New Brunswick Bird List

This list includes all the birds observed in New Brunswick

We found 450 species observed in the province of New Brunswick including some extinct species that would have been here years ago. 

I have Bolded and Italicized those that I have observed and included some of my photos.

I have personally observed 343 species in New Brunswick to date.

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  Ducks & Geese (47 Species, 42 Species observed)
  • Canada Goose
  • Mute Swan
  • Blue-winged Teal 
  • American Wigeon
  • Mallard
  • American Black Duck
  • Northern Pintail
  • Green-winged Teal
  • Canvasback 
  • Redhead 
  • Ring-necked Duck
  • Tufted Duck
  • Greater Scaup
  • Lesser Scaup
  • King Eider

  • Common Eider
  • Harlequin Duck
  • Surf Scoter
  • White-winged Scoter
  • Black Scoter
  • Long-tailed Duck
  • Bufflehead
  • Common Goldeneye
  • Barrow’s Goldeneye
  • Hooded Merganser
  • Common Merganser
  • Red-breasted Merganser
  • Ruddy Duck 
  • Labrador Duck (Extinct)
Grouse and Pheasant (5 Species, 4 Species observed)
  • Wild Turkey
  • Ruffed Grouse
  Flamingos (1 Species)  
Grebes (5 Species, 3 Species observed)
  • Pied-billed Grebe
  • Horned Grebe
Pigeons and Doves (5 Species, 3 Species observed)
  • Mourning Dove
Cookoos (2 Species, 2 Species observed)
  • Yellow-billed Cuckoo
  • Black-billed Cuckoo
Nightjars (3 Species, 2 Species observed)
  • Common Nighthawk
Swifts (1 Species, 1 Species)
  • Chimney Swift
Hummingbirds (4 Species, 2 Species observed)
Rails & Coots (8 Species, 6 Species observed)
Cranes (1 Species, 1 Species observed)
  • Sandhill Crane
Stilts and Avocets (2 Species, 1 Species observed)
Oystercatchers (1 Species, 1 Species observed)
Plovers (7 Species, 6 Species Observed)
  • Black-bellied Plover
  • American Golden-Plover
  • Killdeer
  • Semipalmated Plover
  • Piping Plover
Sandpipers (35 Species, 29 Species observed)
  • Upland Sandpiper 
  • Whimbrel
  • Long-billed Curlew
  • Black-tailed Curlew
  • Eskimo Curlew (Extinct)
  • Hudsonian Godwit
  • Marbled Godwit 
  • Short-billed Dowitcher
  • Long-billed Dowitcher
  • American Woodcock
  • Wilson’s Snipe
  • Wilson’s Phalarope
  • Red Phalarope
  • Red-necked Phalarope
  • Spotted Sandpiper
  • Solitary Sandpiper
  • Lesser Yellowlegs
  • Willet
  • Greater Yellowlegs
  • Ruddy Turnstone
  • Red Knot
  • Buff-breasted Sandpiper
  • Sanderling
  • Dunlin
  • Purple Sandpiper
  • Baird’s Sandpiper
  • Semipalmated Sandpiper
Skuas and Jaegers (5 Species, 5 species observed)
  • Long-tailed Jaeger
  • Parasitic Jaeger
  • Pomarine Jaeger
  • Great Skua
  • South Polar Skua
Auks (9 Species, 6 Species observed)
Gulls, Terns and Skimmers (33 Species, 19 Species observed)
  • Bonaparte’s Gull
  • Black-headed Gull
  • Laughing Gull
Loons (3 Species, 2 Species observed)
  • Red-throated Loon
  • Pacific Loon 
  • Common Loon
  Albatrosses (2 Species)
Storm-Petrels (2 Species, 2 Species observed)
  • Wilson’s Storm-Petrel
  • Leach’s Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters (6 Species, 5 Species observed)
  • Northern Fulmar
  • Cory’s Shearwater
Frigatebirds (1 Species)
Gannets and Boobies (2 Species; 1 Species observed)
Cormorants (2 Species, 2 Species observed)
  • Great Cormorant
  • Double-crested Cormorant
  Pelicans (2 Species, 1 Species)
  • American White Pelican
  Storks (Species 1)
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns (11 Species, 11 Species observed)
  • American Bittern
  • Least Bittern
  • Yellow-crowned Night Heron
  • Black-crowned Night Heron
  • Little Blue Heron
  • Tricolored Heron
  • Snowy Egret
  • Green Heron
  • Western Cattle Egret
  • Great Egret
  • Great Blue Heron
Ibises and Spoonbills (3 Species, 1 Species)
New World Vulture (2 Species, 2 Species observed)
  • Black Vulture 
  • Turkey Vulture
Osprey (1 Species, 1 Species observed)
  • Osprey
Hawks and Eagles (13 Species, 12 Species observed)
  • Bald Eagle
  • Red-shouldered Hawk
  • Broad-winged Hawk
  • Swainson’s Hawk
  • Red-tailed Hawk
  • Rough-legged Hawk
Typical Owl (12 Species, 6 Species observed)
  • Barn Owl
    • Sensitive species are not shown in Ebird but there were a couple of submissions. 
  • Eastern Screech-Owl
  • Snowy Owl
  • Barred Owl
  • Great Gray Owl
  • Long-eared Owl
  • Short-eared Owl
  • Boreal Owl
  • Northern Saw-whet Owl
Kingfishers (1 Species, 1 Species observed)
  • Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers (9 Species, 8 Species observed)
  • Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
  • Red-headed Woodpecker
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker
  • American Three-toed Woodpecker
  • Black-backed Woodpecker
  • Downy Woodpecker
  • Hairy Woodpecker
  • Pileated Woodpecker
  • Northern Flicker
Falcons (6 Species, 4 Species observed)
  • Eurasian Kestrel
  • American Kestrel
  • Merlin
  • Gyrfalcon
    • Sensitive species (No details available)
  • Peregrine Falcon
Tyrant Flycatchers (20 Species, 16 Species observed)
  • Ash-throated Flycatcher 
  • Tropical Kingbird
  • Western Kingbird 
  • Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 
  • Fork-tailed Flycatcher 
Vireos (7 Species, 6 Species observed)
  • White-eyed Vireo
  • Blue-headed Vireo
  • Philadelphia Vireo
  • Warbling Vireo
  • Red-eyed Vireo
Shrikes (2 Species, 1 Species observed)
 
Crows and Jays (5 Species, 4 Species observed)
Chickadees (3 Species, 3 Species observed)
  • Black-capped Chickadee
  • Boreal Chickadee
  • Tufted Titmouse 
 
Larks (1 Species, 1 Species observed)
  • Horned Lark
Swallows (7 Species, 6 Species observed)
  • Bank Swallow
  • Tree Swallow
  • Purple Martin 
  • Northern Rough-winged Swallow
  • Barn Swallow
  • Cliff Swallow
  • Cave Swallow
 
Kinglets (2 Species, 2 Species observed)
  • Ruby-crowned Kinglet
  • Golden-crowned Kinglet
Nuthatches (2 Species, 2 Species observed)
  • White-breasted Nuthatch
  • Red-breasted Nuthatch
Treecreepers (1 Species, 1 Species observed)
  • Brown Creeper
Gnatcatchers (1 Species, 1 Species observed)
  • Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wrens (6 Species, 4 Species observed)
  • Carolina Wren
Starlings and Mynas (1 Species, 1 Species observed)
  • European Starling
Mockingbirds and Thrashers (4 Species, 3 Species observed)
  • Gray Catbird
  • Brown Thrasher
Thrushes (15 Species, 12 Species observed)
  • Eastern Bluebird
  • Mountain Bluebird
  • Townsend’s Solitaire 
  • Varied Thrush 
  • Veery
  • Grey-cheeked Thrush 
  • Bicknell’s Thrush
  • Swainson’s Thrush
  • Hermit Thrush
  • Wood Thrush
  • Mistle Thrush
  Chats and Old World Flycatchers (1 Species)
  • African Stonechat or Siberian Stonechat (Read the details in the Ebird below) 
Waxwings (2 Species, 2 Species)
  • Bohemian Waxwing
  • Cedar Waxwing
Old World Sparrows (1 Species, 1 Species)
  • House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits (1 Species, 1 Species)
  • American Pipit
Finches (11 Species, 10 Species observed)
  • Common chaffinch
  • Evening Grosbeak
  • Pine Grosbeak
  • House Finch
  • Purple Finch
  • Common Redpoll
  • Hoary Redpoll
  • Red Crossbill
  • White-winged Crossbill
  • Pine Siskin
  • American Goldfinch
Longspurs and Snow Buntings (3 Species, 2 Species observed)
Buntings and New World Sparrow (26 Species, 22 Species observed)
  • Grasshopper Sparrow 
  • Chipping Sparrow
  • Clay-colored Sparrow
  • Harris’s Sparrow 
Orioles and Blackbirds (13 Species, 10 Species observed)
  • Yellow-headed Blackbird
  • Bobolink
  • Western Meadowlark
  • Eastern Meadowlark
  • Orchard Oriole
  • Bullock’s Oriole
New World Warblers (39 Species, 30 Species observed)
  • Yellow-breasted Chat
  • Black-and-white Warbler
  • Prothonotary Warbler
  • Tennessee Warbler
  • Orange-crowned Warbler
  • Nashville Warbler
  • Connecticut Warbler
  • Mourning Warbler
  • Kentucky Warbler 
  • Common Yellowthroat
  • Hooded Warbler
  • American Redstart
  • Cape May Warbler
  • Cerulean Warbler 
    • The first Ebird observation was in 1980 on Kent Island https://ebird.org/checklist/S60143094
    • The only Ebird observation with photos was in 1997 in Grand Manan https://ebird.org/checklist/S49450700
  • Northern Parula
  • Magnolia Warbler
  • Bay-breasted Warbler
  • Blackburnian Warbler
  • Yellow Warbler
  • Chestnut-sided Warbler
  • Blackpoll Warbler
  • Black-throated Blue Warbler
  • Palm Warbler
  • Pine Warbler
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler
  • Yellow-throated Warbler
  • Prairie Warbler
  • Townsend’s Warbler 
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies (10 Species, 9 Species observed)
  • Summer Tanager
  • Scarlet Tanager
  • Western Tanager
  • Painted Bunting
  • Dickcissel
EXOTIC: PROVISIONAL (1 Species, 1 Species Observed)