Quebec · 48.53°N

Birds of Val-Brillant

What has actually been seen around Val-Brillant: 168 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 168 within 6 mi
Observation records: 6,168 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Black-capped Chickadee
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 558 ft
Daylight, June / December: 16.1 h / 8.3 h

What the records say about Val-Brillant

168 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Val-Brillant (Quebec) since 2010, across 6,168 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow and Blue Jay.

Val-Brillant is backyard-bird country: 78% 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, Blue Jay and Red-breasted Nuthatch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

15 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Bald Eagle and Osprey.

Records peak in May and are lowest in November — 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.

Sayabec, 7 mi to the west, has fewer species on record (151 against 168). Birds logged far more often around Val-Brillant than there include Red-breasted Nuthatch, Hairy Woodpecker, Boreal Chickadee and Evening Grosbeak.

Daylight runs from 16 h 8 min at midsummer to 8 h 18 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 5:41 AM in mid-April and 4:27 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Val-Brillant

#	Bird	Records
1	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	333
2	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	294
3	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	242
4	Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis	211
5	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	196
6	Common RavenCorvus corax	187
7	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	182
8	Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus	173
9	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	162
10	American RobinTurdus migratorius	160
11	Boreal ChickadeePoecile hudsonicus	133
12	White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis	120
13	Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertina	119
14	Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula	108
15	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	107
16	Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus	107
17	Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus	99
18	Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus	95
19	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	94
20	Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus	90

Records by month

What to put out in Val-Brillant

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
Blue Jay
Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Peanut hearts
Downy Woodpecker
Suet · Shelled peanuts · Black-oil sunflower
Common Raven
Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

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 Val-Brillant?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Val-Brillant are Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow, Blue Jay, Red-breasted Nuthatch and Downy Woodpecker, based on 6,168 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Val-Brillant?

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

When is the best month for birds in Val-Brillant?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:27 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.