Nova Scotia · 45.33°N

Birds of Advocate Harbour

What has actually been seen around Advocate Harbour: 178 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 178 within 6 mi
Observation records: 4,769 since 2010
Most recorded bird: American Herring Gull
Busiest month: July
Elevation: 16 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.7 h / 8.7 h

What the records say about Advocate Harbour

178 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Advocate Harbour (Nova Scotia) since 2010, across 4,769 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Herring Gull, American Crow and Song Sparrow.

Advocate Harbour 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, Song Sparrow, Black-capped Chickadee and Common Raven make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

13 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Bald Eagle, Turkey Vulture and Peregrine Falcon.

Records peak in July and are lowest in January — about 15.8 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.

Centreville, 18 mi to the south-east, has more species on record (261 against 178). Birds logged far more often around Advocate Harbour than there include Great Black-backed Gull, Turkey Vulture, Common Loon and Common Eider.

Daylight runs from 15 h 40 min at midsummer to 8 h 44 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:35 AM in mid-April and 5:30 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Advocate Harbour

#	Bird	Records
1	American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus	273
2	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	261
3	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	188
4	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	160
5	Common RavenCorvus corax	157
6	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	143
7	Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus	129
8	American RobinTurdus migratorius	124
9	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	113
10	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	105
11	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	103
12	Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus	102
13	Turkey VultureCathartes aura	91
14	White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis	83
15	Mourning DoveZenaida macroura	82
16	Common LoonGavia immer	72
17	Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa	71
18	American Black DuckAnas rubripes	67
19	Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula	66
20	Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum	63

Records by month

What to put out in Advocate Harbour

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

American Crow
Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
Song Sparrow
Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn
Black-capped Chickadee
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts
Common Raven
Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
American Goldfinch
Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower
American Robin
Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

Seasonal bird notes for Nova Scotia

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 Advocate Harbour?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Advocate Harbour are American Crow, Song Sparrow, Black-capped Chickadee, Common Raven and American Goldfinch, based on 4,769 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Advocate Harbour?

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

When is the best month for birds in Advocate Harbour?

Observation records peak in July and are lowest in January. Sunrise in late June is around 5:30 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.