Birds of Southern Victoria

179 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Southern Victoria (New Brunswick) since 2010, across 7,354 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and American Robin.

Southern Victoria is backyard-bird country: 72% 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, American Robin and Song Sparrow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

13 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Bald Eagle and American Kestrel.

Records peak in May and are lowest in December — about 17.9 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.

Perth-Andover, 3 mi to the south, has fewer species on record (156 against 179). Birds logged far more often around Southern Victoria than there include Snow Bunting.

Daylight runs from 15 h 52 min at midsummer to 8 h 32 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:45 AM in mid-April and 5:36 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

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• American Goldfinch

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

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• Perth-Andover3 mi south · 156 species
• Plaster Rock18 mi north-east · 99 species
• Grand Falls19 mi north · 148 species
• Tobique Valley19 mi north-east · 99 species
• Carleton North20 mi south · 133 species
• St-André23 mi north · 158 species