Quebec · 45.53°N

Birds of Saint-Placide

What has actually been seen around Saint-Placide: 237 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 237 within 6 mi
Observation records: 126,916 since 2010
Most recorded bird: American Crow
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 125 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.7 h / 8.7 h

What the records say about Saint-Placide

237 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Saint-Placide (Quebec) since 2010, across 126,916 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and Blue Jay.

Saint-Placide is backyard-bird country: 76% 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, Blue Jay and American Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 5.6 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.

Rigaud, 6 mi to the south-west, has a similar number of species on record (241 against 237).

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 5:07 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Saint-Placide

#	Bird	Records
1	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	6,091
2	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	5,805
3	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	4,752
4	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	4,241
5	American RobinTurdus migratorius	4,181
6	Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis	3,713
7	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	3,566
8	White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis	3,478
9	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	3,222
10	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	3,134
11	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	2,946
12	Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus	2,622
13	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	2,535
14	Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula	2,394
15	Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus	2,249
16	Mourning DoveZenaida macroura	2,220
17	Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus	2,150
18	Northern FlickerColaptes auratus	2,147
19	Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis	2,022
20	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	1,904

Records by month

What to put out in Saint-Placide

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
Blue Jay
Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet
American Goldfinch
Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower
American Robin
Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets
Northern Cardinal
Black-oil sunflower · Safflower · Hulled sunflower chips

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-Placide?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Saint-Placide are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, American Goldfinch and American Robin, based on 126,916 public records since 2010.

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

237 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-Placide?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in February. Sunrise in late June is around 5:07 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.