New Brunswick · 45.90°N

Birds of Lincoln

What has actually been seen around Lincoln: 245 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 245 within 6 mi
Observation records: 77,544 since 2010
Most recorded bird: American Crow
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 23 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.7 h / 8.7 h

What the records say about Lincoln

245 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Lincoln (New Brunswick) since 2010, across 77,544 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and American Goldfinch.

Lincoln is backyard-bird country: 79% 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, American Goldfinch and American Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in January — about 5.6 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.

Pepper Creek, 4 mi to the north, has a similar number of species on record (249 against 245).

Daylight runs from 15 h 45 min at midsummer to 8 h 39 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:41 AM in mid-April and 5:35 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Lincoln

#	Bird	Records
1	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	5,515
2	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	5,131
3	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	3,526
4	American RobinTurdus migratorius	2,886
5	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	2,735
6	Rock PigeonColumba livia	2,242
7	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	2,044
8	Mourning DoveZenaida macroura	1,738
9	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	1,707
10	Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis	1,656
11	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	1,557
12	White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis	1,520
13	Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis	1,493
14	Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula	1,476
15	Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus	1,398
16	Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus	1,286
17	American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus	1,240
18	Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina	1,206
19	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	1,188
20	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	1,163

Records by month

What to put out in Lincoln

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
American Goldfinch
Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower
American Robin
Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets
Song Sparrow
Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn
Rock Pigeon
None recommended — flocks crowd out other feeder birds

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 Lincoln?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Lincoln are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, American Goldfinch, American Robin and Song Sparrow, based on 77,544 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Lincoln?

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

When is the best month for birds in Lincoln?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in January. Sunrise in late June is around 5:35 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.