Quebec · 47.46°N

Birds of Pohénégamook

What has actually been seen around Pohénégamook: 168 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 168 within 6 mi
Observation records: 9,481 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Black-capped Chickadee
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 758 ft
Daylight, June / December: 16 h / 8.4 h

What the records say about Pohénégamook

168 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Pohénégamook (Quebec) since 2010, across 9,481 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow and Blue Jay.

Pohénégamook is backyard-bird country: 90% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow, Blue Jay and European Starling make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 6.2 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.

Riviere-Bleue, 9 mi to the east, has a similar number of species on record (168 against 168).

Daylight runs from 15 h 58 min at midsummer to 8 h 27 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 5:50 AM in mid-April and 4:39 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Pohénégamook

#	Bird	Records
1	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	584
2	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	515
3	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	450
4	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	422
5	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	336
6	American RobinTurdus migratorius	313
7	Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertina	268
8	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	258
9	Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula	255
10	Common RavenCorvus corax	241
11	Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus	228
12	White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis	184
13	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	170
14	Pine SiskinSpinus pinus	161
15	Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis	158
16	Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus	156
17	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	146
18	Common RedpollAcanthis flammea	139
19	Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor	134
20	Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina	134

Records by month

What to put out in Pohénégamook

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

Black-capped Chickadee
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts
American Crow
Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
Blue Jay
Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet
European Starling
Suet · Cracked corn
American Goldfinch
Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower
American Robin
Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

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 Pohénégamook?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Pohénégamook are Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow, Blue Jay, European Starling and American Goldfinch, based on 9,481 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Pohénégamook?

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

When is the best month for birds in Pohénégamook?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:39 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.