos11,305
13Mourning DoveZenaida macroura9,635
14Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis9,461
15House SparrowPasser domesticus9,380
16Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis8,003
17Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus7,365
18Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus6,913
19Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula6,564
20Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina6,510

Records by month

What to put out in Otterburn Park

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

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 Otterburn Park?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Otterburn Park are Black-capped Chickadee, Northern Cardinal, American Crow, American Goldfinch and White-breasted Nuthatch, based on 431,299 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Otterburn Park?

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

When is the best month for birds in Otterburn Park?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in February. Sunrise in late June is around 5:03 AM.

Sources

  1. GBIF occurrence search (birds, class Aves, 2010 onward)
  2. GeoNames gazetteer (place, population, elevation)

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.