Uncommon Birds in New Brunswick
Our list for New Brunswick has 95 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 9 residents, 30 summer visitors, 23 winter visitors, 32 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
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 95, most common first
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorUncommon52–64 cmRecorded all year
Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapillaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Oct
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–Nov
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentUncommon38–43 cmRecorded all year
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisWinter visitorUncommon45–65 cmRecorded all year
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Nov
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaPassage migrantUncommon28–34 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusSummer visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly May–Sep
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarumSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Aug
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsSummer visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Oct–May
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusSummer visitorUncommon18–22 cmRegularly May–Sep
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantUncommon18–19 cmRegularly Jul–Sep
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Aug–Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year
Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellusResidentUncommon41–50 cmRecorded all year
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrysPassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly May–Dec
Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Oct
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusWinter visitorUncommon24–34 cmRecorded all year
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly May–Feb
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