Birds of New Maryland

249 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of New Maryland (New Brunswick) since 2010, across 106,553 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow and American Goldfinch.

New Maryland is backyard-bird country: 82% 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 Song Sparrow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in January — about 5.9 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.

Hanwell, 4 mi to the west, has fewer species on record (177 against 249). Birds logged far more often around New Maryland than there include Mallard, Rock Pigeon, Ring-billed Gull and American Herring Gull.

Daylight runs from 15 h 44 min at midsummer to 8 h 39 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:42 AM in mid-April and 5:35 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

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Mourning Dove

  Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower

• Hanwell4 mi west · 177 species
• Lincoln5 mi east · 245 species
• Sunbury-York South5 mi south-east · 202 species
• North Devon6 mi north-east · 247 species
• Pepper Creek6 mi north-east · 249 species
• Douglas6 mi north-west · 241 species