Birds of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade

223 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade (Quebec) since 2010, across 22,773 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and American Robin.

Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade is backyard-bird country: 74% 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, American Robin and Song Sparrow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

20 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Bald Eagle, Turkey Vulture and Hen Harrier.

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 15.1 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.

Batiscan, 7 mi to the south, has a similar number of species on record (223 against 223).

Daylight runs from 15 h 50 min at midsummer to 8 h 34 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:03 AM in mid-April and 4:54 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

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Common Grackle

  Cracked corn · Sunflower

• Red-winged Blackbird

  Cracked corn · Millet · Sunflower

• Batiscan7 mi south · 223 species
• Saint-Marc-des-Carrières10 mi north-east · 207 species
• Saint-Ubalde12 mi north · 144 species
• Lotbinière13 mi east · 250 species
• Saint-Narcisse13 mi west · 169 species
• Gentilly13 mi south · 222 species