Rare Birds in New Brunswick
Our list for New Brunswick has 23 rare birds recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 5 summer visitors, 1 winter visitor, 13 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in New Brunswick in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 23, most common first
Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalusPassage migrantRare19–23 cmRegularly Oct
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaSummer visitorRare16–19 cmRegularly May–Oct
Sabine's GullXema sabiniPassage migrantRare27–33 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorRare22–26 cmRegularly May–Sep
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiiPassage migrantRare14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicoides arcticusResidentRare21–24 cmRecorded all year
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantRare41–46 cmRegularly Jul–Oct
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosPassage migrantRare66–102 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaPassage migrantRare40–47 cmRegularly Nov–May
Little AukAlle alleWinter visitorRare18–21 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusPassage migrantRare38–44 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
Lark SparrowChondestes grammacusPassage migrantRare15–17 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
King EiderSomateria spectabilisResidentRare46–64 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Purple MartinProgne subisSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly May–Jul
Marbled GodwitLimosa fedoaScarceRare40–50 cmRegularly Aug
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaSummer visitorRare28–32 cmRegularly May–Jul
Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorPassage migrantRare22–24 cmRegularly May–Sep
Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineusSummer visitorRare13–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaPassage migrantRare27–30 cmRegularly Sep
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanPassage migrantRare32–36 cmRegularly Jun
Long-eared OwlAsio otusScarceRare35–40 cm
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusPassage migrantRare16–17 cmRegularly May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Vesper Sparrow 13–17 cm
- Baird's Sandpiper 14–17 cm
- Lark Sparrow 15–17 cm
- Gray-cheeked Thrush 16–17 cm
- Scarlet Tanager 16–19 cm
- Purple Martin 18–20 cm
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Little Auk 18–21 cm
- Red-headed Woodpecker 19–23 cm
- Black-backed Woodpecker 21–24 cm
- Wilson's Phalarope 22–24 cm
- Black Tern 22–26 cm
- White-winged Dove 27–30 cm
- Sabine's Gull 27–33 cm
- Upland Sandpiper 28–32 cm
- Franklin's Gull 32–36 cm
- Long-eared Owl 35–40 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Arctic Jaeger 41–46 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Marbled Godwit 40–50 cm
- King Eider 46–64 cm
- Golden Eagle 66–102 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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