Birds of Baddeck

180 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Baddeck (Nova Scotia) since 2010, across 12,836 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, American Robin and Song Sparrow.

Baddeck is backyard-bird country: 71% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, American Robin, Song Sparrow and American Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in June and are lowest in December — about 29.9 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.

Eskasoni 3, 12 mi to the south-east, has fewer species on record (162 against 180). Birds logged far more often around Baddeck than there include Mallard, Ring-necked Duck, Barn Swallow and House Sparrow.

Daylight runs from 15 h 46 min at midsummer to 8 h 38 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:18 AM in mid-April and 5:11 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

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• American Goldfinch

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

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Blue Jay

  Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• Eskasoni 312 mi south-east · 162 species
• Whycocomagh19 mi south-west · 136 species
• Sydney Forks21 mi east · 213 species
• North Sydney25 mi east · 280 species
• Coxheath25 mi east · 265 species
• Sydney Mines27 mi east · 263 species