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Birds of Port McNeill

What has actually been seen around Port McNeill: 235 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record
235 within 6 mi
Observation records
85,855 since 2010
Most recorded bird
Bald Eagle
Busiest month
April
Elevation
39 ft
Daylight, June / December
16.5 h / 8 h

What the records say about Port McNeill

235 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Port McNeill (British Columbia) since 2010, across 85,855 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Bald Eagle, American Crow and Glaucous-winged Gull.

Water shapes this list. 54% of records near Port McNeill are ducks, geese, gulls, waders, herons and other waterbirds — Glaucous-winged Gull, Common Loon and Short-billed Gull lead them — which points to coast, estuary, river or open water within range. American Crow is still the most logged backyard bird.

17 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Bald Eagle.

Records peak in April and are lowest in November — about 2.7 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.

Port Hardy, 20 mi to the north-west, has fewer species on record (217 against 235). Birds logged far more often around Port McNeill than there include Marbled Murrelet, House Finch, House Sparrow and Anna's Hummingbird.

Daylight runs from 16 h 29 min at midsummer to 7 h 59 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:36 AM in mid-April and 5:15 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Port McNeill

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1Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus2,944
2American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos2,881
3Glaucous-winged GullLarus glaucescens2,685
4Common LoonGavia immer2,678
5Short-billed GullLarus brachyrhynchus2,422
6Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena2,377
7Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba2,356
8Common RavenCorvus corax1,965
9Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata1,937
10Song SparrowMelospiza melodia1,850
11American RobinTurdus migratorius1,789
12European StarlingSturnus vulgaris1,773
13White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi1,762
14Harlequin DuckHistrionicus histrionicus1,634
15Horned GrebePodiceps auritus1,538
16Pelagic CormorantPhalacrocorax pelagicus1,534
17Canada GooseBranta canadensis1,528
18Steller's JayCyanocitta stelleri1,514
19BuffleheadBucephala albeola1,483
20Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto1,387

Records by month

What to put out in Port McNeill

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

Seasonal bird notes for British Columbia

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 Port McNeill?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Port McNeill are American Crow, Common Raven, Song Sparrow, American Robin and European Starling, based on 85,855 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Port McNeill?

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

When is the best month for birds in Port McNeill?

Observation records peak in April and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 5:15 AM.

Sources

  1. GBIF occurrence search (birds, class Aves, 2010 onward)
  2. 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.