Birds of Saint-Louis-du-Ha Ha

232 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Saint-Louis-du-Ha Ha (Quebec) since 2010, across 122,562 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and European Starling.

Saint-Louis-du-Ha Ha is backyard-bird country: 69% 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 American Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

21 birds of prey are on record nearby, including American Kestrel and Bald Eagle.

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 8.5 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.

Cabano, 5 mi to the east, has more species on record (241 against 232).

Daylight runs from 15 h 60 min at midsummer to 8 h 25 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 5:48 AM in mid-April and 4:37 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

• European Starling

  Suet · Cracked corn

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Cabano5 mi east · 241 species
• Riviere-Bleue16 mi south · 168 species
• Dégelis18 mi south-east · 195 species
• Pohénégamook18 mi south-west · 168 species
• L'Isle-Verte29 mi north-west · 253 species
• Cacouna30 mi north-west · 278 species