Birds of Douglas

241 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Douglas (New Brunswick) since 2010, across 95,371 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow and American Goldfinch.

Douglas is backyard-bird country: 80% 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, American Goldfinch and Song Sparrow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in January — about 6.4 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.

Estey's Bridge, 4 mi to the north, has fewer species on record (224 against 241). Birds logged far more often around Douglas than there include Great Black-backed Gull.

Daylight runs from 15 h 45 min at midsummer to 8 h 39 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:42 AM in mid-April and 5:35 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

• American Goldfinch

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

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• White-breasted Nuthatch

  Black-oil sunflower · Shelled peanuts · Suet

• Estey's Bridge4 mi north · 224 species
• North Devon5 mi east · 247 species
• New Maryland6 mi south-east · 249 species
• Hanwell7 mi south · 177 species
• Pepper Creek7 mi east · 249 species
• Marysville7 mi east · 247 species