New Brunswick · 45.18°N

Birds of St. Stephen

What has actually been seen around St. Stephen: 231 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 231 within 6 mi
Observation records: 36,651 since 2010
Most recorded bird: American Crow
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 82 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.6 h / 8.7 h

What the records say about St. Stephen

231 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of St. Stephen (New Brunswick) since 2010, across 36,651 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Song Sparrow and Black-capped Chickadee.

St. Stephen is backyard-bird country: 74% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, Song Sparrow, Black-capped Chickadee and American Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in December — about 30.3 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.

Dennis-Weston, 4 mi to the north, has fewer species on record (222 against 231). Birds logged far more often around St. Stephen than there include Eastern Kingbird.

Daylight runs from 15 h 39 min at midsummer to 8 h 45 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:45 AM in mid-April and 5:41 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near St. Stephen

#	Bird	Records
1	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	1,433
2	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	1,144
3	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	1,119
4	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	1,005
5	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	1,002
6	American RobinTurdus migratorius	998
7	Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas	835
8	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	771
9	Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus	768
10	Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus	757
11	American Black DuckAnas rubripes	664
12	Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus	652
13	Northern ParulaSetophaga americana	593
14	Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia	587
15	Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis	571
16	OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla	568
17	Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum	562
18	Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia	533
19	Mourning DoveZenaida macroura	532
20	White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis	530

Records by month

What to put out in St. Stephen

Foods for the most recorded backyard birds here, from our species notes.

American Crow
Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
Song Sparrow
Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn
Black-capped Chickadee
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts
American Goldfinch
Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower
American Robin
Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets
Common Yellowthroat
None — wet brushy cover is the draw

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 St. Stephen?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of St. Stephen are American Crow, Song Sparrow, Black-capped Chickadee, American Goldfinch and American Robin, based on 36,651 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near St. Stephen?

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

When is the best month for birds in St. Stephen?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 5:41 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.