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Birds in New Brunswick

Our list for New Brunswick has 202 bird species recorded regularly there: 30 residents, 75 summer visitors, 40 winter visitors, 54 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors

The list comes from 1.6 million birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
202
In October
142
Common
84
Busiest month
May

What's special about New Brunswick

vs Canada

The birds recorded far more often here than across Canada, as a share of all bird records. These are the ones New Brunswick is worth visiting for.

  1. Great ShearwaterGreat Shearwater24×Passage migrant · 0.23% of records here, 0.01% across Canada
  2. Pomarine JaegerPomarine Jaeger14×Passage migrant · 0.06% of records here, 0.00% across Canada
  3. Leach's Storm-petrelLeach's Storm-petrel14×Summer visitor · 0.08% of records here, 0.01% across Canada
  4. Grey PhalaropeGrey Phalarope12×Passage migrant · 0.07% of records here, 0.01% across Canada
  5. Atlantic PuffinAtlantic Puffin9.4×Passage migrant · 0.15% of records here, 0.02% across Canada
  6. Great CormorantGreat Cormorant7.9×Winter visitor · 0.20% of records here, 0.02% across Canada
  7. Sooty ShearwaterSooty Shearwater7.8×Passage migrant · 0.07% of records here, 0.01% across Canada
  8. Piping PloverPiping Plover6.8×Summer visitor · 0.07% of records here, 0.01% across Canada

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. American CrowAmerican Crow5.64%
  2. Blue JayBlue Jay4.36%
  3. Song SparrowSong Sparrow3.86%
  4. American Herring GullAmerican Herring Gull2.94%
  5. American RobinAmerican Robin2.75%
  6. Ring-billed GullRing-billed Gull2.44%

Arriving now

  1. Evening GrosbeakEvening GrosbeakWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.16%
  2. Long-tailed DuckLong-tailed DuckWinter visitorSep 0.02% → Oct 0.13%
  3. Red-bellied WoodpeckerRed-bellied WoodpeckerWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.10%
  4. Snow BuntingSnow BuntingWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.08%
  5. Snow GooseSnow GoosePassage migrantSep 0.00% → Oct 0.08%
  6. Fox SparrowFox SparrowWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.08%

Share of all bird records in New Brunswick in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

Near you this week

The birds most likely around your town or postcode right now, from the same records, for a square about 9 km across.

The bird calendar for New Brunswick

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in New Brunswick

Records by month
Bird records in New Brunswick by month, 2019–2024
January62,202
February54,822
March77,104
April166,142
May294,084
June169,121
July164,361
August211,013
September179,360
October117,115
November69,372
December71,770

May has the most records (294,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 29
All 29 families in New Brunswick

How common

More of Canada

All of Canada

All 202 birds, A to Z

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Questions

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What birds is New Brunswick known for?

Compared with the rest of Canada, New Brunswick stands out for Great Shearwater, Pomarine Jaeger, Leach's Storm-petrel and Grey Phalarope. Each is recorded at least 12 times as often here as across Canada, as a share of all bird records (2019–2024).

How many birds are on Birdfact's list for New Brunswick?

202 species, each recorded regularly in New Brunswick (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 30 residents, 75 summer visitors, 40 winter visitors, 54 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in New Brunswick, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in New Brunswick in October?

142 species on our list for New Brunswick are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are American Crow, Blue Jay, Song Sparrow, American Herring Gull and American Robin.

What are the most common birds in New Brunswick?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in New Brunswick are American Crow, Song Sparrow, Blue Jay, Mourning Dove and American Robin.

Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made

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