Nova Scotia · 44.70°N

Birds of Port Wallace

What has actually been seen around Port Wallace: 308 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 308 within 6 mi
Observation records: 617,280 since 2010
Most recorded bird: American Crow
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 118 ft
Daylight, June / December: 15.6 h / 8.8 h

What the records say about Port Wallace

308 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Port Wallace (Nova Scotia) since 2010, across 617,280 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and Song Sparrow.

Port Wallace is backyard-bird country: 68% 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.

19 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Osprey and Bald Eagle.

Records peak in May and are lowest in August — about 2.1 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.

Dartmouth, 2 mi to the south-west, has more species on record (316 against 308).

Daylight runs from 15 h 35 min at midsummer to 8 h 48 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:31 AM in mid-April and 5:28 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Port Wallace

#	Bird	Records
1	American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos	40,367
2	Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus	35,336
3	Song SparrowMelospiza melodia	34,691
4	American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus	29,829
5	Blue JayCyanocitta cristata	28,617
6	European StarlingSturnus vulgaris	27,995
7	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	23,018
8	American GoldfinchSpinus tristis	22,630
9	American Black DuckAnas rubripes	20,884
10	Rock PigeonColumba livia	20,465
11	American RobinTurdus migratorius	18,461
12	Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis	15,389
13	Mourning DoveZenaida macroura	13,048
14	Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis	12,907
15	Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis	10,155
16	Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens	9,615
17	Northern FlickerColaptes auratus	9,352
18	White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis	8,237
19	Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula	8,137
20	Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus	7,877

Records by month

What to put out in Port Wallace

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
American Goldfinch
Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · 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 Port Wallace?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of Port Wallace are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Song Sparrow, Blue Jay and European Starling, based on 617,280 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Port Wallace?

308 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 Wallace?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in August. 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.