Newfoundland and Labrador · 48.55°N

Birds of Kippens

What has actually been seen around Kippens: 213 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 213 within 6 mi
Observation records: 82,530 since 2010
Most recorded bird: American Crow
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 135 ft
Daylight, June / December: 16.1 h / 8.3 h

What the records say about Kippens

213 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Kippens (Newfoundland and Labrador) since 2010, across 82,530 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and Dark-eyed Junco.

Kippens is backyard-bird country: 69% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Dark-eyed Junco and American Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 2.4 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.

Stephenville, 2 mi to the east, has fewer species on record (206 against 213). Birds logged far more often around Kippens than there include American Wigeon and Greater Scaup.

Daylight runs from 16 h 8 min at midsummer to 8 h 18 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:35 AM in mid-April and 5:21 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Kippens

#	Bird	Records
1	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	4,765
2	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	3,301
3	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	3,275
4	American RobinTurdus migratorius	3,147
5	White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis	2,940
6	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	2,722
7	American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus	2,644
8	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	2,507
9	Iceland GullLarus glaucoides	1,967
10	Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus	1,766
11	Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca	1,758
12	Boreal ChickadeePoecile hudsonicus	1,696
13	Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis	1,649
14	American Black DuckAnas rubripes	1,620
15	Mourning DoveZenaida macroura	1,615
16	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	1,419
17	Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata	1,286
18	Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis	1,270
19	Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus	1,187
20	Northern FlickerColaptes auratus	1,175

Records by month

What to put out in Kippens

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

American Crow
Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
Black-capped Chickadee
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts
Dark-eyed Junco
White proso millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn
American Robin
Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets
White-throated Sparrow
Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn
American Goldfinch
Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower

Seasonal bird notes for Newfoundland and Labrador

What's arriving, what to feed and when to clean feeders, written for Canadian backyards. One email a month at most.

Nearby places

Frequently asked

What birds visit backyards in Kippens?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Kippens are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Dark-eyed Junco, American Robin and White-throated Sparrow, based on 82,530 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Kippens?

213 species have at least one record within 6 mi of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Kippens?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in February. Sunrise in late June is around 5:21 AM.

Sources

Timing reflects typical patterns for the region as a whole; local dates vary with elevation and year. Check the linked eBird bar charts for your county.