Quebec · 48.47°N

Birds of Saint-Bruno

What has actually been seen around Saint-Bruno: 218 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 218 within 6 mi
Observation records: 62,668 since 2010
Most recorded bird: American Crow
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 492 ft
Daylight, June / December: 16.1 h / 8.3 h

What the records say about Saint-Bruno

218 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Saint-Bruno (Quebec) since 2010, across 62,668 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, European Starling and Black-capped Chickadee.

Saint-Bruno is backyard-bird country: 73% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, European Starling, Black-capped Chickadee and Blue Jay make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

18 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Snowy Owl, Bald Eagle and Hen Harrier.

Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 5.0 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.

Pointe-du-Lac, 7 mi to the west, has more species on record (247 against 218). Birds logged far more often around Saint-Bruno than there include House Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow and Lapland Longspur.

Daylight runs from 16 h 7 min at midsummer to 8 h 18 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 5:58 AM in mid-April and 4:44 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Saint-Bruno

#	Bird	Records
1	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	3,850
2	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	2,707
3	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	2,664
4	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	2,055
5	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	1,782
6	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	1,730
7	American RobinTurdus migratorius	1,640
8	Rock PigeonColumba livia	1,621
9	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	1,592
10	Common RavenCorvus corax	1,403
11	Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus	1,383
12	Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus	1,228
13	Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula	1,128
14	Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertina	1,117
15	Mourning DoveZenaida macroura	1,031
16	White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis	1,003
17	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	965
18	Common RedpollAcanthis flammea	887
19	Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis	880
20	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	843

Records by month

What to put out in Saint-Bruno

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

American Crow
Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
European Starling
Suet · Cracked corn
Black-capped Chickadee
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts
Blue Jay
Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet
American Goldfinch
Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower
Song Sparrow
Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

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 Saint-Bruno?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Saint-Bruno are American Crow, European Starling, Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay and American Goldfinch, based on 62,668 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Saint-Bruno?

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

When is the best month for birds in Saint-Bruno?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:44 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.