Uncommon Birds in Newfoundland and Labrador
Our list for Newfoundland and Labrador has 86 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 25 summer visitors, 15 winter visitors, 39 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Newfoundland and Labrador in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 86, most common first
Common GullLarus canusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Snowy OwlBubo scandiacusWinter visitorUncommon52–71 cmRegularly Nov–May
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusPassage migrantUncommon18–22 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubrisSummer visitorUncommon7–9 cmRegularly May–Sep
Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicusPassage migrantUncommon17–21 cmRegularly Jan–Jun
Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallidaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Dec
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Dec
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jul–May
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsPassage migrantUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Jun–Jan
Greylag GooseAnser anserPassage migrantUncommon75–90 cmRegularly Dec–Apr
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosPassage migrantUncommon21–26 cmRegularly May–Nov
Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castaneaSummer visitorUncommon14–14 cmRegularly May–Sep
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusResidentUncommon46–63 cmRecorded all year
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensisSummer visitorUncommon20–24 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Cattle EgretArdea ibisPassage migrantUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaWinter visitorUncommon40–50 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
RedwingTurdus iliacusPassage migrantUncommon20–24 cmRegularly Feb
King EiderSomateria spectabilisWinter visitorUncommon46–64 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Philadelphia VireoVireo philadelphicusPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Jun–Nov
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct
WilletTringa semipalmataSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly May–Sep
Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapillaPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Dec
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