Birds of Plessisville

194 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Plessisville (Quebec) since 2010, across 44,319 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Blue Jay and Black-capped Chickadee.

Plessisville is backyard-bird country: 87% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee and European Starling make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

20 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture.

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — 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.

Princeville, 6 mi to the south-west, has more species on record (205 against 194). Birds logged far more often around Plessisville than there include Sandhill Crane and Blue-headed Vireo.

Daylight runs from 15 h 47 min at midsummer to 8 h 37 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:02 AM in mid-April and 4:54 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

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• European Starling

  Suet · Cracked corn

• Mourning Dove

  Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Princeville6 mi south-west · 205 species
• Saint-Valère19 mi south-west · 264 species
• Warwick21 mi south-west · 159 species
• Saint-Flavien22 mi north · 177 species
• Tingwick25 mi south · 170 species
• Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine26 mi south-east · 203 species