Birds of Sacré-Coeur

210 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Sacré-Coeur (Quebec) since 2010, across 25,025 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, White-throated Sparrow and Blue Jay.

Sacré-Coeur is backyard-bird country: 72% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, White-throated Sparrow, Blue Jay and Black-capped Chickadee make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

18 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture, American Kestrel and Merlin.

Records peak in June and are lowest in February — about 86.9 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.

Tadoussac, 7 mi to the south-east, has more species on record (301 against 210). Birds logged far more often around Sacré-Coeur than there include Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.

Daylight runs from 16 h 5 min at midsummer to 8 h 20 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 5:51 AM in mid-April and 4:38 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

• White-throated Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Tadoussac7 mi south-east · 301 species
• Les Escoumins20 mi north-east · 288 species
• Cacouna26 mi south-east · 278 species
• L'Isle-Verte26 mi south-east · 253 species
• Trois Pistoles30 mi east · 279 species
• La Malbaie43 mi south · 245 species