Birds of Pierrefonds-Roxboro

290 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Pierrefonds-Roxboro (Quebec) since 2010, across 1,281,122 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Northern Cardinal, Black-capped Chickadee and American Robin.

Pierrefonds-Roxboro is backyard-bird country: 75% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Northern Cardinal, Black-capped Chickadee, American Robin and Downy Woodpecker make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 5.6 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.

L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève, 3 mi to the west, has a similar number of species on record (288 against 290).

Daylight runs from 15 h 41 min at midsummer to 8 h 42 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:11 AM in mid-April and 5:06 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

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

• Northern Cardinal

  Black-oil sunflower · Safflower · Hulled sunflower chips

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Downy Woodpecker

  Suet · Shelled peanuts · Black-oil sunflower

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• American Goldfinch

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

• L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève3 mi west · 288 species
• Deux-Montagnes4 mi north-west · 284 species
• Pierrefonds4 mi south-west · 290 species
• Pointe-Claire4 mi south · 303 species
• Beaconsfield5 mi south · 303 species
• Dorval6 mi south-east · 280 species