Backyard birds in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
Which birds visit Corner Brook yards, when they nest at this latitude, and when to be out for the dawn chorus, all worked out from Corner Brook's own coordinates.
- Coordinates
- 48.950°, -57.952°
- Population
- 19,316
- June 21 daylight
- 16 h 12 min
- December 21 daylight
- 8 h 14 min
- Sunrise mid-April / late June
- 6:32 AM / 5:17 AM
- Nesting vs state average
- roughly 5 days later than the state-wide average
- Hardiness zones (state)
- Canada 0a–6b
Nesting timing in Corner Brook
The state guides give nesting windows for Newfoundland and Labrador as a whole, weighted toward where most people live (about 47.7°N). Corner Brook is at 49.0°N. Going by Hopkins' bioclimatic law, spring events move about four days per degree of latitude, so breeding here starts roughly 5 days later than the state-wide average. Elevation and nearby water also play a part.
Daylight triggers breeding. Corner Brook goes from 8 h 14 min of daylight at the winter solstice to 16 h 12 min in June, a 7 h 58 min swing.
- Black-capped Chickadee — state window May–July; box hole 1 1/8 in round
- Downy Woodpecker — state window May–June; box hole 1 1/4 in round
- Hairy Woodpecker — state window May–June; box hole 1 1/2 in round
- American Goldfinch — state window August–September
- Purple Finch — state window June–July
- American Robin — state window May–July
- Dark-eyed Junco — state window June–July
- White-throated Sparrow — state window June–July
- Song Sparrow — state window May–August
- Chipping Sparrow — state window May–July
Birds you can expect in Corner Brook
Year-round residents (26)
Black-capped Chickadees, Downy Woodpeckers, Hairy Woodpeckers, Purple Finchs, Pileated Woodpeckers, Red-breasted Nuthatchs, Brown Creepers, Evening Grosbeaks, Pine Siskins, House Sparrows, European Starlings, Canada Jays, Common Ravens, Barred Owls, Great Horned Owls, Mallards, Belted Kingfishers, Golden-crowned Kinglets, Pine Grosbeaks, Red Crossbills, Bald Eagles, Northern Saw-whet Owls, Black-backed Woodpeckers, American Three-toed Woodpeckers, White-winged Crossbills, Rock Pigeons
Summer breeders (59)
American Goldfinchs, American Robins, Dark-eyed Juncos, White-throated Sparrows, Song Sparrows, Chipping Sparrows, Northern Flickers, Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, Common Grackles, Red-winged Blackbirds, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Common Redpolls, Gray Catbirds, Cedar Waxwings, Tree Swallows, Barn Swallows, Eastern Phoebes, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Eastern Kingbirds, White-crowned Sparrows, Fox Sparrows, Sharp-shinned Hawks, American Kestrels, Great Blue Herons, Scarlet Tanagers, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Hermit Thrushs, Winter Wrens, Gray Catbirds, Yellow Warblers, Common Yellowthroats, American Redstarts, Black-and-white Warblers, Ovenbirds, Orange-crowned Warblers, Palm Warblers, Red-eyed Vireos, Warbling Vireos, Eastern Wood-Pewees, Least Flycatchers, Cliff Swallows, Bank Swallows, Common Nighthawks, Eastern Whip-poor-wills, Canada Gooses, American Coots, Killdeers, Spotted Sandpipers, American Woodcocks, Ospreys, Merlins, Peregrine Falcons, Savannah Sparrows, Swamp Sparrows, Vesper Sparrows, Horned Larks, Common Redpolls, Bobolinks, Rusty Blackbirds
Winter visitors (4)
American Tree Sparrows, Snow Buntings, Hoary Redpolls, Bohemian Waxwings
Long, snowy, windy winters.
When to watch: dawn chorus in Corner Brook
Songbirds sing hardest in the 30–60 minutes before sunrise, and most of all in spring. In Corner Brook, sunrise is around 6:32 AM in mid-April, 5:17 AM at the June solstice and 8:12 AM in late December (local time, America/St Johns). Fill feeders the evening before so the first birds find food.
Native plants for Corner Brook yards
Seed-rich cones and year-round shelter.
Catkin seed feeds redpolls and siskins all winter.
Among the first spring bloomers; early insects for returning migrants.
Dark summer fruit and heavy caterpillar load.
Spruce-budworm habitat and dense winter roosting cover.
Cone crops drive winter irruptions of finches and crossbills.
Persistent cones in boreal bogs.
Deciduous conifer with small cones for siskins and redpolls.
Nearby cities in Newfoundland and Labrador
- Conception Bay South — 249 mi away, nesting roughly 6 days earlier than Corner Brook
- Paradise — 253 mi away, nesting roughly 6 days earlier than Corner Brook
- St. John's — 259 mi away, nesting roughly 6 days earlier than Corner Brook
Frequently asked
What birds live in Corner Brook all year?
Year-round residents across Newfoundland and Labrador include Black-capped Chickadee, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Purple Finch, Pileated Woodpecker. All of them visit backyard feeders in Corner Brook.
When do birds start nesting in Corner Brook?
Corner Brook sits at a different latitude from Newfoundland and Labrador's population centre, so nesting runs roughly 5 days later than the state-wide average, going by the rule of about 4 days per degree of latitude.
What time does the dawn chorus start in Corner Brook?
Songbirds start singing about 30–60 minutes before sunrise. In Corner Brook, sunrise is around 6:32 AM in mid-April and 5:17 AM in late June.
Sources
- eBird region overview and bar charts — Newfoundland and Labrador
- Plant Hardiness Zones of Canada — Natural Resources Canada
- Audubon Native Plants Database
- GeoNames gazetteer (city coordinates & population)
- NOAA Solar Calculator methodology
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.