Canada Ramsar wetland
Chignecto Bay
127 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
This month here
12 species in January.8 species in February.20 species in March.59 species in April.91 species in May.55 species in June.56 species in July.81 species in August.66 species in September.47 species in October.25 species in November.17 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
127 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 127Speciesrecorded more than once
- 69Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 6ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,006Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 9Raptors
- 10Waders
- 11Gulls & seabirds
- 16Ducks & geese
- 5Herons, ibises & grebes
- 63Songbirds
- 13Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 127 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Accipiter striatusAccipiter striatus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
Waders10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferusNT
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
Gulls & seabirds11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Common TernSterna hirundo
Ducks & geese16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- American Black DuckAnas rubripes
- American ScoterMelanitta americanaNT
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- White-winged ScoterMelanitta deglandi
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
Herons, ibises & grebes5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Songbirds63 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
- American RobinTurdus migratorius
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
- Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata
- Junco hyemalisJunco hyemalis
- Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens
- Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
- American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
- Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
- Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
- Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
- Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatus
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata
- Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia
- Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
- Cedar WaxwingBombycilla cedrorum
- Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
- Winter WrenTroglodytes hiemalis
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaNT
- Ruby-crowned KingletRegulus calendula
- Pine SiskinSpinus pinus
- Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus
- White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
- Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorum
- Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Canada JayPerisoreus canadensis
- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapilla
- Agelaius phoeniceusAgelaius phoeniceus
- Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
- VeeryCatharus fuscescens
- Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica
- Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla
- Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataNT
- Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Boreal ChickadeePoecile hudsonicus
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
- Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphia
- Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
- Eastern phoebeSayornis phoebe
- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
- Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
- Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanea
- Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina
- Nelson's SparrowAmmospiza nelsoni
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Evening GrosbeakHesperiphona vespertinaVU
- Grey CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fusca
- Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina
Other birds13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-shafted FlickerColaptes auratus
- Ruffed GrouseBonasa umbellus
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
- Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
- Spruce GrouseCanachites canadensis
- Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
- Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
- Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagicaVU
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan-2°/-9°88 mm
- Feb-2°/-9°86 mm
- Mar1°/-5°84 mm
- Apr7°/0°88 mm
- May12°/4°90 mm
- Jun16°/9°103 mm
- Jul20°/13°84 mm
- Aug20°/14°82 mm
- Sep18°/11°99 mm
- Oct12°/6°115 mm
- Nov6°/0°117 mm
- Dec1°/-5°122 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Chignecto Bay.
Bay in Canada
Chignecto Bay is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Canada.
127 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,006 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Eider, the Song Sparrow and the American Robin.
47 species come for the summer, 16 for the winter and 6 only pass through.
6 are threatened worldwide, including Long-tailed duck, Grey Plover and Lesser yellowlegs.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- West River Campingcampsite · 11 km · 1 within 10 km
- An Artist's Garden B&Bplace to stay · 6.9 km · 2 within 10 km
- Fundy Albertnearest town · 24 km in a straight line
- Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport (YQM)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 58 km in a straight lineCar hire at YQM airport (Moncton)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 1campsites within 10 kmWest River Camping
- 2places to stay within 10 kmAn Artist's Garden B&B, Captain's Lookout Cottages
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Chignecto Bay.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas17 mountains within 25 kmCasey Hill · 13 kmTurple Hill · 17 kmCaledonian Highland416 m · 18 kmMount Gideon · 18 kmCrooked Creek Lookout · 19 kmBennett Hill · 20 kmAllen Hill · 21 kmBeech Hill · 22 km
Coastya6 beaches within 10 kmBray Beach · 5.3 kmSand Cove · 5.3 kmClam Cove · 5.6 kmBig Bar · 6.3 kmIndian Cove · 6.4 kmWaterside Beach · 7.9 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmLockhart Lake0.3 km² · 7.4 kmNew Horton Lake0.7 km² · 10 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Chignecto Bay
Canada
- 68Birdyas Score
- 127Species
- 69Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q664704) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,006 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Coastya, Lakeyas, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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