New Brunswick · 45.78°N

Birds of Penobsquis

What has actually been seen around Penobsquis: 188 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 188 within 6 mi
Observation records: 19,590 since 2010
Most recorded bird: American Crow
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 118 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.7 h / 8.7 h

What the records say about Penobsquis

188 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Penobsquis (New Brunswick) since 2010, across 19,590 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and Blue Jay.

Penobsquis 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. American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay and American Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

16 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Bald Eagle, Turkey Vulture and Osprey.

Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 8.8 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.

Sussex, 7 mi to the south-west, has more species on record (212 against 188).

Daylight runs from 15 h 43 min at midsummer to 8 h 40 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:37 AM in mid-April and 5:31 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Penobsquis

#	Bird	Records
1	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	1,045
2	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	1,025
3	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	833
4	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	786
5	Mourning DoveZenaida macroura	707
6	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	585
7	American RobinTurdus migratorius	547
8	Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis	491
9	Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus	473
10	Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus	464
11	Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula	459
12	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	450
13	Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis	422
14	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	413
15	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	394
16	Common RavenCorvus corax	384
17	Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus	376
18	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	372
19	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	370
20	White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis	350

Records by month

What to put out in Penobsquis

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
Blue Jay
Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet
American Goldfinch
Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower
Mourning Dove
Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower
Song Sparrow
Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

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 Penobsquis?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Penobsquis are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, American Goldfinch and Mourning Dove, based on 19,590 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Penobsquis?

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

When is the best month for birds in Penobsquis?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 5:31 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.