Birds of Saint-Raymond

172 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Saint-Raymond (Quebec) since 2010, across 23,509 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay and American Crow.

Saint-Raymond is backyard-bird country: 90% 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.

18 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture and Broad-winged Hawk.

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 11.1 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.

Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier, 10 mi to the east, has more species on record (190 against 172). Birds logged far more often around Saint-Raymond than there include Mourning Warbler.

Daylight runs from 15 h 53 min at midsummer to 8 h 31 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:01 AM in mid-April and 4:52 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

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• White-throated Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier10 mi east · 190 species
• Pont-Rouge11 mi south-east · 225 species
• Portneuf14 mi south · 246 species
• Shannon15 mi east · 202 species
• Cap-Santé15 mi south · 244 species
• Donnacona15 mi south · 246 species