Birds of Shannon

202 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Shannon (Quebec) since 2010, across 85,981 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay and American Goldfinch.

Shannon is backyard-bird country: 92% 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 Goldfinch and American Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in December — about 10.0 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.

Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier, 5 mi to the west, has fewer species on record (190 against 202). Birds logged far more often around Shannon than there include Northern Cardinal.

Daylight runs from 15 h 53 min at midsummer to 8 h 31 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:00 AM in mid-April and 4:50 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 Goldfinch

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

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Sainte Catherine de la Jacques Cartier5 mi west · 190 species
• Neufchâtel-Est–Lebourgneuf8 mi east · 282 species
• L'Ancienne-Lorette10 mi south-east · 310 species
• Pont-Rouge12 mi south-west · 225 species
• Neuville13 mi south · 274 species
• Saint-Raymond15 mi west · 172 species