Birds of New Victoria

240 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of New Victoria (Nova Scotia) since 2010, across 35,405 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Herring Gull, American Crow and American Black Duck.

Water shapes this list. 69% of records near New Victoria are ducks, geese, gulls, waders, herons and other waterbirds — American Herring Gull, American Black Duck and Iceland Gull lead them — which points to coast, estuary, river or open water within range. American Crow is still the most logged backyard bird.

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

Records peak in February and are lowest in June — about 2.7 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.

New Waterford, 2 mi to the east, has a similar number of species on record (239 against 240). Birds logged far more often around New Victoria than there include Black-headed Gull and Northern Pintail.

Daylight runs from 15 h 47 min at midsummer to 8 h 36 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:15 AM in mid-April and 5:08 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

• European Starling

  Suet · Cracked corn

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Rock Pigeon

  None recommended — flocks crowd out other feeder birds

• New Waterford2 mi east · 239 species
• Sydney Mines4 mi west · 263 species
• Dominion6 mi south-east · 261 species
• North Sydney7 mi south-west · 280 species
• Reserve Mines7 mi south-east · 268 species
• Coxheath11 mi south-west · 265 species