Birds of Saint-Raphaël

177 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Saint-Raphaël (Quebec) since 2010, across 9,967 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay and American Crow.

Saint-Raphaël 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. Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, American Crow and Red-breasted Nuthatch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

16 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture and Bald Eagle.

Records peak in May and are lowest in January — about 15.2 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.

Maniwaki, 10 mi to the north, has fewer species on record (152 against 177). Birds logged far more often around Saint-Raphaël than there include Common Loon.

Daylight runs from 15 h 47 min at midsummer to 8 h 36 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:19 AM in mid-April and 5:11 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

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Red-breasted Nuthatch

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Peanut hearts

• White-breasted Nuthatch

  Black-oil sunflower · Shelled peanuts · Suet

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Maniwaki10 mi north · 152 species
• Saint-Boniface17 mi north · 130 species
• Kazabazua21 mi south · 190 species
• Mont-Laurier32 mi north-east · 230 species
• Ferme-Neuve41 mi north-east · 185 species
• Wakefield41 mi south · 198 species