Mitch Photographed Birds Species in New Brunswick (Lifers)

We started birding seriously in 2016 and never stopped, it has become our main hobby and passion. 

Here are the birds we have observed in the province of New Brunswick so far.

Disclaimer: Some of our comments were extracted from other sources like Sibley. 

#2 – Northern Harrier

Usually seen flying just above vegetation over open fields, grasslands, or marshes. 

#3 Greater Yellowlegs

Common in any shallow-water or mudflat habitat. 

#4 Killdeer

Common and widespread on any open ground. 

#5 – Ring-billed Gull

Common and 1 of our most widely seen gulls. Found in all bodies of water from small lakes and rivers to oceans.  

#6 Common Eider

Locally common on open ocean and saltwater bays along northern coasts. 

#7 Herring Gull

Common along the coast, large bodies of water, and even inland in parking lots or open fields. 

#8 – Double-crested Cormorant

Nests on islands or in dead trees standing in water. 

#9 Great Black-backed Gull

Common along the Atlantic coast, especially ocean shores around inlets and rocky headlands. 

#10 Black-capped Chickadee

Our provincial bird, all year long resident, can be found anywhere inland. 

#11 – American Goldfinch

Common and widespread everywhere in the province, often seen in flocks.. 

#12 Chipping Sparrow

Common in the summer in open woodlands and edges. 

#13 Bonaparte’s Gull

Common locally on lakes, rivers, and oceans, especially where strong currents stir the water. 

#14 – Great Blue Heron

Common and will footage in any open grassy to shallow water habitat.

#15 Hooded Merganser

Uncommon, nests in tree cavities near ponds, rivers, and wooded swamps. 

#16 Song Sparrow

Common and widespread, in most areas the most frequently seen sparrow.  

#17 – Red-breasted Merganser

Common and will footage in any open grassy to shallow water habitat.

#18 – American Wigeon

Uncommon, nests in tree cavities near ponds, rivers, and wooded swamps. 

#19 – Eastern Kingbird

Common and widespread, in most areas the most frequently seen sparrow.  

#20 – Lesser Yellowlegs

Habitat similar to Greater Yellowlegs, but may prefer slightly shallower mare grassy and less open sites. 

#21 – Common Tern

Common along ocean beaches and lagoons.  Nests in large colonies. 

#22 – Least Sandpiper

Common and found on virtually any bit of exposed mud or grassy mudflat.  

#23 – Semipalmated Sandpiper

Common and in large groups during fall migration.  

#24 – Common Murre

Common at nesting colonies on rocky cliffs rising out of the ocean. 

#25 – Razorbill

Nests in crevices on cliffs or among boulders on small rocky islands with other alcids. 

#26 – Atlantic Puffin

Common in nesting colonies in Canada, nests in burrows or in deep crevices among boulders. 

#27 – Arctic Tern

Nests in colonies on small islands, often mixed with Common Tern in similar habitats. 

#28 – Wood Duck

Found in sheltered ponds, rivers, swamps, or wherever there is standing water among trees.   

#29 – Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Common in wooded areas and edges of woods, especially at flowers or feeders.

#30 – Eastern Phoebe

Fairly common in open woods and woodland edges. 

#31 – Magnolia Warbler

Common in coniferous forests, especially dense, second-growth stands. 

#32 – Northern Cardinal

Found in brushy understory or forest edges, hedgerows, and dense thickets. 

#33 – Purple Finch

Found in a variety of wooded areas, especially in low shrubs on the margins of clearings. 

#34 – Pine Siskin

Nomadic, numbers vary from year to year at any given location. 

#35 – House Sparrow

Introduced from Europe in the mid-1800s. Can be found in cities, towns, parking lots, and farms. 

#36 – American Redstart

Common in deciduous forests with an understory of small trees. 

#37 – Red-breasted Nuthatch

Common in coniferous and mixed woods. 

#38 – Yellow Warbler

Common in any wet brushy habitat, such as willow thickets. 

#39 – Semipalmated Plover

Common on open mudflats and beaches. 

#40 – Osprey

Common around saltwater baus and estuaries. 

#41 – Savannah Sparrow

Common in grassy or weedy habitats, including marshes. 

#42 – Downy Woodpecker

Common in wooded habitats, especially riparian and deciduous woods. 

#43 – Mallard

Common on sheltered shallow water from coastal lagoons to city parks. 

#44 – Belted Kingfisher

Found around sheltered open water with small fish. 

#45 – Pied-billed Grebe

Nests in shallow ponds and marshes with emergent vegetation. 

#46 – American Crow

Usually in small groups in all open habitats from beaches, and farmland to suburbs. 

#47 – European Starling

Introduced from Europe to New York in the late 1800s, now found everywhere in North America.. 

#48 – Turkey Vulture

Most often seen in flight. Feeds on carrion found on the ground. 

#49 – Red-winged Blackbird

Nests and roosts in wet, marshy, or brushy habitats. 

#50 – Canada Goose

Very Common, found on or near any body of water from urban parks to tundra wetlands. 

#51 – Spotted Sandpiper

Found on ponds and streams, particularly on rocky shores and steep banks. 

#52 – Cedar Waxwing

Found in any wooded or brushy habitat where fruit or other food is found. 

#53 – Sora

Very Common, found on or near any body of water from urban parks to tundra wetlands. 

#54 – Northern Shoveler

Found on ponds and streams, particularly on rocky shores and steep banks. 

#55 – Common Yellowthroat

Found in any wooded or brushy habitat where fruit or other food is found. 

#56 – White-throated Sparrow

Found in brushy patches in or near openings in mixed woods. 

#57 – American Kestrel

Found in open habitats from desert grasslands to meadows to brushy fields. 

#58 – Merlin

Nests in trees in forests with open areas. Often harasses much larger birds. 

#59 – Tree Swallow

Nests singly in birdhouses or tree cavities in open fields or over water.

#60 – Bald Eagle

Usually found near water, ocean bays, lakes, and rivers. 

#61 – Rock Pigeon

Introduced from Europe and escaped from domestication to become one of the most familiar birds in NA. 

#62 – Cliff Swallow

Nests mostly on manmade structures such as under bridges or house eaves. 

#63 – Common Loon

Nests on deep clear forest lakes large enough to provide fish for the family. 

#64 – American Black Duck

Common on the Atlantic coast salt marshes.

#66 – Ruddy Turnstone

Uses short upturned bull to flop over rocks and debris in search of food. 

#67 – Sanderling

Found along sandy beaches with some wave action. 

#68 – Bank Swallow

Nests in colonies, excavating tunnels into vertical sandbanks. 

#69 – Palm Warbler

Nests in open bogs with a border of spruce or other trees. 

#70 – Solitary Sandpiper

Found especially at the edges of small brushy ponds or ditches. 

#71 – Gray Catbird

Common in the brushy understory of woods, often in damp shaded areas. 

#72 – Common Goldeneye

Nests in tree cavities around shallow marshy lakes or beaver ponds. 

#73 – Common Nighthawk

Mostly active at night, but often seen flying in daylight. 

#74 – Black-crowned Night-Heron

Forages mainly at twilight and at night in shallow water. 

#75 – Northern Flicker

Unlike other woodpeckers, this species forages largely on the ground.

#76 – Eastern Wood-Pewee

Forages for small flying insects from conspicuous perch. 

#77 – Black-and-White Warbler

Nests in mature deciduous or mixed forests with large tree trunks. 

#78 – Nashville Warbler

Breeds in open coniferous woodlands with patches of brush. 

#79 – Northern Parula

Common in mature woods near water. Nests in hanging moss. 

#80 – Northern Gannet

Nests in a few colonies on seaside cliff tops in Canada. 

#81 – Short-billed Dowitcher

Forages in shallow muddy pools, usually forming tight flocks all with heads down busily probing in mud. 

#82 – Yellow-rumped Warbler

Common in many areas and the only warbler likely to be seen in the winter. 

#83 – Blue Jay

Travels through woods in small groups or pairs. Feeds on a variety of insects as well as acorns and other seeds. 

#84 – Stilt Sandpiper

Uncommon but found on open shallow muddy ponds such as flooded fields, salt pans, etc… 

#85 – Snowy Egret

Uncommon to rare in the province, forages in open shallow water, especially pools, and salt marshes. 

#86 – Whimbrel

During migration and winter found on grassy mudflats, tidal flats, beaches, and coastal rocks. . 

#87 – Lesser Scaup

Favors fresh water and smaller lakes and ponds than Greater Scaup. 

#88 – Black-bellied Plover

Often forms small flocks when roosting or flying. 

#89 – Nelson’s Sparrow

Mostly solitary and secretive.  Generally chooses wetter habitats. 

#90 – Laughing Gull

Rare in our province, found mainly on sandy, saltwater beaches and marshes, often with other gulls. 

#91 – White-winged Scoter

Nests on large lakes in boreal forest. Winters on open salt water, favoring sandy shorelines. 

#92 – Ring-necked Duck

Nests on ponds with emergent vegetation. Winters on ponds and rivers. 

#93 – Gadwall

Found in shallow fresh water and sometimes sheltered salt water. 

#94 – Dark-eyed Junco

Common and widespread, Nest in relatively open mature coniferous or mixed woods. 

#95 – Golden-crowned Kinglet

Common in mature trees, usually high in spruces and other conifers. 

#96 – Black-throated Blue Warbler

Nearly always found in the shady understory of woodlands. 

#97 – Ring-necked Pheasant

Widely introduced and locally common but declining in many areas. 

#98 – Black Guillemot

Common along rocky shorelines. Habits like Pigeon Guillemot. 

#99 – Cape May Warbler

Most numerous where spruce budworms are abundant. 

#100 – Peregrine Falcon

Nests on cliff ledges or on buildings or bridges in cities. 

#101 – Red-necked Phalarope

Forages by picking insect larvae and other tiny prey from the water surface.

#102 – Red Phalarope

Nests in grass near high-artic tundra ponds and migrates in small flocks in the winter. 

#103 – Great Skua

Rare visitor in our water, nests in Iceland and Europe. Solitary, feeds mainly on fish often stolen from other seabirds. 

#104 – Black-legged Kittiwake

Almost exclusively seen on open salt water. Nest in large colonies. 

#105 – Lesser Black-backed Gull

Rare but increasing winter visitors from Europe. 

#106 – Wilson Storm-Petrel

A common visitor to the North Atlantic from nesting grounds in sub-Antarctic.

#107 – Leach’s Storm-Petrel

Nests in burrows or crevices on islands, visit the nest only at night. They are found nesting on nearby Kent Island in the Bay of Fundy. 

#108 – Northern Fulmar

Uncommon and found on the open ocean, usually in cold water. Nests on narrow ledges on sea cliffs.

#109 – Cory’s Shearwater

Found in warmer open ocean waters; visiting from nesting grounds in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.  Often solitary, but gathers where food is abundant.

#110 – Great Shearwater

Common visitors from nesting grounds in the South Atlantic.

#111 – Sooty Shearwater

Common to Uncommon visitors from nesting grounds in the Southern Hemisphere. 

#112 – Manx Shearwater

Uncommon visitors from nesting grounds in the North Atlantic to cold offshore waters. 

#113 – Great Cormorant

Found along rocky coastlines. Often mixes with Double-crested. 

#114 – Blackpoll Warbler

Breeds in the stunted coniferous forests on mountaintops or near tree lines.

#115 – Black-throated Green Warbler

Nests in a variety of mature coniferous and mixed woodlands. 

#116 – Dickcissel

found in grassy or weedy fallow fields and tallgrass prairies with scattered shrubs, trees, or hedgerows. 

#117 – American Coot

Found on shallow ponds and lakes with submerged vegetation near the surface, near stands of reeds. 

#118 – Blue-winged Teal

Found in shallow marshy ponds and Mudflats. 

#119 – Green-winged Teal

Found in shallow ponds, marshes, and flooded fields. 

#120 – Swamp Sparrow

Found in wet marshes or at pond edges in dense vegetation. 

#121 – Mourning Dove

Frequently seen on overhead wires or on the ground on road edges, lawns, and bird feeders. 

#122 – Long-billed Dowitcher

Forages in shallow muddy pools. Nests on grassy tundra. 

#123 – White-crowned Sparrow

Nests in brushy patches surrounded by open habitats such as tundra.  

#124 – Ruffed Grouse

Found in deciduous or mixed wooded areas with a diverse mosaic of clearings.

#125 -Hairy Woodpecker

Common in mature forests, where it forages on trunks and large trees. 

#126 – Hermit Thrush

Common in the brushy understory of forests, Foraging mainly on the ground.   

#127 – Pine Warbler

Almost always closely associated with pine trees.  Nests in pine forests. 

#128 – Surf Scoter

Nests on ponds and lakes within spruce forest. Winter in open water.

#129 – Black Scoter

Nests among large tussocks of grass near tundra ponds.   

#130 – Pomarine Jaeger

Nests on Arctic tundra. Winters on the open ocean and only occasionally seen from land. Feeds mostly on fish, often stolen from other seabirds. 

#131 – Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Nests in tall conifers in spruce woods; at times found in low brush or deciduous woods. 

#132 – Baltimore Oriol

Forages mainly in upper levels of trees, gleaning insects, and larvae form foliage. In fall and winter also eats fruits. 

#133 – Brown Creeper

Generally solitary.  Feeds on insects and spiders gleaned from bark.  Not attracted to bird feeders.   

#134 – Rufous Hummingbird

Rare in our province but increasing visitors to flower gardens and feeders in the East. Nests in open coniferous forests. 

#135 – Red-tailed Hawk

In most areas, this is the default Bueto, often seen perched on trees and pools. 

#136 – Horned Lark

Found in open areas with barred or only sparsely vegetated ground. 

#137 – Canada Jay

Usually in areas with low trees or dense undergrowth such as around bogs.  

#138 – Northern Pintail

Found on shallow ponds and marshes usually with some emergent vegetation. . 

#139 – Bufflehead

Winters on open lakes, harbors, and bays.

#140 – Common Raven

Usually in pairs small groups, rarely mixes with crows.  

#141 – American Golden Plover

Slightly smaller than a Black-bellied Plover, with relatively small head and bill. . 

#142 – Red-throated Loon

Nests on relatively small and shallow tundra ponds. 

#143 – Long-tailed Duck

Common locally on shallow open ocean especially along sandy shorelines. 

#144 – Snow Bunting

Nests on high-Arctic tundra. Usually seen in large flocks.

#145 – Common Merganser

Found in clear lakes and rivers, rarely on salt water. 

#146 – Ruddy Duck

Found on open water of ponds, lakes lagoons.  

#147 – American Tree Sparrow

Nests in open shrubby vegetation on tundra. 

#148 – Barrow’s Goldeneye

Winters on open rivers, lakes, and bays, usually mixed with Common. 

#149 – Dunlin

Nests on moist to wet tundra with grassy tussocks.   

#150 – Harlequin Duck

Uncommon but reliably present in favored locations.  Nests along fast-flowing rocky rivers. Winters in small groups on salt water, along rocky shorelines with strong wave action. 

#151 – Glaucous Gull

Common in northern and western Alaska, uncommon to rare elsewhere. 

#152 – White-breasted Nuthatch

Feeds on insects and seeds gleaned from bark. 

#153 – Purple Sandpiper

Found almost exclusively on wave-washed rocks. 

#154 – Pink-footed Goose

Very rare, nesting in Greenland to northeastern states. Most records are of single birds, but pairs and family groups have also been found. 

#155 – Rough-legged Hawk

Look for it perched on fenceposts or isolated trees in open areas. 

#156 – Bohemian Waxwing

Nests in spruce forest; winters in flocks that wander widely in search of fruits.  

#157 – Iceland Gull

Nests in the Arctic but common locally in the winter along the coast. 

#158 – Yellow-throated Warbler

Rare to our province, often forages for insects upside-down, peering under large limbs, and grequently searches under the eaves of buldings for insects and spiders. 

159 – Greater Scaup

Nests on ponds and lakes and favor salt water and larger lakes. 

#160 – Red-necked Grebe

Winters on open water on larger lakes or open ocean. 

#161 – Lincoln Sparrow

Nests in damp, dense brushy areas in sunny clearings. 

#162 – Pileated Woodpecker

Favorite foods include carpenter ants, so often forage low on the dead trees. 

#163 – Pine Grosbeak

Nests in spruce-fir forests, and often seen at the edges of clearings. 

#164 – White-winged Crossbill

Always in flocks, feeds on conifer seeds, especially trees with smaller cones. 

#165 – Common Shelduck

Native to Eurasia and, very rare to our province.

#166 – Golden Eagle

Rare to our province.  Nests on cliff ledges or less often in tall trees. Solitary. Hunts mainly mammals like squirrels and rabbits. 

#167 – Red Crossbill

Always in flocks, wandering widely in search of pines or other conifers. 

#168 – American Robin

Nests in any open woodland habitat from coniferous or deciduous forest. 

#169 – Northern Goshawk

Usually seen within forest or at edges, occasionally soaring above treetops. 

#170 – Field Sparrow

In declining in weedy fields with scatted bushes and trees. 

#171 – Snowy Owl

Nests on open tundra. In winter found on open fields, and, coastal sand dunes.

#172 – Townsend’s Solitaire

Winters at lower elevations in pinyon-juniper and other habitats with scatted trees and abundant fruit such as juniper and mistletoe.  Usually solitary, perching inconspicuously in trees. 

#173 – Evening Grosbeak

Feeds mainly on insects and on seeds of trees, usually in tight flocks. 

#174- Sharp-shinned Hawk

Forages mainly along forest edges, hedgerows, and suburban yards.

#175 – House Finch

A regular visitor to bird feeders and often nests near buildings. 

#176 – Tufted Titmouse

Feeds on insects and seeds. Often visits bird feeders. 

#177 – Brown Thrasher

Usually hidden in dense brush, where it forages on the ground. 

#178 – Great Horned Owl

Nocturnal, roosts during the day; at night forages in any open or semi-open habitat. for small mammals up to the size of rabbits and skunks.  Usually solitary. 

#179 – Common Grackle

Nests in trees in small woodlots or edges, and in suburban neighborhoods. 

#180 – Boreal Chickadee

Found in dense spruce-fir woods.  Less social than other chickadees. 

#181 – Northern Mockingbird

Forage on the ground or in low brush for insects and fruits. 

#182 – Harris’s Sparrow

Rare for the province. Nests in patches of brushy willows and other shrubs among stunted, open spruce woods near treeline.  

#183 – Black-headed Gull

Can be found among flocks of Bonaparte’s Gull or other small gulls. 

#184 – Brown-headed Cowbird

Forages for seeds and invertebrates on open ground. 

#185 – Winter Wren

Found in damp shaded areas, such as along streams in coniferous woods.  

#186 – Horned Grebe

Breeds on ponds with some emergent vegetation. Winters in open waters. 

#187 – Brant

Common at favored wintering and staging areas. 

#188 – King Eider

Rare to the province, nests in the tundra ponds. Winters on open salt water, especially along rocky coasts. 

#189 – Virginia Rail

Found mainly in marshes with tall reedy vegetation like cattails. 

#190 – Blue-headed Vireo

Feeds on insects and larvae gleaned from leaves. 

#191 – Barn Swallow

Nests in colonies, excavating tunnels into vertical sandbanks.  

#192 – Eurasian Wigeon

Rare visitor from Eurasia. Usually found among flocks of American Wigeon.

#193 – Snow Goose

In winter forms large flocks that forage in agricultural fields. 

#194 – Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Nests in mixed woodlands.  Less active than other woodpeckers. 

#195 – Willet

Nests in grassy marshes and meadows.  

#196 – American Bittern

Nests and forages in marshes or meadows. 

#197 – Broad-winged Hawk

Found in wooded areas where it is most often seen in flight through the trees. 

#198 – Warbling Vireo

Usually solitary. Feeds on insects and larvae. 

#199 – Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Solitary or in small groups, staying mostly in upper levels of trees. 

#200 – Caspian Tern

Nests in small colonies on sand islands, roost on beaches and sandbars.

#201 – Orchard Oriol

Feeds on insects, larvae, fruit and nectar in mid to upper levels of trees. 

#202 – Wilson’s Warbler

Nests in wet, sunny shrub thickets such as willow or alder. 

#203 – American Woodcock

Secretive on damp ground under dense cover within woods. 

#204 – Barred Owl

Mostly nocturnal, but sometimes active in daylight. 

#205 – Swainson’s Thrush

Found in streamside willow and alder thickets, or dense understory. 

#206 – Least Flycatcher

Forages for small flying insects in low to middle levels of threes. 

#207 – Philadelphia Vireo

Fees mainly on caterpillars and insects. Usually solitary. 

#208 – White-eyed Vireo

Rare in the province but can be found in dense foliage of shrubs and vines within or along edges of woods. 

#209 – Red-eyed Vireo

Nests in broadleaf trees in forests; migrants found in any wooded habitat. 

#210 – Ovenbird

Seen mainly on the ground, walking with a high-stepping gait.

#211 – Blackburnian Warbler

Common in mature coniferous or mixed woodland; tends to stay in treetops. 

#212 – Summer Tanager

Rare to the province, usually solitary, in upper levels of trees. 

#213 – Scarlet Tanager

A rare vagrant in our province feeds on insects and larvae. 

#214 – Indigo Bunting

Rare to the province, feeds on insects and seeds. 

#215 – House Wren

Found in dense brushy patches, overgrown gardens, and hedgerows.  

#216 – Chesnut-sided Warbler

Common in second-growth brushlands, in orchards, and along roadsides. 

#217 – Alder Flycatcher

Common in alder thickets surrounding bogs or marshes. 

#218 – Chimney Swift

Nest almost exclusively in chimneys around towns and cities. 

#219 – Black Tern

Nests on marshy ponds with emergent vegetation. 

#220 – Bobolink

Nests in open follow fields, tallgrass prairies, and damp meadows. 

#221 – Canada Warbler

Found along streams or in low areas in shaded deciduous undergrowth. 

#222 – Common Gallinule

Prefers water with abundant emergent vegetation. 

#223 – Sandhill Crane

Nests in wet bogs and marshes, such as old beaver ponds.   

#224 – Northern Waterthrush

Common in dense shrubs and small trees near slow-moving water. 

#225 – Eastern Bluebird

Seen low on fences or twigs where open grassy areas mix with trees. 

#226 – Purple Martin

Forages over any open habitat, nests in manmade martin houses. 

#227 – Redhead

Nests in ponds with open water and dense reedy vegetation. 

#228 – Cattle Egret

Uncommon, forages in open short-grass upland habitat. 

#229 – Bay-breasted Warbler

Found in dense coniferous forests with small openings. 

#230 – Veery

Found in willow thickets or other dense shrubby understory in wet woods. 

#231 – Black-billed Cuckoo

Uncommon and Solitary, feeds mainly on caterpillars

#232 – Burrowing Owl

Very rare in the province, all will use existing cavities for roosting such as in rock crevices or unused pipes. Hunts small rodents and other prey mainly at night. 

#233 – White-rumped Sandpiper

Usually mixed with other peeps, feeds in slightly deeper water.  

#234 – Pectoral Sandpiper

Nests on grassy lowland tundra. 

#235 – Red Knot

Nests on the tundra near marshy areas, walk and pick food methodically. 

#236 – White-winged Dove

Rare to our province.  Habits similar to Mourning Dove, but often fly higher.  

#237 – Wilson’s Phalarope

Picks minute prey from water’s surface. 

#238 – Tennessee Warbler

Breeds in open or young spruce-fir woodlands. 

#239 – Wilson’s Snipe

Often seen flying high over these habitats and then plunging down.

#240 – South Polar Skua

Rare visitors from nesting grounds in Antarctic, and Atlantic records mainly spring and summer.  Eats mostly fish at sea and often steals fish from other seabirds. 

#241 – Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Moves briskly and erratically through middle to upper-level twigs. 

#242 – Black-backed Woodpecker

Feeds on beetle larvae found in recently dead trees. 

#243 – Marbled Godwit

Rare in our province, found on mudflats and sandflats and on beaches. Nests around prairie ponds.

#244 – Parasitic Jaeger

Nests on Arctic tundra. Feeds mainly on fish stolen from other seabirds. 

#245 – Hudsonian Godwit

Forages on mudflats and in shallow water. 

#246 – Swainson’s Hawk

Rare in our province, found in prairies and farmland. Nests in isolated trees. Usually solitary. 

#247 – Clay-Colored Sparrow

Nests in open areas with scatted bushes. 

#248 – Orange-crowned Warbler

Breeds in dense deciduous brush such as willow and alder. 

#249 – American Pipit

Nests on tundra, almost always in small flocks.  Feeds on insects and seeds. 

#250 – Blue-winged Warbler

Rare in our province, found in open, second-growth woodlands or in clearings with dense but varied undergrowth of weeks and shrubs. 

#251 – Greater White-fronted goose

Uncommon to our province and will join Canada Goose where they gather. 

#252 – Red-bellied Woodpecker

Ranges is expanding to the north, where it inhabits suburban and visit feeders. 

#253 – Crested Caracara

Rare in our province. Feeds on carrion and some lizards and mammals. Flies relatively low in search of prey. 

#254- Common Redpoll

Common but nomadic; numbers vary from year to year. . 

#255 – Yellow-breasted Chat

Uncommon and secretive in dense tangled brushy patches. 

#256 – Purple Gallinule

Rare in our province. Walks around pond edges or on vegetation, often climbing into bushes or low trees; rarely swims. 

#257 – Western Kingbird

Rare in our province. Found in open habitats with scattered trees or hedgerows, such as prairies and farmland. 

#258 – Painted Bunting

Rare in our province. Found in brushy lowlands at forest edges or with scattered tall trees. 

#259 – Rusty Blackbird

Nests in spruce trees near bogs within boreal forest. 

#260 – Cooper Hawk

Nests farther south and accepts more broadleaf trees for nesting. 

#261 – Grasshopper Sparrow

Rare in our province. Solitary and secretive; difficult to see expect when siging. 

#262 – Mistle Thrush

Extremely rare in North America.  This was the only record to date but he stayed around long enough for most birders to come to see him in Miramichi. 

#263 – Fox Sparrow

Nests in spruce trees near bogs within boreal forest. 

#264 – Eastern Towhee

Nests farther south and accepts more broadleaf trees for nesting. 

#265 – Golden-crowned Sparrow

Rare in our province. Solitary and secretive; difficult to see expect when siging. 

#266 – Northern Shrike

Nests in open spruce woods. Winters in open habitats with scattered bushes. 

#267 – Northern Saw-whet Owl

Nests in tree cavities. Nocturnal: hunts at night for small mammals. 

#268 – Canvasback

Rare in our province. Solitary and secretive; difficult to see expect when siging. 

#269 – Tricolored Heron

Rare in our province. Nests and roosts in trees surrounded by water.  Nests and roosts colonially in shrubs or small trees. 

#270 – Blue Grosbeak

Uncommon in open weedy fields with brushy patches and hedgerows.  

#271 – Red-headed Woodpecker

Uncommon, often seen perched on exposed snags. 

#272 – King Rail

Rare in our province.  Habits similar to Clapper Rail, but occur at a much lower density. 

#273 – Green Heron

Nests and roosts singly in dense trees or shrubs over water. 

#274 – Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Uncommon, in dense spruce woods; Habits similar to Least Flycatcher. 

#275 – Mute Swan

Rare in our province.  Native to Europe, introduced increasing and typically associated with humans. 

#276 – American Oystercatcher

Rare in our province.  Forages on sand flats and shell bars at low tide.  Nests on sandbars and dunes just above high-tide line. 

#277 – Upland Sandpiper

Nests on grassy fields where the grass is about 4 to 8 inches high

#278 – Marsh Wren

Common in marshes of tall cattails tules, or reeds with standing water below. 

#279 – Eastern Whip-poor-will

Uncommon, nests on the ground in open mixed pine and deciduous woods. Rarely seen in the daytime. 

#280 – Willow Flycatcher

Found in low brushy vegetation in wet areas near willow thickets. 

#281 – Great Crested flycatcher

Forages for insects and berries from perch from trees, rarely in the open. 

#282 – Piping Plover

Uncommon, with a world population of under 10,000 birds and very local on open sandy beaches. 

#283 – Olive-sided Flycatcher

Nests in spruce-fir forests with mixed clearings.  

#284 – Mourning Warbler

Nests in dense undergrowth,. such as alders and brambles. 

#285 – Little Gull

Uncommon, with a world population of under 10,000 birds and very local on open sandy beaches. 

#286 – Vesper Sparrow

Nests in extensive grasslands including short-grass prairie. 

#287 – Carolina Wren

Found in dense brushy tangles within woods or edges. 

#288 – Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Uncommon, forages in dry shortgrass habitats, such as sod farms or drying edges of ponds. 

#289 – Baird’s Sandpiper

Nests on barren gravel ridges with lunches and a few low plants.  

#290 – Lapland Longspur

Usually found in flocks; often shares a habitat with Horned Lark. 

#291 – Gray Kingbird

Rare to the province.  Often seen perched on wires, treetops, and other prominent lookouts. 

#292 – Cackling Goose

Rare to the province.  Often seen perched on wires, treetops, and other prominent lookouts. 

#293 – Ross’s Goose

Rare to the province.  Habits and habitat like Snow goose. Dark morph rare throughout. 

#294 – Red-shouldered Hawk

Uncommon in wooded areas with clearing and water. 

#295 – Thick-billed Murre

Winters on open ocean mostly far offshore.

#296 – Bullock’s Oriole

Rare to the province.  Forages widely for caterpillars, fruit, and nectar in low brush and in trees. 

#297 – Eastern Meadowlark

Uncommon, found in grassy fields and prairies. 

#298 – Yellow-headed Blackbird

Nests and roosts in dense reedy marshes. 

#299 – Black Vulture

Rare to the province.  Habits and habitats like Turkey Vulture, but often fly higher. 

#300 – Say’s Phoebe

Rare to the province.  Hanbits similar to other phoebes, but found in more open settings, sometimes hovering when foraging over open fields. 

#301 – Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Uncommon, Nests singly in holes in sandbanks or in crevices. 

#302 – Glossy Ibis

Uncommon, found near the coast but forages mainly in shallow water. 

#303 – Long-tailed Jaeger

Rare to the province.  Nests on Arctic Tundra. Migrates on the open ocean far offshore, winters mainly well south of our area. 

#304 – Prairie Warbler

Uncommon, found in open, sunny habitats such as in old fields. 

#305 – Lark Sparrow

Uncommon, found in open grassy areas with scattered trees or short grass. 

#306 – Gull-billed Tern

Rare to the province.  Nests in small colonies on sand. Usually does not mix with other terns. 

#307 – Black Skimmer

Rare to the province.  Nests and roosts in large groups on low sandbars, usually alongside but not mixing with gulls and terns. 

#308 – American Avocet

Rare to the province.  Nests along the edges of shallow weedy ponds or lakes. Tests in compact flocks. 

#309 – Barnacle Goose

Rare to the province.  Most records are of single birds with flocks of Canada Geese. 

#310 – Wild Turkey

Found in open woodlands with clearings or agricultural fields. 

#311 – Spruce Grouse

Found in the dense spruce forests with mossy ground. 

#312 – Tropical Kingbird

Rare to the province.  Found in open areas with some large trees, such as golf courses and city parks; often near water. 

#313 – Tufted Duck

Rare nonbreeding visitor from Eurasia.  Can be found with Ring-necked Ducks.

#314 – Wood Thrush

Found in shaded understory with damp ground in mature deciduous forests.  

#315 – Townsend’s Warbler

Rare to the province.  Can be found in mature coniferous forests, nesting and foraging high in trees. 

#316 – Little Blue Heron

Rare to the province, Nests and roosts in trees surrounded by water. 

#317 – Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Uncommon, often in wet areas. such as willow groves. 

#318 – Northern Wheatear

Rare to the province.  Found on the ground or perching on posts or buildings. Solitary, feeds mainly on insects. 

#319 – Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher

Rare to the province.  Usually stays within the canopy of tall trees. Feeds on insects and berries, and nests in tree cavities. 

#320 – Ash-throated Flycatcher

Rare to the province.  Somewhat secretive; perches on twigs within thickets and trees, rarely in the open. Feeds on insects and berries 

#321 – Northern Lapwing

Very rare visitor from Europe; Found on agricultural fields, pastures, and mudflats. 

#322 – Hoary Redpoll

Uncommon, nests on Arctic tundra in stunted willows. 

#323 – Dovekie

Uncommon, nesting colonies in Greenland and northern Europe. 

#324 – Garganey

Very rare visitors from Eurasia, usually on marshy or weedy freshwater ponds associating with other Teals. 

#325 – Least Bittern

Uncommon but can be found in large reed beds, cattail marshes, or other grassy or weedy wet areas with a mosaic of open water and dense vegetation. 

#326 – Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Rare the the province. Found in flocks in shallow freshwater ponds or flooded fields, with abundant standing vegetation. 

#327 – Fork-tailed Flycatcher

Rare the the province. Found in any open habitat such as fields, dunes, and marshes. 

#328 – Sabine’s Gull

Rare the the province. Nests on tundra ponds, Solitary or in small groups, not mixed with other gulls. 

#329 – LeConte’s Sparrow

Rare the the province. Found in dense wet grasslands or sedge marshes, chooses a wetter habitat than Grasshopper Sparrow. 

#330 – Western Tanager

Rare the the province. Feeds on insects and larvae gleaned from leaves. Solitary, in upper levels of trees. 

#331 – Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Rare the the province. Nests and roosts by day in loose groups more or less hidden among trees or shrubs near water. 

#332 – Franklin’s Gull

Rare the the province. Nests in extensive marshes, foraging mainly in adjacent prairie and farmland, often following tractors. 

#333 – American White Pelican

Rare the the province. Nests on islands in large lakes, forages in shallow protected water, fresh or salt. . 

#334 – Steller’s Sea Eagle

Rare anywhere but where they are endemic in Northeast Asia, where they live in Russia, Korea, Japan, China, and Taiwan. 

#335 – Mountain Bluebird

Rare on the East Coast, nests in cavities or nest boxes in mountain grasslands or sagebrush with widely scattered trees or shrubs. 

#336 – Green-tailed Towhee

Rare on the East Coast, Nests in sagebrush and associated dense shrubs.  Solitary, forages mainly for seeds on the ground. 

#337 – Brewer’s Sparrow

Rare on the East Coast, Nests in flat dry expanses with well-spaced shrubs and little grass, such as sagebrush habitats. 

#338 – Western Sandpiper

Rare on the East Coast, it Can be found on mudflats and sandy beaches, and mixes freely with Semipalmated Sandpiper.

#339 – Yellow-throated Vireo

Rare in the province, can be found in mature deciduous forests, usually at the middle or upper level of trees. Solitary.  Feeds on insects and larvae gleaned from leaves. 

#340 – Swallow-tailed Kite

Rare in the province, it can be found in coastal plains in wooded swamps, foraging over treetops over forests or edges. 

#341 – Ruff

Rare in the province, from Eurasia, found mainly in shallow water along grassy edges of muddy ponds. 

#342 – Sedge Wren

Rare in the province, local in sedge marshes and damp grassy meadows with scattered shrubs. 

#343 – Wilson’s Plover

Rare in the province, local on sandy beaches and drier sandflats or mudflats unusually well away from the water’s edge.