Birds of Saint-André-Avellin

189 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Saint-André-Avellin (Quebec) since 2010, across 14,726 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Blue Jay and Black-capped Chickadee.

Saint-André-Avellin is backyard-bird country: 82% 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 Common Raven make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in June and are lowest in January — about 8.3 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.

Ripon, 5 mi to the north, has fewer species on record (178 against 189).

Daylight runs from 15 h 43 min at midsummer to 8 h 41 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:16 AM in mid-April and 5:10 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

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• American Goldfinch

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

• Rock Pigeon

  None recommended — flocks crowd out other feeder birds

• Ripon5 mi north · 178 species
• Papineauville7 mi south · 244 species
• Montebello8 mi south-east · 216 species
• Wendover10 mi south · 249 species
• Thurso12 mi south-west · 235 species
• Plantagenet13 mi south · 235 species