Birds of Saint-Ulric

220 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Saint-Ulric (Quebec) since 2010, across 20,440 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Herring Gull, Common Eider and Great Black-backed Gull.

Water shapes this list. 61% of records near Saint-Ulric are ducks, geese, gulls, waders, herons and other waterbirds — American Herring Gull, Common Eider and Great Black-backed Gull lead them — which points to coast, estuary, river or open water within range. American Crow is still the most logged backyard bird.

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

Records peak in August and are lowest in February — about 23.0 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.

Matane, 9 mi to the east, has more species on record (274 against 220). Birds logged far more often around Saint-Ulric than there include Lesser Yellowlegs, Greater Yellowlegs, Whimbrel and Cliff Swallow.

Daylight runs from 16 h 10 min at midsummer to 8 h 15 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 5:41 AM in mid-April and 4:26 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

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

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Rock Pigeon

  None recommended — flocks crowd out other feeder birds

• Common Grackle

  Cracked corn · Sunflower

• American Goldfinch

  Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Matane9 mi east · 274 species
• Sayabec16 mi south · 151 species
• Val-Brillant19 mi south · 168 species
• Amqui26 mi south-east · 187 species
• Mont-Joli26 mi south-west · 259 species
• Lac-au-Saumon30 mi south-east · 181 species