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Updated ~4 day(s) ago.

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Location

species 1.

Bufflehead

Count 6

Anonymous eBirder

Allen Heights, Head Of Saint Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia, CA (44.679, -63.901), Halifax

species 2.

Common Loon

Count 1

Anonymous eBirder

Allen Heights, Head Of Saint Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia, CA (44.679, -63.901), Halifax

species 3.

Turkey Vulture

Count 1

Anonymous eBirder

Allen Heights, Head Of Saint Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia, CA (44.679, -63.901), Halifax

species 4.

Belted Kingfisher

Count 1

Anonymous eBirder

Allen Heights, Head Of Saint Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia, CA (44.679, -63.901), Halifax

species 5.

Downy Woodpecker

Count 1

Anonymous eBirder

Allen Heights, Head Of Saint Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia, CA (44.679, -63.901), Halifax

species 6.

Northern Flicker

Count 1

Anonymous eBirder

Allen Heights, Head Of Saint Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia, CA (44.679, -63.901), Halifax

species 7.

Blue Jay

Count 2

Anonymous eBirder

Allen Heights, Head Of Saint Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia, CA (44.679, -63.901), Halifax

species 8.

Black-capped Chickadee

Count 3

Anonymous eBirder

Allen Heights, Head Of Saint Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia, CA (44.679, -63.901), Halifax

species 9.

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Count 1

Anonymous eBirder

Allen Heights, Head Of Saint Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia, CA (44.679, -63.901), Halifax

species 10.

White-breasted Nuthatch

Count 1

Ina Major

44 Spruce Dr, Colchester CA-NS (45.3608,-63.2476), Colchester

species 11.

Redpoll

Count 12

Ina Major

44 Spruce Dr, Colchester CA-NS (45.3608,-63.2476), Colchester

species 12.

Pine Siskin

Count 7

Ina Major

44 Spruce Dr, Colchester CA-NS (45.3608,-63.2476), Colchester

species 13.

Dark-eyed Junco

Count 4

Ina Major

44 Spruce Dr, Colchester CA-NS (45.3608,-63.2476), Colchester

species 14.

Northern Cardinal

Count 2

Ina Major

44 Spruce Dr, Colchester CA-NS (45.3608,-63.2476), Colchester

species 15.

Ring-necked Pheasant

Count 1

Ina Major

76 Fir Ave, Colchester CA-NS (45.3579,-63.2526), Colchester

species 16.

Mourning Dove

Count 15

Ina Major

76 Fir Ave, Colchester CA-NS (45.3579,-63.2526), Colchester

species 17.

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Count 1

Ina Major

76 Fir Ave, Colchester CA-NS (45.3579,-63.2526), Colchester

species 18.

Bald Eagle

Count 1

Ina Major

76 Fir Ave, Colchester CA-NS (45.3579,-63.2526), Colchester

species 19.

American Crow

Count 2

Ina Major

76 Fir Ave, Colchester CA-NS (45.3579,-63.2526), Colchester

species 20.

Evening Grosbeak

Count 30

Ina Major

76 Fir Ave, Colchester CA-NS (45.3579,-63.2526), Colchester

species 21.

White-throated Sparrow

Count 1

Ina Major

76 Fir Ave, Colchester CA-NS (45.3579,-63.2526), Colchester

species 22.

Rock Pigeon

Count 1

Ina Major

580 Young Street, Colchester

species 23.

Hairy Woodpecker

Count 1

Ina Major

580 Young Street, Colchester

species 24.

American Goldfinch

Count 7

Ina Major

580 Young Street, Colchester

species 25.

European Starling

Count 1

Murray Hartwell

15 Berkshire Close, Halifax CA-NS 44.66541, -63.66772, Halifax

species 26.

Song Sparrow

Count 2

Murray Hartwell

15 Berkshire Close, Halifax CA-NS 44.66541, -63.66772, Halifax

species 27.

House Sparrow

Count 1

Harley Bentley

Miners Marsh, Kings

species 28.

Common Grackle

Count 4

Harley Bentley

Miners Marsh, Kings

species 29.

Canada Goose

Count 10

Shawn Hicks

261 Route 214, East Hants CA-NS 44.97569, -63.50738, Hants

species 30.

Barred Owl

Count 1

Mark Maddox

Wolfville--Woodland Trails (Acadia University), Kings

species 31.

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Count 4

Mark Maddox

Wolfville--Woodland Trails (Acadia University), Kings

species 32.

Winter Wren

Count 1

Mark Maddox

Wolfville--Woodland Trails (Acadia University), Kings

species 33.

American Herring Gull

Count 20

Alex Moore

Grand Pré--general area, Kings

species 34.

Great Black-backed Gull

Count 20

Alex Moore

Grand Pré--general area, Kings

species 35.

Common Goldeneye

Count 3

Caillie Monrad

2015 Shore Road, Eastern Passage, Halifax

species 36.

American Black Duck

Count 36

JD Bharvad

Glace Bay Wharf, Cape Breton

species 37.

Greater Scaup

Count 19

JD Bharvad

Glace Bay Wharf, Cape Breton

species 38.

Long-tailed Duck

Count 2

JD Bharvad

Glace Bay Wharf, Cape Breton

species 39.

Common Merganser

Count 23

JD Bharvad

Glace Bay Wharf, Cape Breton

species 40.

Red-breasted Merganser

Count 1

Dominic Cormier

Herring Cove, Halifax

species 41.

Black Guillemot

Count 1

Dominic Cormier

Herring Cove, Halifax

species 42.

Iceland Gull

Count 16

JD Bharvad

Glace Bay Wharf, Cape Breton

species 43.

Northern Harrier

Count 1

Patrick Kelly

159 Town Road, Hants

species 44.

Common Raven

Count 2

JD Bharvad

Glace Bay Wharf, Cape Breton

species 45.

Northern Mockingbird

Count 1

Alix d'Entremont

Wallace's Boat Shop, Yarmouth

species 46.

Red-tailed Hawk

Count 1

Logan Moore

100 Beaver Lane, Digby, Nova Scotia, CA (44.581, -65.813), Digby

species 47.

American Robin

Count 3

Kathleen MacAulay

Amirault and Surette Trucking Rd, Yarmouth

species 48.

Savannah Sparrow

Count 1

Bernie Brown

Port Williams, Kings

species 49.

Swamp Sparrow

Count 1

Bernie Brown

Port Williams, Kings

species 50.

Surf Scoter

Count 3

Logan Moore

Bear River Mouth, Annapolis

species 51.

White-winged Scoter

Count 3

Logan Moore

Bear River Mouth, Annapolis

species 52.

Chipping Sparrow

Count 1

Mary Ann Massey

1323 Italy Cross Road, Crousetown, Nova Scotia, CA (44.254, -64.478), Lunenburg

species 53.

American Tree Sparrow

Count 1

Wendy Butler

780 Pumping Station Rd, Cumberland CA-NS 45.82773, -64.12851, Cumberland

species 54.

Mallard

Count 4

Wayne Greene

9314 Trunk 3, Lunenburg CA-NS 44.43674, -64.35237, Lunenburg

species 55.

Hooded Merganser

Count 2

Wayne Greene

9314 Trunk 3, Lunenburg CA-NS 44.43674, -64.35237, Lunenburg

species 56.

Lesser Scaup

Count 13

Kathleen MacAulay

Lower West Pubnico--Dennis Point Wharf, Yarmouth

species 57.

Ring-billed Gull

Count 1

Kathleen MacAulay

Lower West Pubnico--Dennis Point Wharf, Yarmouth

species 58.

Red-necked Grebe

Count 1

Kathleen MacAulay

Lower West Pubnico--Dennis Point Wharf, Yarmouth

species 59.

American Woodcock

Count 1

Richard Donaldson

Lower Argyle, Yarmouth

species 60.

Bohemian Waxwing

Count 80

Sheila Hulford

Messenger Road east, Kings County, Kings

species 61.

Barrow's Goldeneye

Count 1

Logan Moore

Annapolis Royal Causeway, Annapolis

species 62.

Horned Grebe

Count 1

Natalie Barkhouse-Bishop

Lunenburg Waterfront, Lunenburg

species 63.

Red-throated Loon

Count 1

Natalie Barkhouse-Bishop

Lunenburg Waterfront, Lunenburg

species 64.

Brown Creeper

Count 2

Carman Hankinson

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

species 65.

Northern Pintail

Count 14

George Forsyth

Grand Pré--West Long Island Rd and Mosquito Point, Kings

species 66.

American Wigeon

Count 6

Daniel Ruzzante

Point Pleasant Park, Halifax

species 67.

Snow Goose

Count 1

George Forsyth

Grand Pré--general area, Kings

species 68.

Purple Finch

Count 1

Bernie Brown

Wolfville - Pleasant Street area, Kings

species 69.

Orange-crowned Warbler

Count 1

Bernie Brown

Wolfville - Pleasant Street area, Kings

species 70.

Ruffed Grouse

Count 1

Catherine Irving

1135–1187 Ohio E Rd, Brierly Brook CA-NS 45.47557, -62.05057, Antigonish

species 71.

Common Eider

Count 5

Sarah Foote

Harbourville, Kings

species 72.

Glaucous Gull

Count 1

Sarah Foote

Harbourville, Kings

species 73.

American Pipit

Count 1

Emma Barss

Cow Bay--Church, Halifax

species 74.

American Kestrel

Count 1

Eric Ensor

church road East Green Harbor, Shelburne

species 75.

Brown Thrasher

Count 1

rachele saulnier

franklyn street, dartmouth, ns, Halifax

species 76.

Harlequin Duck

Count 2

Sarah Foote

Black Rock Lighthouse, Kings

species 77.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Count 1

Susann Myers

Codling Yard, Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia, Halifax

species 78.

Pine Warbler

Count 5

Susann Myers

Codling Yard, Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia, Halifax

species 79.

Merlin

Count 1

Peggy Scanlan

Central Caribou -- Home, Pictou

species 80.

Cedar Waxwing

Count 3

Eric Ensor

town Of Shelburne ns, Shelburne

species 81.

White-winged Crossbill

Count 15

Marian Whitcomb

Heinz's House, Victoria

species 82.

Cooper's Hawk

Count 1

Elizabeth Beviss

Bloody Creek Bridgetown Annapolis Valley, Annapolis

species 83.

Red-winged Blackbird

Count 5

Elizabeth Beviss

Bloody Creek Bridgetown Annapolis Valley, Annapolis

species 84.

Black-headed Gull

Count 1

Paolo Matteucci

Port Hawkesbury--Wharf and Waterfront, Inverness

species 85.

Lapland Longspur

Count 1

Rick Brown

Grand Pré--West Long Island Rd and Mosquito Point, Kings

species 86.

Snow Bunting

Count 12

Rick Brown

Grand Pré--West Long Island Rd and Mosquito Point, Kings

species 87.

American Goshawk

Count 1

Lori Buhlman

Cole Harbour--Bissett Trail, Halifax

species 88.

Ring-necked Duck

Count 3

Mike Melchin

Antigonish Sewage Lagoons, Antigonish

species 89.

Pileated Woodpecker

Count 1

Howard Williams

Wolfville--Reservoir Park, Kings

species 90.

Black Scoter

Count 14

Emma Barss

MacCormacks Beach Provincial Park, Halifax

species 91.

Peregrine Falcon

Count 1

Lori Buhlman

501 Main Street, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CA (44.692, -63.504), Halifax

species 92.

Fox Sparrow

Count 2

Mike MacDonald

MM Home - 607 Clam Point, Shelburne

species 93.

Canada Jay

Count 5

Paul Wukitsch

Shunacadie Nova Scotia, Cape Breton

species 94.

Brown-headed Cowbird

Count 2

Lori Buhlman

Dartmouth Cove, Halifax

species 95.

Purple Sandpiper

Count 7

David Currie

Point Pleasant Park, Halifax CA-NS 44.62282, -63.56350, Halifax

species 96.

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Count 1

George Forsyth

Fred Thomas Rd, Kings

species 97.

Great Cormorant

Count 1

Natalie Barkhouse-Bishop

West Berlin, Queens

species 98.

Eastern Towhee

Count 1

Lori Buhlman

361 Windmill Road, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CA (44.681, -63.596), Halifax

species 99.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Count 1

Beth Hughes

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

species 100.

Gadwall

Count 1

Sandi Keereweer

Graves Island Provincial Park, Lunenburg

species 101.

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Count 4

Matt Lucas

Lawrencetown Beach Provincial Park, Halifax

species 102.

Broad-winged Hawk

Count 1

Angie Millard

Sandford Harbour and Ross Durkee Road, Yarmouth

species 103.

Killdeer

Count 1

Kathleen MacAulay

Lower West Pubnico--Pond Rd, Yarmouth

species 104.

Green-winged Teal

Count 15

Lori Buhlman

Salmon River Cove, Halifax

species 105.

Eastern Bluebird

Count 2

Alix d'Entremont

Amirault and Surette Trucking Rd, Yarmouth

species 106.

King Eider

Count 1

Mark Dennis

Cape Sable Island--Swimm Point, Shelburne

species 107.

Rough-legged Hawk

Count 1

Catriona MacEachern

20 Keltic Dr, Inverness

species 108.

Boreal Chickadee

Count 2

Katie Wood

Auto selected 46.56718, -60.39787, Victoria

species 109.

Brant

Count 4

Mark Dennis

Cape Sable Island--The Hawk, Shelburne

species 110.

Clay-colored Sparrow

Count 1

Natalie Barkhouse-Bishop

Kissing Bridge Rd, Lunenburg, Lunenburg

species 111.

Dovekie

Count 2

Adrian Touesnard

River Bourgeois, Richmond

species 112.

Pine Grosbeak

Count 2

Adrian Touesnard

River Bourgeois, Richmond

species 113.

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Count 1

George Forsyth

1446 Belcher St, Backyard, Port Williams, Kings

species 114.

Gray Heron

Count 1

David Schmerge

Argyle Head, Yarmouth

species 115.

Baltimore Oriole

Count 1

Emma Barss

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

species 116.

Wood Duck

Count 1

Lori Buhlman

Dartmouth--Sullivan's Pond, Halifax

species 117.

Snowy Owl

Count 1

Joe Mac Donald

Boisdale, Cape Breton

species 118.

Horned Lark

Count 13

Ken McKenna

River Rd., Churchville, Pictou

species 119.

Gray Catbird

Count 1

John Loch

Kissing Bridge Rd, Lunenburg, Lunenburg

species 120.

American Coot

Count 1

Steven McGrath

Gillis Lake Rd Bridge, Cape Breton

species 121.

Thick-billed Murre

Count 1

Anonymous eBirder

Home, Halifax

species 122.

Bonaparte's Gull

Count 1

Brenda Pledge

18 Lakefront Drive Mira Gut, Cape Breton

species 123.

Red-shouldered Hawk

Count 2

Jake Chute

Hwy# 1 East of Mt Hanley x Hwy#1 Intersection, Annapolis

species 124.

Sanderling

Count 2

Mike MacDonald

Cape Sable Island--The Hawk, Shelburne

species 125.

Hermit Thrush

Count 1

Richard Donaldson

Lower Argyle, Yarmouth

species 126.

Dunlin

Count 14

Lori Buhlman

Petpeswick Inlet--East Petpeswick Road, Halifax

species 127.

Great Horned Owl

Count 1

Chris Morrison

Saunders Road, Pictou

species 128.

Tufted Duck

Count 1

Steven McGrath

Glace Bay Wharf, Cape Breton

species 129.

Red Crossbill

Count 1

Sonia Houle

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

species 130.

Short-eared Owl

Count 1

Rick Brown

Kelleys Cove--Sunday Point Rd, Yarmouth

species 131.

Double-crested Cormorant

Count 20

W Harnish

Mill Cove, Lunenburg

species 132.

Pink-footed Goose

Count 1

David Schmerge

Brick Hill Rd, Lunenburg

species 133.

House Finch

Count 1

Angie Millard

Brunswick Street, Yarmouth, Yarmouth

species 134.

Mute Swan

Count 1

Mark Dennis

Pinkneys Point--Cook's Beach, Yarmouth

species 135.

Spruce Grouse

Count 1

Andrew Sibbald

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

species 136.

Razorbill

Count 1

Dominic Cormier

Herring Cove Provincial Park Reserve, Halifax

species 137.

Black-bellied Plover

Count 2

Chris Pepper

Three Fathom Harbour--Causeway Road, Halifax

species 138.

Dickcissel

Count 1

Steven McGrath

Sydney--Ash-Teak-Dump Loop, Cape Breton

species 139.

Common Gull

Count 1

Mark Dennis

Cape Sable Island--West Head, Shelburne

species 140.

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Count 1

Paolo Matteucci

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

species 141.

Northern Shrike

Count 1

David Currie

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

species 142.

Northern Saw-whet Owl

Count 1

David Colville

Colville, Annapolis

Hybrids

American Herring x Glaucous Gull (hybrid)

Count 1

Kathleen MacAulay

Lower West Pubnico--Dennis Point Wharf, Yarmouth

Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid)

Count 1

Logan Moore

Annapolis Royal Causeway, Annapolis

Additional taxa

Greater/Lesser Scaup

Count 62

JD Bharvad

Glace Bay Wharf, Cape Breton

new world sparrow sp.

Count 1

Kathleen MacAulay

Lower West Pubnico--Dennis Point Wharf, Yarmouth

Mallard/American Black Duck

Count 10

Paolo Matteucci

Port Hawkesbury--Wharf and Waterfront, Inverness

Larus sp.

Count 1

Anonymous eBirder

Summit Street, Halifax, NS, Canada, Halifax

gull sp.

Count 2

Jill Petrella

5860 Stanley St, Halifax CA-NS 44.66252, -63.60473, Halifax

Downy/Hairy Woodpecker

Count 4

Angela Burke

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

blackbird sp.

Count 14

Darlene Cook

Digby County NS, CA, Digby

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

passerine sp.

Count 4

Anonymous eBirder

South Bar, Cape Breton

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

Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk

Count 1

Elizabeth Beviss

Bloody Creek Bridgetown Annapolis Valley, Annapolis

hawk sp.

Count 1

Betty Romo

Armdale Yacht Club, Halifax CA-NS 44.63411, -63.61397, Halifax

Bohemian/Cedar Waxwing

Count 11

Katie Wood

Home, Victoria

white-winged gull sp.

Count 4

Peggy Sanford

My Place, Hants

duck sp.

Count 5

Andrew Sibbald

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

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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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

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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