Birds of Roddickton

74 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Roddickton (Newfoundland and Labrador) since 2010, across 448 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Great Black-backed Gull and American Herring Gull.

Roddickton is backyard-bird country: 66% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, American Robin, Black-capped Chickadee and Dark-eyed Junco make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

Records peak in June and are lowest in November — about 113.0 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.

St. Anthony, 42 mi to the north-east, has more species on record (145 against 74).

Daylight runs from 16 h 32 min at midsummer to 7 h 56 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:21 AM in mid-April and 5:00 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

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Dark-eyed Junco

  White proso millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• White-throated Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• St. Anthony42 mi north-east · 145 species
• Baie Verte65 mi south · 79 species
• Springdale94 mi south · 95 species
• Triton96 mi south · 64 species
• Twillingate103 mi south-east · 154 species
• Saint-Augustin112 mi west · 82 species