Quebec · 45.27°N

Birds of Saint-Rémi

What has actually been seen around Saint-Rémi: 180 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 180 within 6 mi
Observation records: 14,006 since 2010
Most recorded bird: European Starling
Busiest month: January
Elevation: 180 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.7 h / 8.7 h

What the records say about Saint-Rémi

180 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Saint-Rémi (Quebec) since 2010, across 14,006 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are European Starling, American Crow and Snow Bunting.

Saint-Rémi is backyard-bird country: 83% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. European Starling, American Crow, Snow Bunting and Horned Lark make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

19 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Snowy Owl, Red-tailed Hawk and Rough-legged Buzzard.

Records peak in January and are lowest in November — about 7.5 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.

Saint-Édouard, 5 mi to the south-east, has fewer species on record (174 against 180). Birds logged far more often around Saint-Rémi than there include Snow Bunting, Horned Lark, Snowy Owl and Lapland Longspur.

Daylight runs from 15 h 39 min at midsummer to 8 h 44 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:11 AM in mid-April and 5:06 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Saint-Rémi

#	Bird	Records
1	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	799
2	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	711
3	Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis	688
4	Horned LarkEremophila alpestris	671
5	Rock PigeonColumba livia	663
6	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	567
7	Mourning DoveZenaida macroura	503
8	House SparrowPasser domesticus	473
9	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	377
10	Snowy OwlBubo scandiacus	367
11	American RobinTurdus migratorius	362
12	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	358
13	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	354
14	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	352
15	Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis	347
16	Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus	300
17	Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis	278
18	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	238
19	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	214
20	Common RavenCorvus corax	211

Records by month

What to put out in Saint-Rémi

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

European Starling
Suet · Cracked corn
American Crow
Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
Snow Bunting
Cracked corn · Millet (scattered on open ground or snow)
Horned Lark
Cracked corn · Millet (on bare ground)
Rock Pigeon
None recommended — flocks crowd out other feeder birds
Blue Jay
Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

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-Rémi?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Saint-Rémi are European Starling, American Crow, Snow Bunting, Horned Lark and Rock Pigeon, based on 14,006 public records since 2010.

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

180 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-Rémi?

Observation records peak in January and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 5:06 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.