Nova Scotia · 46.02°N

Birds of Port Hood

What has actually been seen around Port Hood: 162 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 162 within 6 mi
Observation records: 3,704 since 2010
Most recorded bird: American Crow
Busiest month: August
Elevation: 92 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.8 h / 8.6 h

What the records say about Port Hood

162 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Port Hood (Nova Scotia) since 2010, across 3,704 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Song Sparrow and American Herring Gull.

Port Hood 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, Song Sparrow, American Goldfinch and American Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Bald Eagle, Hen Harrier and Merlin.

Records peak in August and are lowest in January — about 103.1 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.

Mabou, 8 mi to the north-east, has a similar number of species on record (158 against 162). Birds logged far more often around Port Hood than there include Semipalmated Plover and Sanderling.

Daylight runs from 15 h 45 min at midsummer to 8 h 38 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:21 AM in mid-April and 5:14 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Port Hood

#	Bird	Records
1	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	189
2	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	164
3	American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus	160
4	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	152
5	Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus	131
6	Northern GannetMorus bassanus	124
7	Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus	120
8	Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis	117
9	American RobinTurdus migratorius	112
10	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	107
11	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	98
12	Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus	80
13	Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus	79
14	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	64
15	Yellow WarblerSetophaga petechia	64
16	Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis	61
17	Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas	60
18	Common RavenCorvus corax	57
19	Northern FlickerColaptes auratus	56
20	Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum	55

Records by month

What to put out in Port Hood

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

American Crow
Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps
Song Sparrow
Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn
American Goldfinch
Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower
American Robin
Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets
Black-capped Chickadee
Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts
Blue Jay
Peanuts in the shell · Black-oil sunflower · Suet

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 Port Hood?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Port Hood are American Crow, Song Sparrow, American Goldfinch, American Robin and Black-capped Chickadee, based on 3,704 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Port Hood?

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

When is the best month for birds in Port Hood?

Observation records peak in August and are lowest in January. Sunrise in late June is around 5:14 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.