Birds of Eastern Charlotte

259 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Eastern Charlotte (New Brunswick) since 2010, across 27,125 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, American Herring Gull and Black-capped Chickadee.

Eastern Charlotte is backyard-bird country: 61% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Song Sparrow and American Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 5.1 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.

St. George, 2 mi to the north-west, has a similar number of species on record (259 against 259).

Daylight runs from 15 h 38 min at midsummer to 8 h 45 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:43 AM in mid-April and 5:39 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

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• American Goldfinch

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

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• St. George2 mi north-west · 259 species
• Pennfield3 mi east · 253 species
• Blacks Harbour3 mi south · 257 species
• Saint Andrews13 mi west · 263 species
• Campobello Island16 mi south-west · 299 species
• Fundy Shores20 mi east · 226 species