Nova Scotia · 45.41°N

Birds of Parrsboro

What has actually been seen around Parrsboro: 170 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 170 within 6 mi
Observation records: 4,661 since 2010
Most recorded bird: American Crow
Busiest month: July
Elevation: 56 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.7 h / 8.7 h

What the records say about Parrsboro

170 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Parrsboro (Nova Scotia) since 2010, across 4,661 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, American Herring Gull and Black-capped Chickadee.

Parrsboro is backyard-bird country: 70% 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, Blue Jay 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, Turkey Vulture and Merlin.

Records peak in July and are lowest in October — about 6.2 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, 21 mi to the south-west, has more species on record (261 against 170). Birds logged far more often around Parrsboro than there include Red-breasted Nuthatch, Ring-billed Gull, Bufflehead and Turkey Vulture.

Daylight runs from 15 h 40 min at midsummer to 8 h 43 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:33 AM in mid-April and 5:28 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Parrsboro

#	Bird	Records
1	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	302
2	American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus	269
3	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	232
4	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	167
5	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	151
6	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	147
7	Mourning DoveZenaida macroura	140
8	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	135
9	American RobinTurdus migratorius	131
10	Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus	114
11	Common RavenCorvus corax	113
12	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	102
13	Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis	94
14	Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus	90
15	White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis	86
16	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	82
17	American Black DuckAnas rubripes	80
18	Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis	69
19	BuffleheadBucephala albeola	68
20	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	65

Records by month

What to put out in Parrsboro

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
Blue Jay
Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet
American Goldfinch
Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower
Song Sparrow
Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn
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 Parrsboro?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Parrsboro are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Blue Jay, American Goldfinch and Song Sparrow, based on 4,661 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Parrsboro?

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

When is the best month for birds in Parrsboro?

Observation records peak in July and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 5:28 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.