Birds of Saint-Michel

291 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Saint-Michel (Quebec) since 2010, across 1,555,671 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Northern Cardinal, Black-capped Chickadee and American Crow.

Saint-Michel is backyard-bird country: 81% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Northern Cardinal, Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow and American Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 6.4 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.

Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, 2 mi to the south, has a similar number of species on record (292 against 291).

Daylight runs from 15 h 42 min at midsummer to 8 h 42 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:10 AM in mid-April and 5:04 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Foods for the most recorded backyard birds here, from our species notes.

• Northern Cardinal

  Black-oil sunflower · Safflower · Hulled sunflower chips

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Downy Woodpecker

  Suet · Shelled peanuts · Black-oil sunflower

• House Sparrow

  Millet · Cracked corn

• Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie2 mi south · 292 species
• Montréal-Nord2 mi north · 287 species
• Val-des-Arbres3 mi north-west · 285 species
• Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve4 mi east · 299 species
• Mont-Royal4 mi south · 295 species
• Cartierville5 mi south-west · 283 species