Birds of Ripon

178 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Ripon (Quebec) since 2010, across 14,749 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay and American Crow.

Ripon is backyard-bird country: 86% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, American Crow and American Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

20 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture, Bald Eagle and American Kestrel.

Records peak in June and are lowest in September — about 6.7 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-André-Avellin, 5 mi to the south, has more species on record (189 against 178).

Daylight runs from 15 h 44 min at midsummer to 8 h 40 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:16 AM in mid-April and 5:09 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

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

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• American Goldfinch

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

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Saint-André-Avellin5 mi south · 189 species
• Papineauville12 mi south · 244 species
• Montebello12 mi south-east · 216 species
• Thurso15 mi south-west · 235 species
• Wendover15 mi south · 249 species
• Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel16 mi north · 188 species