Birds of Harbour Grace

159 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Harbour Grace (Newfoundland and Labrador) since 2010, across 13,621 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull and American Crow.

Water shapes this list. 66% of records near Harbour Grace are ducks, geese, gulls, waders, herons and other waterbirds — American Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull and American Black Duck 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 July and are lowest in November — about 3.5 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.

Upper Island Cove, 3 mi to the south, has more species on record (165 against 159).

Daylight runs from 16 h 0 min at midsummer to 8 h 25 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:15 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

• Dark-eyed Junco

  White proso millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Rock Pigeon

  None recommended — flocks crowd out other feeder birds

• European Starling

  Suet · Cracked corn

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• American Goldfinch

  Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower

• Upper Island Cove3 mi south · 165 species
• Carbonear4 mi north · 135 species
• Bay Roberts6 mi south · 165 species
• Port de Grave7 mi south · 161 species
• Clarke's Beach10 mi south · 157 species
• Wabana14 mi east · 123 species