Birds of Rocky Harbour

187 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Rocky Harbour (Newfoundland and Labrador) since 2010, across 41,193 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Robin, White-throated Sparrow and American Crow.

Rocky Harbour is backyard-bird country: 73% 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, American Crow and Black-and-white Warbler make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Bald Eagle.

Records peak in June and are lowest in January — about 57.7 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.

Deer Lake, 37 mi to the south-east, has fewer species on record (151 against 187). Birds logged far more often around Rocky Harbour than there include Swainson's Thrush, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Double-crested Cormorant and Pine Grosbeak.

Daylight runs from 16 h 18 min at midsummer to 8 h 8 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:31 AM in mid-April and 5:13 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

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Black-and-white Warbler

  Suet (rarely, on migration)

• Yellow Warbler

  None — plant native willow and dogwood thickets

• Yellow-rumped Warbler

  Suet · Hulled sunflower

• Deer Lake37 mi south-east · 151 species
• Humber Arm South42 mi south · 130 species
• Irishtown-Summerside43 mi south · 175 species
• Pasadena43 mi south · 156 species
• Massey Drive46 mi south · 179 species
• Stephenville79 mi south-west · 206 species