Birds of Val-des-Arbres

285 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Val-des-Arbres (Quebec) since 2010, across 1,437,414 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Northern Cardinal, Black-capped Chickadee and American Robin.

Val-des-Arbres 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. Northern Cardinal, Black-capped Chickadee, American Robin and American Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

26 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture, Red-shouldered Hawk and Merlin.

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 5.9 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.

Montréal-Nord, 2 mi to the east, has a similar number of species on record (287 against 285).

Daylight runs from 15 h 42 min at midsummer to 8 h 41 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.

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

• Northern Cardinal

  Black-oil sunflower · Safflower · Hulled sunflower chips

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• American Goldfinch

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

• Downy Woodpecker

  Suet · Shelled peanuts · Black-oil sunflower

• Montréal-Nord2 mi east · 287 species
• Saint-Elzéar2 mi west · 277 species
• Saint-Michel3 mi south-east · 291 species
• Cartierville5 mi south · 283 species
• Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie5 mi south-east · 292 species
• Mont-Royal6 mi south · 295 species