Quebec · 45.90°N

Birds of Saint-Esprit

What has actually been seen around Saint-Esprit: 190 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 190 within 6 mi
Observation records: 32,895 since 2010
Most recorded bird: American Crow
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 197 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.7 h / 8.7 h

What the records say about Saint-Esprit

190 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Saint-Esprit (Quebec) since 2010, across 32,895 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and European Starling.

Saint-Esprit 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, Black-capped Chickadee, European Starling and Mourning Dove make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

22 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Snowy Owl, Rough-legged Buzzard and Turkey Vulture. A hawk that hunts feeder birds is among them, so set feeders about 10 feet from shrubs: close enough for cover, far enough that a cat can't ambush from it.

Records peak in May and are lowest in September — about 4.4 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-Roch-de-l'Achigan, 5 mi to the south-east, has more species on record (205 against 190).

Daylight runs from 15 h 45 min at midsummer to 8 h 39 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:10 AM in mid-April and 5:03 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Saint-Esprit

#	Bird	Records
1	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	1,974
2	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	1,586
3	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	1,504
4	Mourning DoveZenaida macroura	1,396
5	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	1,307
6	Rock PigeonColumba livia	1,238
7	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	1,207
8	Common RavenCorvus corax	1,033
9	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	1,018
10	Snowy OwlBubo scandiacus	1,000
11	Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis	883
12	American RobinTurdus migratorius	852
13	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	762
14	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	743
15	White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis	678
16	Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus	616
17	Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis	602
18	Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus	574
19	Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus	571
20	Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula	561

Records by month

What to put out in Saint-Esprit

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
European Starling
Suet · Cracked corn
Mourning Dove
Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower
Blue Jay
Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet
Rock Pigeon
None recommended — flocks crowd out other feeder birds

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-Esprit?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Saint-Esprit are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, European Starling, Mourning Dove and Blue Jay, based on 32,895 public records since 2010.

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

190 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-Esprit?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 5:03 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.