Birds of St. Peter's

214 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of St. Peter's (Nova Scotia) since 2010, across 11,784 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and American Herring Gull.

St. Peter's is backyard-bird country: 69% 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 Dark-eyed Junco make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in January — about 6.3 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.

Louisdale, 10 mi to the west, has fewer species on record (189 against 214). Birds logged far more often around St. Peter's than there include Brown Creeper.

Daylight runs from 15 h 42 min at midsummer to 8 h 41 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:19 AM in mid-April and 5:13 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

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Dark-eyed Junco

  White proso millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• American Goldfinch

  Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Louisdale10 mi west · 189 species
• Princeville22 mi west · 103 species
• Port Hawkesbury23 mi west · 199 species
• Eskasoni 323 mi north-east · 162 species
• Whycocomagh25 mi north-west · 136 species
• Baddeck31 mi north · 180 species