Birds of Saint-Jean-de-Matha

181 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Saint-Jean-de-Matha (Quebec) since 2010, across 28,764 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay and American Crow.

Saint-Jean-de-Matha is backyard-bird country: 86% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, American Crow and American Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

21 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture, Broad-winged Hawk and Peregrine Falcon.

Records peak in May and are lowest in January — about 16.7 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.

Sainte-Béatrix, 4 mi to the south-west, has more species on record (186 against 181).

Daylight runs from 15 h 47 min at midsummer to 8 h 37 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:09 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.

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• American Goldfinch

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

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Sainte-Béatrix4 mi south-west · 186 species
• Saint-Félix-de-Valois7 mi south-east · 173 species
• Saint-Gabriel9 mi north-east · 204 species
• Saint-Ambroise11 mi south · 199 species
• Saint-Norbert11 mi east · 176 species
• Sainte-Élisabeth13 mi south-east · 196 species