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Sightings

Updated ~4 day(s) ago.

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Observations - First seen - Sorted by Date descending

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Observer

Location

species 1.

Winter Wren

Count 1

Phil Taylor

102-842 Allison Coldwell Road, Kings

species 2.

Killdeer

Count 1

Kathleen MacAulay

Lower West Pubnico--Pond Rd, Yarmouth

species 3.

Snowy Owl

Count 1

Joe Mac Donald

Boisdale, Cape Breton

species 4.

Gray Catbird

Count 1

John Loch

Kissing Bridge Rd, Lunenburg, Lunenburg

species 5.

Thick-billed Murre

Count 1

Anonymous eBirder

Home, Halifax

species 6.

American Goshawk

Count 1

Elizabeth Beviss

Bloody Creek Bridgetown Annapolis Valley, Annapolis

species 7.

Eastern Bluebird

Count 2

Ronnie d'Entremont

1748 Hwy 335, Yarmouth

species 8.

Sanderling

Count 6

Natalie Barkhouse-Bishop

Martinique Beach Provincial Park, Halifax

species 9.

Dunlin

Count 14

Lori Buhlman

Petpeswick Inlet--East Petpeswick Road, Halifax

species 10.

Lapland Longspur

Count 3

Matt Lucas

Horton Landing, Kings

species 11.

Great Horned Owl

Count 1

Chris Morrison

Saunders Road, Pictou

species 12.

Horned Lark

Count 1

Alex Moore

Grand Pré--general area, Kings

species 13.

Tufted Duck

Count 1

Steven McGrath

Glace Bay Wharf, Cape Breton

species 14.

Redpoll

Count 1

Sonia Houle

16112 Nova Scotia 316, Bickerton West, Nova Scotia, CA (45.247, -61.792), Guysborough

species 15.

Red-shouldered Hawk

Count 1

Emerson Fiske

500 Mines Rd, West Hants CA-NS 44.95533, -64.23236, Hants

species 16.

Pink-footed Goose

Count 1

David Schmerge

Brick Hill Rd, Lunenburg

species 17.

King Eider

Count 1

Logan Moore

Cape Sable Island--Swimm Point, Shelburne

species 18.

Snow Goose

Count 1

Mark Dennis

Pembroke--Pembroke Dyke, Yarmouth

species 19.

Red Crossbill

Count 3

Tessa Cosman

Auto selected 45.08235, -64.55430, Kings

species 20.

Brant

Count 4

Logan Moore

Cape Sable Island--The Hawk, Shelburne

species 21.

American Kestrel

Count 1

Angie Millard

Chebogue Point Rd, Yarmouth

species 22.

Bonaparte's Gull

Count 1

Jake Chute

Garretts Cove, Lunenburg

species 23.

Cedar Waxwing

Count 10

Kevin Lantz Non-motorised

Front Centre Rd, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, CA (44.375, -64.356), Lunenburg

species 24.

Spruce Grouse

Count 1

Andrew Sibbald

1750 Nova Scotia 12, Chester Basin, Nova Scotia, CA (44.63, -64.348), Lunenburg

species 25.

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Count 2

Peggy Sanford

My Place, Hants

species 26.

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Count 7

Richard Donaldson

Lower Argyle, Yarmouth

species 27.

Mute Swan

Count 1

Angie Millard

Pinkneys Point, Yarmouth

species 28.

American Pipit

Count 12

Ray Wershler

Hartlen Point, Halifax

species 29.

Razorbill

Count 1

Dominic Cormier

Herring Cove Provincial Park Reserve, Halifax

species 30.

Double-crested Cormorant

Count 1

Dominic Cormier

Herring Cove Provincial Park Reserve, Halifax

species 31.

Northern Mockingbird

Count 1

Howard Williams

Wolfville - Marsh Hawk, Kings

species 32.

Common Grackle

Count 27

KEN CHESLOCK

Clarke Road, Kings

species 33.

Black-bellied Plover

Count 2

Chris Pepper

Three Fathom Harbour--Causeway Road, Halifax

species 34.

Baltimore Oriole

Count 1

Emma Barss

21 Lorne Ave, Halifax CA-NS (44.6769,-63.5544), Halifax

species 35.

Orange-crowned Warbler

Count 1

Gary Burns

950 West Pennant Road, West Pennant, Nova Scotia, CA (44.471, -63.653), Halifax

species 36.

Broad-winged Hawk

Count 1

Richard Donaldson

Lower Argyle, Yarmouth

species 37.

Gadwall

Count 3

Jake Chute

627 Route 201, Annapolis CA-NS (44.7526,-65.4738), Annapolis

species 38.

Red-throated Loon

Count 1

Logan Moore

Sandford Harbour and Ross Durkee Road, Yarmouth

species 39.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Count 1

Beth Hughes

5 Goucher Avenue, Kingston, Nova Scotia, CA (44.945, -65.063), Annapolis

species 40.

Green-winged Teal

Count 1

Paolo Matteucci

Antigonish Sewage Lagoons, Antigonish

species 41.

Black-headed Gull

Count 3

Paolo Matteucci

Antigonish Sewage Lagoons, Antigonish

species 42.

House Finch

Count 2

Rick Brown

Town of Yarmouth, Yarmouth

species 43.

American Coot

Count 1

Barb Glassey

East Bay, Gillis Lake Road, Cape Breton

species 44.

Peregrine Falcon

Count 1

David Colville

Colville, Annapolis

species 45.

Glaucous Gull

Count 1

Mark Dennis

Cape Sable Island--Swimm Point, Shelburne

species 46.

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Count 1

Mark Dennis

Cape Sable Island--Swimm Point, Shelburne

species 47.

Rough-legged Hawk

Count 1

Tony Millard

Home highway 304 Cape Forchu, Yarmouth

species 48.

White-winged Scoter

Count 1

kees zwanenburg

2510 Cow Bay Road, Cow Bay, Nova Scotia, CA (44.655, -63.423), Halifax

species 49.

Common Gull

Count 1

Mark Dennis

Cape Sable Island--West Head, Shelburne

species 50.

Hermit Thrush

Count 1

Barb Glassey

356–398 Blacketts Lake Rd, Cape Breton CA-NS 46.07570, -60.29815, Cape Breton

species 51.

Red-necked Grebe

Count 2

George Forsyth

Annapolis Royal Causeway, Annapolis

species 52.

Horned Grebe

Count 2

Steve Vines

Sheet Harbour Passage, Halifax

species 53.

Cooper's Hawk

Count 1

Paolo Matteucci

Guysborough, Guysborough

species 54.

White-winged Crossbill

Count 6

Bethsheila Kent

Big Harbour Road, Victoria

species 55.

American Woodcock

Count 1

Richard Donaldson

Lower Argyle, Yarmouth

species 56.

Brown Thrasher

Count 1

Anonymous eBirder

backyard feeding, Queens

species 57.

Black Guillemot

Count 3

Paolo Matteucci

CAN-NS-Canso, Wharf (45.339, -60.995), Guysborough

species 58.

Dovekie

Count 1

Paolo Matteucci

CAN-NS-Canso, Wharf (45.339, -60.995), Guysborough

species 59.

Belted Kingfisher

Count 1

Joe Mac Donald

Boisdale, Cape Breton

species 60.

Boreal Chickadee

Count 2

Joe Mac Donald

Boisdale, Cape Breton

species 61.

Purple Sandpiper

Count 8

Barb Glassey

Main a Dieu Harbour, Cape Breton, Cape Breton

species 62.

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Count 1

Barb Glassey

Main a Dieu Harbour, Cape Breton, Cape Breton

species 63.

Brown-headed Cowbird

Count 2

Mike MacDonald

MM Home - 607 Clam Point, Shelburne

species 64.

Northern Pintail

Count 2

David Currie

Grand Pré--general area, Kings

species 65.

Hooded Merganser

Count 2

James Hirtle

LaHave Yard List, Lunenburg

species 66.

Short-eared Owl

Count 1

David Currie

Grand Pré--general area, Kings

species 67.

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Count 1

Paolo Matteucci

CAN-NS-Canso, Carleton Ter. (45.336, -60.994), Guysborough

species 68.

Canada Jay

Count 1

Barb Glassey

Baleine Rd, Cape Breton, Cape Breton

species 69.

Gray Heron

Count 1

Paul Gould

Argyle Head, Yarmouth

species 70.

Barred Owl

Count 2

Garnet Uhlman

1049 Cleveland Road, Kings

species 71.

Northern Shrike

Count 1

David Currie

Highway 101 W, East Hants CA-NS 44.86883, -63.83274, Hants

species 72.

Clay-colored Sparrow

Count 1

Steven McGrath

Sydney--Ash Street, Cape Breton

species 73.

Swamp Sparrow

Count 1

Steven McGrath

Sydney--Ash Street, Cape Breton

species 74.

Dickcissel

Count 1

Steven McGrath

Sydney--Ash Street, Cape Breton

species 75.

Chipping Sparrow

Count 1

Mike Moore

Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax

species 76.

Red-winged Blackbird

Count 1

Mike Moore

Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax

species 77.

Black Scoter

Count 2

Adrian Touesnard

River Bourgeois, Richmond

species 78.

Long-tailed Duck

Count 2

Adrian Touesnard

River Bourgeois, Richmond

species 79.

Great Black-backed Gull

Count 1

Angie Millard

1729 Highway 304, Cape Forchu, Yarmouth

species 80.

Common Loon

Count 1

Paolo Matteucci

CAN-NS-Milford Haven brdg., Guysborough

species 81.

Turkey Vulture

Count 1

Dottie Welch

415 Conrad Road, Halifax

species 82.

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Count 1

John Brazner

John and Meg's Farm, Kings

species 83.

Pileated Woodpecker

Count 2

Angela Burke

36 Lexington Court, Stillwater Lake, NS B3Z 1N2, Halifax

species 84.

House Sparrow

Count 6

Brigitte Klein

Home, Yarmouth

species 85.

Fox Sparrow

Count 1

Dottie Welch

415 Conrad Road, Halifax

species 86.

Savannah Sparrow

Count 1

Blyth Archibald

Feeder, Halifax

species 87.

Pine Grosbeak

Count 6

Angela MacDonald

Angela's, Guysborough

species 88.

Barrow's Goldeneye

Count 1

Brenda Pledge

18 Lakefront Drive Mira Gut, Cape Breton

species 89.

Wood Duck

Count 2

Marty Zelenietz

Dartmouth--Birch Cove Park, Halifax

species 90.

American Wigeon

Count 2

Marty Zelenietz

Dartmouth--Birch Cove Park, Halifax

species 91.

Ring-necked Duck

Count 35

Marty Zelenietz

Dartmouth--Birch Cove Park, Halifax

species 92.

Greater Scaup

Count 1

Marty Zelenietz

Dartmouth--Birch Cove Park, Halifax

species 93.

Lesser Scaup

Count 1

Marty Zelenietz

Dartmouth--Birch Cove Park, Halifax

species 94.

Ring-billed Gull

Count 10

Marty Zelenietz

Dartmouth--Birch Cove Park, Halifax

species 95.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Count 1

Donald Codling

Codling yard, Sackville, Halifax

species 96.

Brown Creeper

Count 1

Donald Codling

Codling yard, Sackville, Halifax

species 97.

Bohemian Waxwing

Count 1

Donald Codling

Codling yard, Sackville, Halifax

species 98.

Pine Warbler

Count 4

Donald Codling

Codling yard, Sackville, Halifax

species 99.

Mallard

Count 18

John Molloy

Long Cove, Lunenburg

species 100.

Common Eider

Count 90

Barb Glassey

Louisbourg Lighthouse, Cape Breton

species 101.

Harlequin Duck

Count 21

Barb Glassey

Louisbourg Lighthouse, Cape Breton

species 102.

Bufflehead

Count 4

John Molloy

Long Cove, Lunenburg

species 103.

Ruffed Grouse

Count 1

Bernie Brown

Black River Lake, Gooseneck, Kings

species 104.

Iceland Gull

Count 1

Barb Glassey

Louisbourg Lighthouse, Cape Breton

species 105.

Great Cormorant

Count 1

Barb Glassey

Louisbourg Lighthouse, Cape Breton

species 106.

Northern Harrier

Count 1

Howard Pew

Chester, Nova Scotia, Lunenburg

species 107.

Evening Grosbeak

Count 20

Anonymous eBirder

904 West Middle River Road, Victoria

species 108.

Pine Siskin

Count 2

Anonymous eBirder

904 West Middle River Road, Victoria

species 109.

Snow Bunting

Count 180

Trish Rubin

20 Cutter Court, Colchester

species 110.

Common Goldeneye

Count 6

Ken McKenna

Plymouth, Pictou

species 111.

Eastern Towhee

Count 1

Ken McKenna

Plymouth, Pictou

species 112.

Common Merganser

Count 5

Les Rutherford

40 Pine Ridge Lane, MacKay Siding, Colchester

species 113.

Rock Pigeon

Count 2

Mike Melchin

Melchin Home, Antigonish

species 114.

American Robin

Count 1

Rita Viau

Lr Sackville B4C 3G3, Halifax

species 115.

Canada Goose

Count 35

Barb Glassey

Havenside Cove, Cape Breton

species 116.

American Black Duck

Count 3

Barb Glassey

Havenside Cove, Cape Breton

species 117.

Surf Scoter

Count 2

Barb Glassey

Havenside Cove, Cape Breton

species 118.

Red-breasted Merganser

Count 1

Barb Glassey

Havenside Cove, Cape Breton

species 119.

American Herring Gull

Count 4

Barb Glassey

Havenside Cove, Cape Breton

species 120.

Merlin

Count 1

Lorraine Coops

Acadia Street, Annapolis

species 121.

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Count 1

Dominique Gusset

Duncan's Cove, Halifax

species 122.

Purple Finch

Count 2

Charles Berry

Bridgewater, Lunenburg

species 123.

Ring-necked Pheasant

Count 1

David Colville

Colville, Annapolis

species 124.

Mourning Dove

Count 7

Diane Boulanger

100 Narrows Basin, Lunenburg

species 125.

Bald Eagle

Count 2

David Colville

Colville, Annapolis

species 126.

Red-tailed Hawk

Count 1

David Colville

Colville, Annapolis

species 127.

Northern Flicker

Count 1

Howard Williams

Wolfville - Marsh Hawk, Kings

species 128.

Blue Jay

Count 2

Diane Boulanger

100 Narrows Basin, Lunenburg

species 129.

Common Raven

Count 2

David Colville

Colville, Annapolis

species 130.

White-breasted Nuthatch

Count 1

Diane Boulanger

100 Narrows Basin, Lunenburg

species 131.

European Starling

Count 2

Howard Williams

Wolfville - Marsh Hawk, Kings

species 132.

American Goldfinch

Count 13

Howard Williams

Wolfville - Marsh Hawk, Kings

species 133.

American Tree Sparrow

Count 1

Howard Williams

Wolfville - Marsh Hawk, Kings

species 134.

White-throated Sparrow

Count 2

David Colville

Colville, Annapolis

species 135.

Song Sparrow

Count 1

Howard Williams

Wolfville - Marsh Hawk, Kings

species 136.

Northern Cardinal

Count 1

David Colville

Colville, Annapolis

species 137.

Northern Saw-whet Owl

Count 1

David Colville

Colville, Annapolis

species 138.

Downy Woodpecker

Count 1

James Boiduk

573, Hwy 204, Cumberland

species 139.

Hairy Woodpecker

Count 1

James Boiduk

573, Hwy 204, Cumberland

species 140.

American Crow

Count 4

James Boiduk

573, Hwy 204, Cumberland

species 141.

Black-capped Chickadee

Count 5

James Boiduk

573, Hwy 204, Cumberland

species 142.

Dark-eyed Junco

Count 1

James Boiduk

573, Hwy 204, Cumberland

Hybrids

American Herring x Glaucous Gull (hybrid)

Count 1

Ray Wershler

Sambro, Halifax

Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid)

Count 1

George Forsyth

Annapolis Royal Causeway, Annapolis

Additional taxa

Ruffed/Spruce Grouse

Count 1

Pat Dixon

Minasville, Hants Co, NS, Canada, Hants

falcon sp.

Count 1

Pat Dixon

Minasville, Hants Co, NS, Canada, Hants

finch sp.

Count 1

Adrian Touesnard

River Bourgeois, Richmond

Common/Barrow's Goldeneye

Count 4

Patricia Chalmers

Dewolfe Park and Mill Cove, Halifax

scoter sp.

Count 1

Carman Hankinson

Barrington Passage--Rail Trail (east of Hwy 330 to Hwy 3), Shelburne

Great/Double-crested Cormorant

Count 2

Anonymous eBirder

backyard feeding, Queens

Eurasian/American Wigeon

Count 1

Tony Millard

Yarmouth Bar, Yarmouth

blackbird sp.

Count 2

Cora West-Difford

Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, CA, Annapolis

Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk

Count 2

karen bush

Digby Neck--Sandy Cove Beach, Digby

hawk sp.

Count 1

Beth Sherwood

St. Margaret's Bay Road (exit 4 103 to Hubbards), Halifax

Bohemian/Cedar Waxwing

Count 120

John Wile

Woodman Grove Harvest Moon Trail, Kings

Larus sp.

Count 2

Alix d'Entremont

Ste. Anne du Ruisseau, Yarmouth

duck sp.

Count 5

Andrew Sibbald

Station Road, Western Shore, Nova Scotia, CA (44.527, -64.31), Lunenburg

white-winged gull sp.

Count 1

Michael OConnor

Prince St, Chester, Lunenburg

new world sparrow sp.

Count 6

Michael OConnor

Prince St, Chester, Lunenburg

Greater/Lesser Scaup

Count 9

Pat McKay

Admiralty Place, Dartmouth, Halifax

passerine sp.

Count 1

Allan Sheen

Upper Tantallon--Rails to Trails (Bike and Bean), Halifax

Mallard/American Black Duck

Count 43

Richard Nowakowski

Pond at bottom of Ravenscraig, Halifax

gull sp.

Count 1

Angela Burke

36 Lexington Court, Stillwater Lake, NS B3Z 1N2, Halifax

Downy/Hairy Woodpecker

Count 4

Angela Burke

36 Lexington Court, Stillwater Lake, NS B3Z 1N2, Halifax

More about this region

GBBC Feb 16-19, 2024

Explore recent checklists of birds in this area.
Observer	Date	Location	Species
Anonymous eBirder	19 Feb 2024	Allen Heights, Head Of Saint Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia, CA (44.679, -63.901), Halifax	9
Ina Major	19 Feb 2024	44 Spruce Dr, Colchester CA-NS (45.3608,-63.2476), Colchester	6
Ina Major	19 Feb 2024	76 Fir Ave, Colchester CA-NS (45.3579,-63.2526), Colchester	7
Ina Major	19 Feb 2024	580 Young Street, Colchester	8
Daniel Levert	19 Feb 2024	1893 Route 201, Annapolis CA-NS 44.77488, -65.40114, Annapolis	7
Murray Hartwell	19 Feb 2024	15 Berkshire Close, Halifax CA-NS 44.66541, -63.66772, Halifax	1
Murray Hartwell	19 Feb 2024	15 Berkshire Close, Halifax CA-NS 44.66541, -63.66772, Halifax	7
Harley Bentley	19 Feb 2024	Miners Marsh, Kings	6
Anonymous eBirder	19 Feb 2024	Summit Street, Halifax, NS, Canada, Halifax	2
Shawn Hicks	19 Feb 2024	261 Route 214, East Hants CA-NS 44.97569, -63.50738, Hants	2

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More recent visits

Updated ~4 day(s) ago.

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Top eBirders sorted by number of observed species
Rank	eBirder	Total
1	Steven McGrath	69
2	Lori Buhlman	68
3	Natalie Barkhouse-Bishop	64
4	Wayne Greene	63
4	Mark Dennis	63
6	Logan Moore	56
6	Ray Wershler	56
8	Angie Millard	54
8	Tony Millard	54
10	Kathleen MacAulay	52

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Species

Explore regions with the most birds species or checklists within this area.
Rank	Region	Total
1	Halifax	104
2	Yarmouth	86
3	Annapolis	78
4	Lunenburg	78
5	Cape Breton	76
6	Shelburne	74
7	Kings	68
8	Pictou	56
9	Richmond	46
10	Colchester	44

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Species

Explore eBird hotspots with the most species in this area.
Rank	Hotspot name	Total
1	Grand Pré--general area	31
2	Barrington Passage--Rail Trail (east of Hwy 330 to Hwy 3)	28
3	Hartlen Point	28
4	Point Pleasant Park	28
5	Duncan's Cove	27
6	Port Williams	27
7	Rainbow Haven Beach Provincial Park	27
8	Salt Marsh Trail	27
9	Cape Sable Island--Swimm Point	26
10	Dartmouth--Sullivan's Pond	26