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
Steller's Sea-eagleHaliaeetus pelagicusScarceUncommon85–105 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimusSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Sep
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusPassage migrantUncommon20–22 cmRegularly May–Oct
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicoides arcticusResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusScarceUncommon28–31 cm
Gray-cheeked ThrushCatharus minimusPassage migrantUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jun–Jul
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusSummer visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Dec–Sep
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly May–Sep
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly May–Oct
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–Sep
Marsh WrenCistothorus palustrisPassage migrantUncommon10–14 cmRegularly Oct–Dec
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaPassage migrantUncommon16–19 cmRegularly May–Oct
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Jun–Nov
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusSummer visitorUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisSummer visitorUncommon45–65 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentUncommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
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