Birds of Saint-Joseph-du-Lac

262 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Saint-Joseph-du-Lac (Quebec) since 2010, across 459,270 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, Mallard and Canada Goose.

Saint-Joseph-du-Lac is backyard-bird country: 71% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Black-capped Chickadee, Northern Cardinal, American Crow and American Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

24 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture and Red-shouldered Hawk.

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 11.2 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-Calumet, 3 mi to the south-east, has more species on record (286 against 262).

Daylight runs from 15 h 41 min at midsummer to 8 h 42 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.

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Northern Cardinal

  Black-oil sunflower · Safflower · Hulled sunflower chips

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• White-breasted Nuthatch

  Black-oil sunflower · Shelled peanuts · Suet

• Pointe-Calumet3 mi south-east · 286 species
• Deux-Montagnes5 mi east · 284 species
• L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève6 mi south-east · 288 species
• Pierrefonds7 mi south-east · 290 species
• Senneville7 mi south · 285 species
• Pierrefonds-Roxboro8 mi east · 290 species