Uncommon Birds in Nova Scotia
Our list for Nova Scotia has 88 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 15 residents, 26 summer visitors, 31 winter visitors, 15 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
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 88, most common first
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly May–Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–Nov
Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusSummer visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly May–Oct
Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatusWinter visitorUncommon24–34 cmRecorded all year
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaSummer visitorUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Oct
Turkey VultureCathartes auraResidentUncommon62–81 cmRecorded all year
Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaResidentUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
VeeryCatharus fuscescensSummer visitorUncommon16–19 cmRegularly May–Sep
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusSummer visitorUncommon18–22 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapillaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Nov
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravisPassage migrantUncommon43–51 cmRegularly Jun–Nov
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–May
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherEmpidonax flaviventrisSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep
Wood DuckAix sponsaResidentUncommon47–54 cmRecorded all year
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusWinter visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisSummer visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly May–Sep
BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusSummer visitorUncommon16–20 cmRegularly May–Oct
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–Oct
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