Birds of Butternut Valley

156 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Butternut Valley (New Brunswick) since 2010, across 18,966 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow and Blue Jay.

Butternut Valley is backyard-bird country: 95% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow, Blue Jay and American Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in January — about 5.6 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.

Sussex, 8 mi to the south, has more species on record (212 against 156).

Daylight runs from 15 h 44 min at midsummer to 8 h 40 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:37 AM in mid-April and 5:31 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

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

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• American Goldfinch

  Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower

• Mourning Dove

  Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Sussex8 mi south · 212 species
• Penobsquis8 mi south-east · 188 species
• Norton16 mi south-west · 155 species
• Valley Waters18 mi south-west · 155 species
• Petitcodiac19 mi north-east · 163 species
• Three Rivers19 mi east · 161 species