Quebec · 45.40°N

Birds of Sainte-Catherine

What has actually been seen around Sainte-Catherine: 294 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 294 within 6 mi
Observation records: 830,147 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Mallard
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 82 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.7 h / 8.7 h

What the records say about Sainte-Catherine

294 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Sainte-Catherine (Quebec) since 2010, across 830,147 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Mallard, Ring-billed Gull and Canada Goose.

Sainte-Catherine is backyard-bird country: 62% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow, Northern Cardinal and American Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

25 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Eastern Screech-Owl and Bald Eagle.

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 4.1 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.

Candiac, 3 mi to the east, has fewer species on record (289 against 294).

Daylight runs from 15 h 40 min at midsummer to 8 h 43 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:10 AM in mid-April and 5:05 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Sainte-Catherine

#	Bird	Records
1	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	33,399
2	Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis	32,077
3	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	31,749
4	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	31,086
5	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	30,077
6	Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis	29,117
7	American RobinTurdus migratorius	27,697
8	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	24,345
9	Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus	23,703
10	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	22,706
11	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	22,119
12	House SparrowPasser domesticus	19,928
13	Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus	19,240
14	White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis	18,107
15	Great Blue HeronArdea herodias	16,112
16	Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus	16,023
17	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	15,771
18	American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus	13,389
19	Common MerganserMergus merganser	13,316
20	Rock PigeonColumba livia	12,141

Records by month

What to put out in Sainte-Catherine

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

Black-capped Chickadee
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts
American Crow
Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
Northern Cardinal
Black-oil sunflower · Safflower · Hulled sunflower chips
American Robin
Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets
Song Sparrow
Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn
Red-winged Blackbird
Cracked corn · Millet · Sunflower

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 Sainte-Catherine?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Sainte-Catherine are Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow, Northern Cardinal, American Robin and Song Sparrow, based on 830,147 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Sainte-Catherine?

294 species have at least one record within 6 mi of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Sainte-Catherine?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in February. Sunrise in late June is around 5:05 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.