New Brunswick · 45.53°N

Birds of Hampton

What has actually been seen around Hampton: 223 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 223 within 6 mi
Observation records: 43,075 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Black-capped Chickadee
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 0 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.7 h / 8.7 h

What the records say about Hampton

223 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Hampton (New Brunswick) since 2010, across 43,075 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow and Blue Jay.

Hampton is backyard-bird country: 77% 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, Blue Jay and American Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in September — about 4.3 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.

Nauwigewauk, 5 mi to the south-west, has more species on record (236 against 223).

Daylight runs from 15 h 41 min at midsummer to 8 h 42 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:39 AM in mid-April and 5:34 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Hampton

#	Bird	Records
1	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	2,843
2	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	2,275
3	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	2,255
4	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	2,079
5	Mourning DoveZenaida macroura	2,009
6	Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus	1,530
7	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	1,344
8	American RobinTurdus migratorius	1,277
9	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	1,258
10	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	1,111
11	Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis	1,005
12	Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus	936
13	Turkey VultureCathartes aura	935
14	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	933
15	White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis	839
16	Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula	794
17	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	765
18	Common RavenCorvus corax	755
19	Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis	694
20	Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus	614

Records by month

What to put out in Hampton

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
Blue Jay
Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet
American Goldfinch
Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower
Mourning Dove
Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower
Song Sparrow
Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

Seasonal bird notes for New Brunswick

What's arriving, what to feed and when to clean feeders, written for Canadian backyards. One email a month at most.

Nearby places

Frequently asked

What birds visit backyards in Hampton?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Hampton are Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow, Blue Jay, American Goldfinch and Mourning Dove, based on 43,075 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Hampton?

223 species have at least one record within 6 mi of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Hampton?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 5:34 AM.

Sources

Timing reflects typical patterns for the region as a whole; local dates vary with elevation and year. Check the linked eBird bar charts for your county.