Birds of Campbellton

239 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Campbellton (New Brunswick) since 2010, across 39,773 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Song Sparrow and American Goldfinch.

Campbellton is backyard-bird country: 68% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, Song Sparrow, American Goldfinch and Black-capped Chickadee make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in July and are lowest in February — about 13.9 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.

Atholville, 2 mi to the south-west, has a similar number of species on record (239 against 239).

Daylight runs from 16 h 3 min at midsummer to 8 h 22 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:39 AM in mid-April and 5:26 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

• American Goldfinch

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

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• European Starling

  Suet · Cracked corn

• Atholville2 mi south-west · 239 species
• Tide Head5 mi west · 238 species
• Bois-Joli8 mi east · 185 species
• Balmoral11 mi east · 194 species
• Heron Bay13 mi east · 212 species
• Dalhousie14 mi east · 208 species