Birds of Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier

190 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier (Quebec) since 2010, across 38,028 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay and American Crow.

Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier 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 American Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

21 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture.

Records peak in June and are lowest in December — about 21.5 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.

Shannon, 5 mi to the east, has more species on record (202 against 190).

Daylight runs from 15 h 53 min at midsummer to 8 h 32 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:00 AM in mid-April and 4:51 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

• American Goldfinch

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

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• White-throated Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Shannon5 mi east · 202 species
• Pont-Rouge8 mi south-west · 225 species
• Saint-Raymond10 mi west · 172 species
• Neuville11 mi south · 274 species
• Donnacona13 mi south · 246 species
• Neufchâtel-Est–Lebourgneuf13 mi east · 282 species