Birds of Arcadia

199 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Arcadia (New Brunswick) since 2010, across 22,959 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Song Sparrow and Red-winged Blackbird.

Arcadia is backyard-bird country: 67% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, Song Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird and American Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

16 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Osprey and Bald Eagle.

Records peak in June and are lowest in February — about 40.3 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.

Valley Waters, 14 mi to the south-east, has fewer species on record (155 against 199). Birds logged far more often around Arcadia than there include American Wigeon, Great Crested Flycatcher, Wilson's Snipe and Northern Shoveler.

Daylight runs from 15 h 44 min at midsummer to 8 h 40 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:40 AM in mid-April and 5:33 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

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

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Red-winged Blackbird

  Cracked corn · Millet · Sunflower

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Common Grackle

  Cracked corn · Sunflower

• Valley Waters14 mi south-east · 155 species
• Maugerville19 mi west · 211 species
• Minto19 mi north · 110 species
• Oromocto20 mi west · 206 species
• Norton21 mi south-east · 155 species
• Grand Lake22 mi north · 109 species