Birds of Bay Roberts

165 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Bay Roberts (Newfoundland and Labrador) since 2010, across 21,243 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Herring Gull, American Crow and American Black Duck.

Water shapes this list. 62% of records near Bay Roberts are ducks, geese, gulls, waders, herons and other waterbirds — American Herring Gull, American Black Duck and Great Black-backed Gull lead them — which points to coast, estuary, river or open water within range. American Crow is still the most logged backyard bird.

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

Records peak in January and are lowest in November — about 3.6 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.

Port de Grave, 3 mi to the east, has a similar number of species on record (161 against 165).

Daylight runs from 15 h 59 min at midsummer to 8 h 26 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:16 AM in mid-April and 5:04 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

• European Starling

  Suet · Cracked corn

• Dark-eyed Junco

  White proso millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Rock Pigeon

  None recommended — flocks crowd out other feeder birds

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Port de Grave3 mi east · 161 species
• Clarke's Beach4 mi south · 157 species
• Upper Island Cove4 mi north-east · 165 species
• Harbour Grace6 mi north · 159 species
• Carbonear10 mi north · 135 species
• Dildo13 mi west · 112 species