Grand Manan Bird List

This list includes all the birds observed in Grand Manan and the surrounding islands

the Bay of Fundy off Grand Manan including Machias Seal Island.

367 Species to date!

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

I have personally observed 253 species on Grand Manan and its surroundings. 

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Ducks & Geese (37 Species, 26 Species observed)
  • Canada Goose
  • Wood Duck
  • Blue-winged Teal 
  • Cinnamon Teal – 27 Apr 1967 – NBBird Records – White Head Island (please use a more specific hotspot)
  • Northern Shoveler
  • Gadwall
  • Eurasian Wigeon 
  • American Wigeon
  • Mallard
  • American Black Duck
  • Northern Pintail
  • Green-winged Teal
  • Canvasback – 27 Mar 1999 – NBBird Records – Nelson Poirier – Grand Manan–Anchorage PP
  • Redhead – 16 May 2003 – Bob McDonald & 13 Nov. 2008 – Roger Burrows – Grand Manan–Anchorage PP
  • Ring-necked Duck
  • Tufted Duck – NBBird Records – Grand Manan–Seal Cove
  • Greater Scaup
  • Lesser Scaup
  • King Eider – 19 May 2024 – Mark Morse and Karren Miller – Anchorage Beach

  • 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 – 2011, 2018, 2020 & 2022
Grouse and Pheasant (3 Species, 2 Species observed)
  • Ruffed Grouse
  • Spruce Grouse – 1996, 2003, 2016 & 2018
  • Ring-necked Pheasant
Grebes (3 Species, 3 Species observed)
  • Pied-billed Grebe
  • Horned Grebe
  • Red-necked Grebe
Pigeons and Doves (3 Species, 2 Species observed)
  • Rock Pigeon
  • White-winged Dove – 1995, 2018 & 2019
  • Mourning Dove
Cookoos (2 Species, 2 Species observed)
  • Yellow-billed Cuckoo
  • Black-billed Cuckoo
Nightjars (3 Species, 1 Species observed)
  • Common Nighthawk
  • Chuck-will’s-widow – NBBird Records – Grand Manan–Castalia Marsh
  • Eastern Whip-poor-will – 9 May 1975 – Mick Green – Machias Seal Island
Swifts (1 Species)
  • Chimney Swift
Hummingbirds (2 Species, 1 Species observed)
  • Ruby-throated Hummingbird
  • Rufous Hummingbird – 4 Aug 1993 – NBBird Records – Grand Manan (Southern Head Beach rd)
Rails & Coots (6 Species, 4 Species observed)
  • Clapper Rail – 9 Oct 2010 – NBBird Records (Don Gibson) – Grand Manan–Castalia Marsh
  • Virginia Rail
  • Sora
  • Common Gallinule
  • Purple Gallinule 
  • American Coot
Cranes (1 Species, 1 Species observed)
  • Sandhill Crane
Stilts and Avocets (1 Species)
  • American Avocet – 22 Aug 1987 – Sandy Mackintosh – Grand Manan–Seal Cove
Oystercatchers (1 Species, 1 Species observed)
  • American Oystercatcher
Plovers (7 Species, 3 Species Observed)
  • Black-bellied Plover
  • American Golden-Plover
  • Killdeer
  • Semipalmated Plover
  • Piping Plover
  • Northern Lapwing – 20 Jun 1956 – NBBird Records – CA-NB-Grand Manan (Nantucket Island)
  • Wilson’s Plover – 16 Sep 1999 – Peter Mitchell – Grand Manan Island
Sandpipers (31 Species, 24 Species observed)
  • Upland Sandpiper – 7 May 1979 – Kent Island & 5 May 1983 – Paule & Dale G Hjertaas – Grand Manan Island – North Head
  • Whimbrel
  • Hudsonian Godwit
  • Marbled Godwit – 21 May 2016 – Bill Winsor – White Head Island (please use a more specific hotspot)
  • 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
  • Curlew Sandpiper – 10 Sep 1999 – NBBird Records – Grand Manan–Anchorage PP
  • Stilt Sandpiper
  • Buff-breasted Sandpiper
  • Sanderling
  • Dunlin
  • Purple Sandpiper
  • Baird’s Sandpiper
  • Little Stint – 3 Aug 1988 – NBBird Records – Grand Manan–Castalia Marsh
  • White-rumped Sandpiper
  • Least Sandpiper
  • Pectoral Sandpiper
  • Western Sandpiper – 7 Sep 2023 – Mitch Doucet – Ox Head
  • Semipalmated Sandpiper
Skuas and Jaegers (5 Species, 5 species observed)
  • Long-tailed Jaeger
  • Parasitic Jaeger
  • Pomarine Jaeger
  • Great Skua
  • South Polar Skua
Auks (8 Species, 6 Species observed)
  • Tufted Puffin – 1 Jul 2022 – NBBird Records – Machias Seal Island (NB)
  • Atlantic Puffin
  • Black Guillemot
  • Razorbill
  • Dovekie
  • Thick-billed Murre
  • Common Murre
  • Ancient Murrelet – 27 May 2016 – NBBird Records – Machias Seal Island (NB)
Gulls, Terns and Skimmers (28 Species, 14 Species observed)
  • Little Gull
  • Ivory Gull – 3 Feb 1995 – Observed by Don Gibson and others – Seal Cove
  • Black-legged Kittiwake
  • Sabine’s Gull
  • Bonaparte’s Gull
  • Black-headed Gull
  • Laughing Gull
  • Franklin’s Gull – 29 Oct 2005 – Highway 776–Grand Harbour to Woodwards Cove
  • Ring-billed Gull
  • Herring Gull
  • Great Black-backed Gull
  • Glaucous Gull
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull
  • Iceland Gull
  • Black Skimmer – 1944 (Kent Island), 1986, 2010, 2014, 2019
  • Sooty Tern – 6 Aug 1986 – NBBird Records – Machias Seal Island (NB)
  • Bridled Tern – 6 Jul 2017 – NBBird Records – Machias Seal Island (NB)
  • Least Tern – 1944 (Kent Island) 1996, 2002, 2011 & 2018 (Machias Seal Island)
  • Gull-billed Tern – 9 Sep 2019 – Carmella Melanson – Deep Cove Beach, Grand Manan
  • Caspian Tern
  • Black Tern
  • Forster’s Tern – 11 Sep 2019 – Mike Bouman – Long Pond Rd. beach, Grand Manan
  • Arctic Tern
  • Common Tern
  • Roseate Tern
  • Sandwich Tern – 20 Aug 1991 – NBBird Records – Grand Manan–Ingalls Head
  • Royal Tern – 7 Jul 2014 – NBBird Records – Machias Seal Island (NB)
  • Red-billed Tropicbird – 5 Jul 2005 – NBBird Records – Machias Seal Island (NB)
Loons (3 Species, 2 Species observed)
  • Red-throated Loon
  • Pacific Loon – 1999, 2004 & 2008
  • Common Loon
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
  • Great Shearwater
  • Sooty Shearwater
  • Manx Shearwater
  • Audubon’s Shearwater – 11 Aug 2015 – Durland Ingersoll – Grand manan Pelagic
Frigatebirds (1 Species)
  • Magnificent Frigatebird – 29 Aug 2006 – NBBird Records – Grand Manan Pelagic
Gannets and Boobies (2 Species; 1 Species observed)
  • Northern Gannet
  • Brown Booby – 2 Oct 2020 – Marc LeBlanc – Grand Manan–Long Eddy Point & 30 June 2019 – Hugo Navarro – Gulf of Main
Cormorants (2 Species, 2 Species observed)
  • Great Cormorant
  • Double-crested Cormorant
Pelicans (1 Species)
  • American White Pelican – Seen by many on the island around late 90s, early 2000. Seen at Fisher’s Pond in Woodward’s Cove.
  • Brown Pelican – 5 May 2017 – Margaret and Jamie Small – Kent Island & 12 Jun 2017 – Dwayne Banks – near Gannet Rock
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns (11 Species, 10 Species observed)
  • American Bittern
  • Least Bittern – In Pette’s Cove in the early 2000s in May. 
  • 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 (1 Species)
  • Glossy Ibis – 2018 on Kent Island and Grand Manan
New World Vulture (2 Species, 1 Species observed)
  • Black Vulture – 9 Aug 1924 – NBBird Records – Grand Manan–Grand Harbour & 2 May 1999 – NBBird Records – White Head
  • Turkey Vulture
Osprey (1 Species, 1 Species observed)
  • Osprey
Hawks and Eagles (11 Species, 10 Species observed)
  • Swallow-tailed Kite

  • Golden Eagle – 2020, 2021 & 2022
  • Northern Harrier
  • Sharp-shinned Hawk
  • Cooper’s Hawk
  • American Goshawk
  • Bald Eagle
  • Red-shouldered Hawk
  • Broad-winged Hawk
  • Red-tailed Hawk
  • Rough-legged Hawk
Typical Owl (7 Species, 5 Species observed)
  • Snowy Owl
  • Great Horned Owl
  • Burrowing Owl
  • Barred Owl
  • Short-eared Owl
  • Boreal Owl – 11 Apr 1924 – Arthur C. Bent Data – Wood Island
  • Northern Saw-whet Owl
Kingfishers (1 Species, 1 Species observed)
  • Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers (8 Species, 5 Species observed)
  • Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
  • Red-headed Woodpecker
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker
  • Black-backed Woodpecker
  • Downy Woodpecker
  • Hairy Woodpecker
  • Pileated Woodpecker
  • Northern Flicker
Falcons (4 Species, 3 Species observed)
  • American Kestrel
  • Merlin
  • Gyrfalcon – Sensitive species (No details available)
  • Peregrine Falcon
Tyrant Flycatchers (16 Species, 9 Species observed)
  • Olive-sided Flycatcher
  • Eastern Wood-Pewee
  • Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
  • Alder Flycatcher
  • Willow Flycatcher
  • Least Flycatcher
  • Eastern Phoebe
  • Say’s Phoebe
  • Western Flycatcher – 18 Nov 2015 – Roger Burrows – Wite Head
  • Ash-throated Flycatcher – 8 Nov 2011 – Roger Burrows – Grand Manan–Castalia Coastal Woods
  • Great Crested Flycatcher
  • Sulfur-bellied Flycatcher – 3 Oct 2012 – Roger Burrows – White Head Island–Village & Long Point Road
  • Western Kingbird 
  • Eastern Kingbird
  • Scissor-tailed Flycatcher – 4 May 2018 – Bob Hay – Grand Manan
  • Fork-tailed Flycatcher – 2 Oct 2000 – Mark Libby -Grand Manan Whale Cove Road
Vireos (7 Species, 6 Species observed)
  • White-eyed Vireo
  • Bell’s Vireo – 2 Oct 2023 – Karen Miller – Mark Morse – 1471 New Brunswick 776, Grand Manan
  • Yellow-throated Vireo – 7 Sep 2023 – Mitch (Michel) Doucet – 2723–2741 Route 776, Grand Manan 
  • Blue-headed Vireo
  • Philadelphia Vireo
  • Warbling Vireo
  • Red-eyed Vireo
Shrikes (2 Species)
  • Loggerhead Shrike – 28 Sep 2013 – Stuart Tingley – Grand Manan–Red Point 
  • Northern Shrike
Crows and Jays (4 Species, 3 Species observed)
  • Canada Jay
  • Blue Jay
  • American Crow
  • Common Raven
Chickadees (3 Species, 2 Species observed)
  • Black-capped Chickadee
  • Boreal Chickadee
  • Tufted Titmouse – 22 Jun 2023 – Grand Manan–Red Point
Larks (1 Species, 1 Species observed)
  • Horned Lark
Swallows (6 Species, 4 Species observed)
  • Bank Swallow
  • Tree Swallow
  • Purple Martin – 1979 & 2018 (Kent Island) & 1982 & 2018 (Grand Manan)
  • Northern Rough-winged Swallow
  • Barn Swallow
  • Cliff 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 (4 Species, 2 Species observed)
  • House Wren
  • Winter Wren
  • Marsh Wren
  • Carolina Wren
Starlings and Mynas (1 Species, 1 Species observed)
  • European Starling
Mockingbirds and Thrashers (4 Species, 3 Species observed)
  • Gray Catbird
  • Brown Thrasher
  • Sage Thrasher – 20 Jul 1999 – NBBird Records – Kent Island
  • Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes (10 Species, 5 Species observed)
  • Eastern Bluebird
  • Townsend’s Solitaire – 12 Nov 2010 – Roger Burrows – Grand Manan–Ashburton Head Trails
  • Varied Thrush – 19 Jan 2020 – Mark Morse – Grand Manan–Long Eddy Point (The Whistle)
  • Veery
  • Grey-cheeked Thrush – 1980 & 2014 (Kent Island) & 2015 (Machias Seal Island)
  • Swainson’s Thrush
  • Hermit Thrush
  • Wood Thrush
  • American Robin
  • Northern Wheatear – 8 Sep 2017 – Bob Hay – Grand Manan
Chats and Old World Flycatchers (1 Species)
Waxwings (2 Species, 1 Species)
  • Bohemian Waxwing
  • Cedar Waxwing
Old World Sparrows (1 Species, 1 Species)
  • House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits (1 Species, 1 Species)
  • American Pipit
Finches (10 Species, 8 Species observed)
  • 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, 1 Species observed)
  • Lapland Longspur
  • Chestnut-collared Longspur – 30 Jul 1996 – NBBird Records – Grand Manan–Castalia Marsh
  • Snow Bunting
Buntings and New World Sparrow (21 Species, 14 Species observed)
  • Grasshopper Sparrow – 7 Oct 2022 – Martin St-Michel – Grand Manan–Swallowtail Lighthouse
  • Chipping Sparrow
  • Clay-colored Sparrow
  • Field Sparrow
  • Lark Sparrow
  • Lark Bunting – 28 Aug 2018 – NBBird Records – Grand Manan–Grand Harbour
  • American Tree Sparrow
  • Fox Sparrow
  • Dark-eyed Junco
  • White-crowned Sparrow
  • Harris’s Sparrow – 29 Oct 2014 – Roger Burrows – Grand Manan–Long Eddy Point
  • White-throated Sparrow
  • Vesper Sparrow
  • LeConte’s Sparrow
  • Seaside Sparrow – 13 Oct 2020 – Roger Burrows – Grand Manan–NCC Migratory Bird Sanctuary Nature Reserve
  • Nelson’s Sparrow
  • Savannah Sparrow
  • Song Sparrow
  • Lincoln’s Sparrow
  • Swamp Sparrow
  • Eastern Towhee
Orioles and Blackbirds (11 Species, 8 Species observed)
  • Yellow-headed Blackbird
  • Bobolink
  • Western Meadowlark – 25 Oct 2009 – Jennifer Pierce & Rebbeca Bainbridge – Whale Cove
  • Eastern Meadowlark
  • Orchard Oriole
  • Baltimore Oriole
  • Red-winged Blackbird
  • Brown-headed Cowbird
  • Rusty Blackbird
  • Brewer’s Blackbird – 15 Oct 1985 – NBBird Records -Grand Manan–Pettes Cove
  • Common Grackle
New World Warblers (39 Species, 26 Species observed)
  • Yellow-breasted Chat
  • Ovenbird
  • Worm-eating Warbler
  • Northern Waterthrush
  • Golden-winged Warbler – 16 May 2022 – Roger Burrows – White Head Island–Main Road
  • Black-throated Gray Warbler – 24 Sep 1992 – Don Gibson – Dark Harbour
  • MacGillivray’s Warbler – 01 Nov 2009 – Durlan Ingersoll 
  • Blue-winged Warbler
  • Black-and-white Warbler
  • Prothonotary Warbler
  • Tennessee Warbler
  • Orange-crowned Warbler
  • Nashville Warbler
  • Connecticut Warbler
  • Mourning Warbler
  • Kentucky Warbler – 1979 (Kent Island), 1997 (Grand Manan) & 2019 (White head)
  • Common Yellowthroat
  • Hooded Warbler
  • American Redstart
  • Cape May Warbler
  • Cerulean Warbler – 22 May 1997 – Stuart Tingley – Grand Manan–Anchorage PP
  • 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 
  • Hermit Warbler – 15 May 1994 – NBBird Records – White Head Island
  • Black-throated Green Warbler
  • Canada Warbler
  • Wilson’s Warbler
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies (9 Species, 8 Species observed)
  • Summer Tanager
  • Scarlet Tanager
  • Western Tanager
  • Northern Cardinal
  • Rose-breasted Grosbeak
  • Blue Grosbeak
  • Indigo Bunting
  • Painted Bunting
  • Dickcissel
EXOTIC: PROVISIONAL (1 Species, 1 Species Observed)
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow – 16 May 2021 – Paul Langelaan – 9 Pettes Cove Road, Grand Manan