Birds of Salisbury

236 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Salisbury (New Brunswick) since 2010, across 104,387 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and Blue Jay.

Salisbury is backyard-bird country: 70% 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 Mourning Dove make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 6.1 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.

Petitcodiac, 9 mi to the south-west, has fewer species on record (163 against 236). Birds logged far more often around Salisbury than there include Pied-billed Grebe, Blue-winged Teal, Swamp Sparrow and American Tree Sparrow.

Daylight runs from 15 h 46 min at midsummer to 8 h 38 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:35 AM in mid-April and 5:28 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 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

• Mourning Dove

  Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Petitcodiac9 mi south-west · 163 species
• Three Rivers10 mi south-west · 161 species
• Glen Cairn11 mi north-east · 262 species
• Riverview11 mi east · 259 species
• McEwen14 mi north-east · 256 species
• Maple Hills15 mi north-east · 167 species