Birds of St. Alban's

90 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of St. Alban's (Newfoundland and Labrador) since 2010, across 660 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, White-throated Sparrow and American Robin.

St. Alban's is backyard-bird country: 74% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, White-throated Sparrow, American Robin and Blue Jay make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

6 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Bald Eagle, Osprey and Falco atricapillus.

Records peak in June and are lowest in December — about 401.0 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.

Harbour Breton, 27 mi to the south, has fewer species on record (67 against 90). Birds logged far more often around St. Alban's than there include Blue Jay.

Daylight runs from 16 h 2 min at midsummer to 8 h 23 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:25 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 Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• White-throated Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• Yellow Warbler

  None — plant native willow and dogwood thickets

• American Goldfinch

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

• Harbour Breton27 mi south · 67 species
• Grand Bank53 mi south · 155 species
• Fortune55 mi south · 144 species
• Marystown58 mi south-east · 114 species
• Burin62 mi south-east · 114 species
• Grand Falls-Windsor74 mi north · 118 species