Birds of Baie Verte

79 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Baie Verte (Newfoundland and Labrador) since 2010, across 569 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Robin, White-throated Sparrow and Fox Sparrow.

Baie Verte 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 Robin, White-throated Sparrow, Fox Sparrow and Ruby-crowned Kinglet make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

Springdale, 30 mi to the south, has more species on record (95 against 79).

Daylight runs from 16 h 22 min at midsummer to 8 h 5 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:23 AM in mid-April and 5:05 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 Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• White-throated Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Fox Sparrow

  Millet · Sunflower chips

• Yellow-rumped Warbler

  Suet · Hulled sunflower

• Black-and-white Warbler

  Suet (rarely, on migration)

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Springdale30 mi south · 95 species
• Triton38 mi south-east · 64 species
• Roddickton65 mi north · 74 species
• Botwood66 mi south-east · 116 species
• Twillingate66 mi east · 154 species
• Lewisporte69 mi south-east · 108 species