New World Sparrows in Nova Scotia
Our list for Nova Scotia has 10 new world sparrows recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 4 summer visitors, 4 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Nova Scotia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 10, most common first
Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaResidentCommon12–17 cmRecorded all year
Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgianaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arboreaWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaSummer visitorUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrysWinter visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Sep–May
Fox SparrowPasserella iliacaWinter visitorUncommon15–19 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolniiSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year
Clay-colored SparrowSpizella pallidaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Lark SparrowChondestes grammacusPassage migrantRare15–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jan
Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineusSummer visitorRare13–17 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cmData: 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