New World Warblers in Nova Scotia
Our list for Nova Scotia has 19 new world warblers recorded regularly there: 17 summer visitors, 1 winter visitor 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 19, most common first
Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestivaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Sep
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Oct
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaSummer visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly May–Sep
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly May–Sep
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensSummer visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly May–Oct
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Sep
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaSummer visitorCommon10–14 cmRegularly May–Sep
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarumSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Oct
Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapillaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Nov
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisSummer visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly May–Sep
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Oct
Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Oct
Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celataWinter visitorUncommon11–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castaneaSummer visitorUncommon14–14 cmRegularly May–Sep
Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphiaSummer visitorUncommon10–15 cmRegularly May–Sep
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaSummer visitorUncommon10–13 cmRegularly May–Oct
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaPassage migrantRare13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Black-throated Green Warbler 11–12 cm
- Tennessee Warbler 10–13 cm
- Common Yellowthroat 11–13 cm
- Magnolia Warbler 11–13 cm
- Chestnut-sided Warbler 10–14 cm
- Nashville Warbler 11–13 cm
- Black-throated Blue Warbler 11–13 cm
- Northern Yellow Warbler 12–13 cm
- American Redstart 11–14 cm
- Orange-crowned Warbler 11–14 cm
- Mourning Warbler 10–15 cm
- Palm Warbler 12–14 cm
- Cape May Warbler 12–14 cm
- Yellow-rumped Warbler 12–15 cm
- Ovenbird 12–15 cm
- Northern Waterthrush 12–15 cm
- Prothonotary Warbler 13–14 cm
- Blackpoll Warbler 13–15 cm
- Bay-breasted Warbler 14–14 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