Birds of Maple Hills

167 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Maple Hills (New Brunswick) since 2010, across 10,514 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow and American Goldfinch.

Maple Hills is backyard-bird country: 85% 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, American Goldfinch and Blue Jay make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in October — about 8.7 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.

Irishtown, 4 mi to the south-east, has more species on record (197 against 167).

Daylight runs from 15 h 47 min at midsummer to 8 h 37 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:34 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.

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• 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

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Irishtown4 mi south-east · 197 species
• McEwen6 mi south-east · 256 species
• Glen Cairn7 mi south · 262 species
• Lewisville9 mi south-east · 257 species
• Riverview11 mi south · 259 species
• Saint-Antoine12 mi north-east · 186 species