New Brunswick · 47.20°N

Birds of Burnt Church

What has actually been seen around Burnt Church: 204 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 204 within 6 mi
Observation records: 21,514 since 2010
Most recorded bird: American Crow
Busiest month: August
Elevation: 59 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.9 h / 8.5 h

What the records say about Burnt Church

204 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Burnt Church (New Brunswick) since 2010, across 21,514 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, American Black Duck and Ring-billed Gull.

Water shapes this list. 54% of records near Burnt Church are ducks, geese, gulls, waders, herons and other waterbirds — American Black Duck, Ring-billed Gull and Great Black-backed Gull lead them — which points to coast, estuary, river or open water within range. American Crow is still the most logged backyard bird.

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

Records peak in August and are lowest in February — about 13.3 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.

Alnwick, 2 mi to the north-west, has a similar number of species on record (200 against 204).

Daylight runs from 15 h 56 min at midsummer to 8 h 29 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:34 AM in mid-April and 5:24 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Burnt Church

#	Bird	Records
1	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	1,210
2	American Black DuckAnas rubripes	912
3	Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis	807
4	Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus	802
5	American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus	802
6	Great Blue HeronArdea herodias	777
7	Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus	756
8	Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca	593
9	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	516
10	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	492
11	Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis	471
12	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	413
13	Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes	376
14	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	344
15	American RobinTurdus migratorius	335
16	Northern GannetMorus bassanus	324
17	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	301
18	Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus	289
19	OspreyPandion haliaetus	281
20	Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis	280

Records by month

What to put out in Burnt Church

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

American Crow
Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
Black-capped Chickadee
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts
Song Sparrow
Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn
Savannah Sparrow
Millet · Cracked corn
Blue Jay
Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet
American Robin
Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

Seasonal bird notes for New Brunswick

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 Burnt Church?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Burnt Church are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Song Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow and Blue Jay, based on 21,514 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Burnt Church?

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

When is the best month for birds in Burnt Church?

Observation records peak in August and are lowest in February. Sunrise in late June is around 5:24 AM.

Sources

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.