Birds of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson

176 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson (Quebec) since 2010, across 30,680 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay and American Crow.

Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson is backyard-bird country: 83% 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.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in January — about 12.1 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.

Val-Morin, 6 mi to the west, has more species on record (187 against 176).

Daylight runs from 15 h 46 min at midsummer to 8 h 38 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:11 AM in mid-April and 5:04 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

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• American Goldfinch

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

• Val-Morin6 mi west · 187 species
• Sainte-Adèle7 mi south-west · 194 species
• Val-David7 mi west · 184 species
• Saint-Hippolyte7 mi south · 185 species
• Chertsey9 mi east · 155 species
• Piedmont10 mi south · 196 species