Birds of Ville-Marie
What has actually been seen around Ville-Marie: 249 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 249 within 6 mi
- Observation records
- 215,908 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- American Crow
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 669 ft
- Daylight, June / December
- 15.9 h / 8.5 h
What the records say about Ville-Marie
249 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Ville-Marie (Quebec) since 2010, across 215,908 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, European Starling and American Robin.
Ville-Marie is backyard-bird country: 86% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, European Starling, American Robin and Black-capped Chickadee make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
23 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture, Merlin and American Kestrel.
Records peak in May and are lowest in January — about 4.2 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.
Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues, 9 mi to the north, has fewer species on record (203 against 249). Birds logged far more often around Ville-Marie than there include Evening Grosbeak, Dark-eyed Junco, Common Redpoll and American Tree Sparrow.
Daylight runs from 15 h 57 min at midsummer to 8 h 28 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:31 AM in mid-April and 5:20 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Ville-Marie
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos | 11,806 |
| 2 | European StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 10,980 |
| 3 | American RobinTurdus migratorius | 9,588 |
| 4 | Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus | 8,810 |
| 5 | American GoldfinchSpinus tristis | 8,627 |
| 6 | Blue JayCyanocitta cristata | 8,515 |
| 7 | Common RavenCorvus corax | 8,112 |
| 8 | Song SparrowMelospiza melodia | 6,863 |
| 9 | Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula | 6,680 |
| 10 | Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertina | 5,512 |
| 11 | Mourning DoveZenaida macroura | 5,402 |
| 12 | Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus | 5,192 |
| 13 | Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina | 5,033 |
| 14 | Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus | 4,558 |
| 15 | Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus | 4,154 |
| 16 | Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis | 4,051 |
| 17 | White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis | 3,866 |
| 18 | Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum | 3,427 |
| 19 | Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis | 3,375 |
| 20 | Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor | 3,200 |
Records by month
What to put out in Ville-Marie
Foods for the most recorded backyard birds here, from our species notes.
- American Crow
Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
- European Starling
Suet · Cracked corn
- American Robin
Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets
- Black-capped Chickadee
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts
- American Goldfinch
Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower
- Blue Jay
Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet
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 Ville-Marie?
The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Ville-Marie are American Crow, European Starling, American Robin, Black-capped Chickadee and American Goldfinch, based on 215,908 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Ville-Marie?
249 species have at least one record within 6 mi of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Ville-Marie?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in January. Sunrise in late June is around 5:20 AM.
Sources
- GBIF occurrence search (birds, class Aves, 2010 onward)
- GeoNames gazetteer (place, population, elevation)
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.