Birds of Harbour Breton

67 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Harbour Breton (Newfoundland and Labrador) since 2010, across 632 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Common Raven, Fox Sparrow and American Robin.

Harbour Breton is backyard-bird country: 79% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Common Raven, Fox Sparrow, American Robin and Blackpoll Warbler make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

Grand Bank, 27 mi to the south, has more species on record (155 against 67). Birds logged far more often around Harbour Breton than there include Common Raven, Ruby-crowned Kinglet and Wilson's Warbler.

Daylight runs from 15 h 58 min at midsummer to 8 h 27 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:26 AM in mid-April and 5:15 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

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

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Fox Sparrow

  Millet · Sunflower chips

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• White-throated Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Swamp Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower (on the ground)

• Hermit Thrush

  Raisins · Mealworms · Suet nuggets

• Grand Bank27 mi south · 155 species
• St. Alban's27 mi north · 90 species
• Fortune29 mi south · 144 species
• Marystown37 mi south-east · 114 species
• Burin40 mi south-east · 114 species
• Arnold's Cove87 mi east · 156 species