Canada Ramsar wetland
Lac Saint-François National Wildlife Area
236 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Gilles Douaire (douaireg) · CC BY-SA 2.0
This month here
70 species in January.87 species in February.118 species in March.158 species in April.213 species in May.180 species in June.168 species in July.166 species in August.172 species in September.145 species in October.101 species in November.86 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
236 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 236Speciesrecorded more than once
- 179Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 10ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 189,976Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 14Raptors
- 7Owls
- 19Waders
- 11Gulls & seabirds
- 33Ducks & geese
- 11Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 115Songbirds
- 25Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 236 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Accipiter striatusAccipiter striatus
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Falco atricapillusFalco atricapillus
Owls7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
- Barred OwlStrix varia
- Eastern Screech-OwlMegascops asio
- Snowy OwlBubo scandiacusVU
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Northern Saw-Whet OwlAegolius acadicus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferusNT
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
- American WoodcockScolopax minor
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Bartram's SandpiperBartramia longicauda
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusVU
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
- Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusNT
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
Gulls & seabirds11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
Ducks & geese33 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- American Black DuckAnas rubripes
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- American WigeonMareca americana
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Snow gooseAnser caerulescens
- RedheadAythya americana
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
- BuffleheadBucephala albeola
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinator
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- CanvasbackAythya valisineria
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Barrow's GoldeneyeBucephala islandica
- Ross's GooseAnser rossii
- Black swanCygnus atratus
Herons, ibises & grebes11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
- American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis
Songbirds115 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
- Agelaius phoeniceusAgelaius phoeniceus
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
- American RobinTurdus migratorius
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
- Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaNT
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
- Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
- White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
- Grey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- Eastern phoebeSayornis phoebe
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
- Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
- Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
- Warbling VireoVireo gilvus
- VeeryCatharus fuscescens
- White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
- Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorum
- American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arborea
- Grass WrenCistothorus platensis
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
- Northern House WrenTroglodytes aedon
- Eastern Wood-PeweeContopus virens
- Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
- Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
- Junco hyemalisJunco hyemalis
- Purple MartinProgne subis
- Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata
- Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
- Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
- Ruby-crowned KingletRegulus calendula
- Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica
- Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinusVU
- BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusNT
- Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
- Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
- Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- Toxostoma rufumToxostoma rufum
- Brown CreeperCerthia americana
- Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
- Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
- Eastern MeadowlarkSturnella magnaNT
- Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- White-crowned sparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
- Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
- Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
- Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
- Northern ShrikeLanius borealis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
- Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapilla
- Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataNT
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
- Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens
- Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor
- Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaVU
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- House finchHaemorhous mexicanus
- Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
- American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
- Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
- Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens
- Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
- Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fusca
- Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
- Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina
- Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
- Red Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
- Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanea
- Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
- Grey-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimus
- Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
- Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis
- Canada warblerCardellina canadensis
- Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
- Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicus
- Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
- Pine SiskinSpinus pinus
- Pine WarblerSetophaga pinus
- Buff-bellied PipitAnthus rubescens
- Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
- Golden-winged WarblerVermivora chrysopteraNT
- Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphia
- Olive-Sided FlycatcherContopus cooperi
- Nelson's SparrowAmmospiza nelsoni
- Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventris
- Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianusNT
- Orchard orioleIcterus spurius
- LeConte's SparrowAmmospiza leconteii
- White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
Other birds25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-shafted FlickerColaptes auratus
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
- Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus
- Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
- Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
- Virginia RailRallus limicola
- Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
- Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
- Black-billed cuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus
- SoraPorzana carolina
- Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagicaVU
- American CootFulica americana
- Yellow RailCoturnicops noveboracensis
- Tsįįłkaałii bitłʼaaʼ halchíʼígííMelanerpes carolinus
- Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
- Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Eastern Whip-poor-willAntrostomus vociferusNT
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan-5°/-14°59 mm
- Feb-3°/-13°55 mm
- Mar3°/-7°64 mm
- Apr11°/0°86 mm
- May19°/8°92 mm
- Jun23°/13°113 mm
- Jul26°/16°97 mm
- Aug26°/16°92 mm
- Sep22°/11°87 mm
- Oct14°/5°109 mm
- Nov6°/-2°70 mm
- Dec-1°/-9°79 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lac Saint-François National Wildlife Area.
National wildlife area in Quebec
Lac Saint-François National Wildlife Area is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Canada.
236 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 189,976 open records.
The most recorded are the Canada Goose, the American Crow and the Agelaius phoeniceus.
118 species come for the summer, 53 for the winter and 8 only pass through.
10 are threatened worldwide, including Rusty Blackbird, Lesser yellowlegs and Chimney Swift.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Cameron's Point Family Campgroundcampsite · 6.0 km · 5 within 10 km
- Great View Motelplace to stay · 5.2 km · 1 within 10 km
- Fort Covington Hamletnearest town · 6.3 km in a straight line
- Massena International Airport Richards Field (MSS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 29 km in a straight lineCar hire at YUL airport (Montréal)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 2car parks within 3 km
- 5campsites within 10 kmCameron's Point Family Campground, Charlottenburgh Park Campground, T & I Campground Resort and 2 more
- 1places to stay within 10 kmGreat View Motel
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Lac Saint-François National Wildlife Area.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas4 mountains within 25 kmSandy Hill · 21 kmLairds Hill · 21 kmVinegar Hill68 m · 22 kmMacs Hill · 22 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Lac Saint-François National Wildlife Area
Canada
- 87Birdyas Score
- 236Species
- 179Migrants
- 10Threatened
Mer Bleue Conservation Area
Canada · 89 km
- 83Birdyas Score
- 249Species
- 179Migrants
- 8Threatened
Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge
United States · 105 km
- 88Birdyas Score
- 261Species
- 205Migrants
- 13Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3457315) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 189,976 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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