Nova Scotia · 44.84°N

Birds of Bridgetown

What has actually been seen around Bridgetown: 197 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 197 within 6 mi
Observation records: 11,875 since 2010
Most recorded bird: American Crow
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 49 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.6 h / 8.8 h

What the records say about Bridgetown

197 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Bridgetown (Nova Scotia) since 2010, across 11,875 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and Turkey Vulture.

Bridgetown 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, Black-capped Chickadee, Song Sparrow and Blue Jay make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

17 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture, Bald Eagle and Red-tailed Hawk.

Records peak in May and are lowest in March — about 3.5 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.

Middleton, 13 mi to the north-east, has more species on record (240 against 197). Birds logged far more often around Bridgetown than there include Turkey Vulture, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye and Ring-necked Duck.

Daylight runs from 15 h 36 min at midsummer to 8 h 47 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:38 AM in mid-April and 5:34 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Bridgetown

#	Bird	Records
1	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	787
2	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	548
3	Turkey VultureCathartes aura	473
4	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	466
5	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	454
6	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	375
7	Common RavenCorvus corax	366
8	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	357
9	American RobinTurdus migratorius	347
10	Mourning DoveZenaida macroura	321
11	American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus	273
12	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	256
13	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	247
14	Rock PigeonColumba livia	244
15	Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus	233
16	Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis	226
17	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	200
18	Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis	197
19	White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis	164
20	BuffleheadBucephala albeola	159

Records by month

What to put out in Bridgetown

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

American Crow
Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
Black-capped Chickadee
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts
Song Sparrow
Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn
Blue Jay
Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet
European Starling
Suet · Cracked corn
Common Raven
Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

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 Bridgetown?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Bridgetown are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Song Sparrow, Blue Jay and European Starling, based on 11,875 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Bridgetown?

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

When is the best month for birds in Bridgetown?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in March. Sunrise in late June is around 5:34 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.