Birds of Saint-Canut

223 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Saint-Canut (Quebec) since 2010, across 73,320 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and Canada Goose.

Saint-Canut is backyard-bird country: 67% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Song Sparrow and European Starling make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

21 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Snowy Owl, Turkey Vulture and Red-tailed Hawk.

Records peak in April and are lowest in September — about 10.5 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.

Lac-Alouette, 9 mi to the north-east, has more species on record (230 against 223). Birds logged far more often around Saint-Canut than there include Snow Bunting, Rock Pigeon, Snowy Owl and Wild Turkey.

Daylight runs from 15 h 43 min at midsummer to 8 h 41 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:12 AM in mid-April and 5:06 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

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• European Starling

  Suet · Cracked corn

• Snow Bunting

  Cracked corn · Millet (scattered on open ground or snow)

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Lac-Alouette9 mi north-east · 230 species
• Prévost10 mi north · 202 species
• Sainte-Sophie11 mi north-east · 216 species
• Saint-Sauveur13 mi north · 190 species
• Lachute13 mi west · 231 species
• Piedmont13 mi north · 196 species