Quebec · 45.78°N

Birds of Verchères

What has actually been seen around Verchères: 227 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 227 within 6 mi
Observation records: 79,141 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Black-capped Chickadee
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 7 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.7 h / 8.7 h

What the records say about Verchères

227 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Verchères (Quebec) since 2010, across 79,141 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, Northern Cardinal and American Crow.

Verchères 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, Northern Cardinal, American Crow and American Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

22 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red-tailed Hawk, Turkey Vulture and Snowy Owl.

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 5.6 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.

Contrecoeur, 7 mi to the north-east, has more species on record (252 against 227). Birds logged far more often around Verchères than there include Snowy Owl.

Daylight runs from 15 h 44 min at midsummer to 8 h 40 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:09 AM in mid-April and 5:02 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Verchères

#	Bird	Records
1	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	3,608
2	Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis	3,475
3	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	3,289
4	American RobinTurdus migratorius	3,049
5	Mourning DoveZenaida macroura	2,962
6	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	2,803
7	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	2,790
8	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	2,783
9	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	2,549
10	Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis	2,528
11	House SparrowPasser domesticus	2,428
12	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	2,410
13	Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus	2,311
14	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	2,307
15	Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula	2,154
16	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	2,018
17	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	1,809
18	White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis	1,752
19	House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus	1,730
20	Northern FlickerColaptes auratus	1,379

Records by month

What to put out in Verchères

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

Black-capped Chickadee
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts
Northern Cardinal
Black-oil sunflower · Safflower · Hulled sunflower chips
American Crow
Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
American Robin
Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets
Mourning Dove
Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower
American Goldfinch
Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower

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 Verchères?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Verchères are Black-capped Chickadee, Northern Cardinal, American Crow, American Robin and Mourning Dove, based on 79,141 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Verchères?

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

When is the best month for birds in Verchères?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in February. Sunrise in late June is around 5:02 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.