Birds of Saint-Barnabé-Sud

226 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Saint-Barnabé-Sud (Quebec) since 2010, across 91,734 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Song Sparrow and Black-capped Chickadee.

Saint-Barnabé-Sud is backyard-bird country: 74% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, Song Sparrow, Black-capped Chickadee and Blue Jay make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

23 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Bald Eagle, Turkey Vulture and Red-tailed Hawk.

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 7.6 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-Liboire, 9 mi to the south-east, has fewer species on record (181 against 226). Birds logged far more often around Saint-Barnabé-Sud than there include Ring-billed Gull, Bald Eagle, American Black Duck and Osprey.

Daylight runs from 15 h 43 min at midsummer to 8 h 40 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:07 AM in mid-April and 5:01 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

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• European Starling

  Suet · Cracked corn

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Saint-Liboire9 mi south-east · 181 species
• Sainte-Madeleine12 mi south-west · 219 species
• Saint-Damase14 mi south · 195 species
• Saint-Pie16 mi south · 194 species
• Contrecoeur17 mi north-west · 252 species
• Acton Vale18 mi east · 184 species