Birds of Grand Manan

318 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Grand Manan (New Brunswick) since 2010, across 210,422 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Herring Gull, American Crow and Great Black-backed Gull.

Water shapes this list. 50% of records near Grand Manan are ducks, geese, gulls, waders, herons and other waterbirds — American Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull and Common Eider lead them — which points to coast, estuary, river or open water within range. American Crow is still the most logged backyard bird.

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

Records peak in September and are lowest in February — about 7.7 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.

Fundy Bay, 4 mi to the north-east, has a similar number of species on record (320 against 318). Birds logged far more often around Grand Manan than there include Long-tailed Duck.

Daylight runs from 15 h 35 min at midsummer to 8 h 48 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:44 AM in mid-April and 5:41 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

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Mourning Dove

  Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower

• Fundy Bay4 mi north-east · 320 species
• Campobello Island15 mi north · 299 species
• Blacks Harbour25 mi north · 257 species
• Eastern Charlotte28 mi north · 259 species
• Pennfield28 mi north · 253 species
• Saint Andrews28 mi north-west · 263 species