Birds of Nouvelle-Arcadie

83 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Nouvelle-Arcadie (New Brunswick) since 2010, across 505 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Robin, Black-capped Chickadee and American Crow.

Nouvelle-Arcadie is backyard-bird country: 92% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Robin, Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow and Red-breasted Nuthatch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

5 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Merlin, Broad-winged Hawk and Hen Harrier.

Records peak in June and are lowest in February — about 57.7 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.

Aldouane, 15 mi to the east, has more species on record (105 against 83).

Daylight runs from 15 h 51 min at midsummer to 8 h 33 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:35 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.

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Red-breasted Nuthatch

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Peanut hearts

• American Goldfinch

  Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower

• Ovenbird

  None — deep leaf litter is the habitat

• Aldouane15 mi east · 105 species
• Saint-Louis de Kent19 mi east · 202 species
• Beaurivage19 mi east · 163 species
• Elsipogtog First Nation19 mi south-east · 116 species
• Eel Ground22 mi north-west · 198 species
• Black River-Hardwicke23 mi north · 129 species