Birds of Eel Ground

198 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Eel Ground (New Brunswick) since 2010, across 36,316 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and Blue Jay.

Eel Ground is backyard-bird country: 78% 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, Blue Jay and Rock Pigeon make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in August — about 6.3 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.

Black River-Hardwicke, 20 mi to the east, has fewer species on record (129 against 198). Birds logged far more often around Eel Ground than there include Mourning Dove, Hairy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker and Red-breasted Nuthatch.

Daylight runs from 15 h 54 min at midsummer to 8 h 31 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:36 AM in mid-April and 5:27 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

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• Rock Pigeon

  None recommended — flocks crowd out other feeder birds

• American Goldfinch

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

• European Starling

  Suet · Cracked corn

• Black River-Hardwicke20 mi east · 129 species
• Nouvelle-Arcadie22 mi south-east · 83 species
• Alnwick27 mi north-east · 200 species
• Miramichi River Valley27 mi south-west · 66 species
• Burnt Church28 mi north-east · 204 species
• Fairisle32 mi north-east · 204 species