Birds of Sunbury-York South

202 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Sunbury-York South (New Brunswick) since 2010, across 34,296 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow and Blue Jay.

Sunbury-York South is backyard-bird country: 89% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow, Blue Jay and American Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

19 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Bald Eagle and Osprey.

Records peak in May and are lowest in December — about 8.5 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.

Rusagonis, 2 mi to the south, has fewer species on record (182 against 202). Birds logged far more often around Sunbury-York South than there include Swamp Sparrow.

Daylight runs from 15 h 44 min at midsummer to 8 h 40 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:42 AM in mid-April and 5:35 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

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

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• 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

• Red-breasted Nuthatch

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Peanut hearts

• Rusagonis2 mi south · 182 species
• Lincoln5 mi north · 245 species
• New Maryland5 mi north-west · 249 species
• Oromocto6 mi east · 206 species
• Pepper Creek8 mi north · 249 species
• Maugerville8 mi east · 211 species