Nova Scotia · 44.62°N

Birds of Digby

What has actually been seen around Digby: 231 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 231 within 6 mi
Observation records: 18,286 since 2010
Most recorded bird: American Herring Gull
Busiest month: September
Elevation: 115 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.6 h / 8.8 h

What the records say about Digby

231 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Digby (Nova Scotia) since 2010, across 18,286 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Herring Gull, American Crow and Black-capped Chickadee.

Digby is backyard-bird country: 60% 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 American Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

18 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Bald Eagle, Turkey Vulture and Hen Harrier.

Records peak in September and are lowest in January — about 5.5 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.

Bridgetown, 28 mi to the north-east, has fewer species on record (197 against 231). Birds logged far more often around Digby than there include Great Black-backed Gull, Common Loon, Long-tailed Duck and Surf Scoter.

Daylight runs from 15 h 34 min at midsummer to 8 h 49 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:40 AM in mid-April and 5:37 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Digby

#	Bird	Records
1	American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus	1,002
2	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	957
3	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	835
4	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	778
5	Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus	740
6	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	625
7	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	578
8	Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus	501
9	Common LoonGavia immer	473
10	Mourning DoveZenaida macroura	456
11	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	391
12	Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis	390
13	American RobinTurdus migratorius	324
14	Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis	270
15	Common EiderSomateria mollissima	266
16	Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus	265
17	Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis	258
18	Rock PigeonColumba livia	257
19	Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata	256
20	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	256

Records by month

What to put out in Digby

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
American Goldfinch
Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower
Blue Jay
Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet
Mourning Dove
Millet · Cracked corn · Black-oil sunflower

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 Digby?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Digby are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Song Sparrow, American Goldfinch and Blue Jay, based on 18,286 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Digby?

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

When is the best month for birds in Digby?

Observation records peak in September and are lowest in January. Sunrise in late June is around 5:37 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.