New Brunswick · 45.64°N

Birds of Norton

What has actually been seen around Norton: 155 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 155 within 6 mi
Observation records: 5,548 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Black-capped Chickadee
Busiest month: April
Elevation: 85 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.7 h / 8.7 h

What the records say about Norton

155 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Norton (New Brunswick) since 2010, across 5,548 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow and American Goldfinch.

Norton is backyard-bird country: 84% 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.

15 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Osprey, Bald Eagle and Turkey Vulture. A hawk that hunts feeder birds is among them, so set feeders about 10 feet from shrubs: close enough for cover, far enough that a cat can't ambush from it.

Records peak in April and are lowest in September — about 14.5 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.

Valley Waters, 7 mi to the west, has a similar number of species on record (155 against 155). Birds logged far more often around Norton than there include Pine Siskin, American Tree Sparrow, Merlin and Fox Sparrow.

Daylight runs from 15 h 42 min at midsummer to 8 h 41 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:38 AM in mid-April and 5:32 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Norton

#	Bird	Records
1	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	323
2	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	316
3	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	290
4	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	272
5	Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus	221
6	Mourning DoveZenaida macroura	219
7	Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis	189
8	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	183
9	White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis	177
10	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	176
11	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	164
12	American RobinTurdus migratorius	151
13	Common RavenCorvus corax	150
14	OspreyPandion haliaetus	144
15	Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus	137
16	Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis	119
17	Pine SiskinSpinus pinus	117
18	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	111
19	Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula	103
20	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	94

Records by month

What to put out in Norton

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
Mourning Dove
Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Peanut hearts

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 Norton?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Norton are Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow, American Goldfinch, Blue Jay and Hairy Woodpecker, based on 5,548 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Norton?

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

When is the best month for birds in Norton?

Observation records peak in April and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 5:32 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.