Nova Scotia Checklist
Species data
Abundance Presence
Common Loon
Gavia immer
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.5
Double-crest. Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 3.4
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.5
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.0
Black-crn. Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.4
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.08
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.07
American Black Duck
Anas rubripes
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.5
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.1
Blue-winged Teal
Anas discors
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.05
American Wigeon
Anas americana
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.09
Common Eider
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.0
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.08
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.1
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.5
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.2
Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.3
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.04
Northern Goshawk
Accipiter gentilis
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.03
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.07
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.2
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.2
Merlin
Falco columbarius
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.06
Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 2.2
Spruce Grouse
Dendragapus canadensis
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.3
Sora
Porzana carolina
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.03
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.0
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.00
Willet
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.8
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularia
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.5
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 2.7
American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.09
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 25.5
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 10.2
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.3
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylle
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Rock Dove
Columba livia
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 3.8
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.0
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.03
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.06
Barred Owl
Strix varia
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.1
Long-eared Owl
Asio otus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.02
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.2
Whip-poor-will
Caprimulgus vociferus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.8
Ruby-thr. Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.7
Belted Kingfisher
Ceryle alcyon
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.7
Yellow-bell. Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.2
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.7
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.0
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.03
Yellow-shafted Flicker
Colaptes auratus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 3.8
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.1
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus borealis
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.8
Eastern Wood-pewee
Contopus virens
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.9
Yellow-bell. Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 2.4
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorium
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 22.4
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 3.3
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.1
Grt. Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.00
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.4
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.00
Purple Martin
Progne subis
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 15.2
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 4.4
Cliff Swallow
Hirundo pyrrhonota
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 2.0
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 14.6
Gray Jay
Perisoreus canadensis
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.0
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 6.7
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 47.9
Common Raven
Corvus corax
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 10.4
Black-capped Chickadee
Parus atricapillus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 10.5
Boreal Chickadee
Parus hudsonicus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.6
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 3.4
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.08
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.2
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.04
Winter Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.1
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.8
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 14.9
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.00
Veery
Catharus fuscescens
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 3.8
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Catharus minimus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.02
Bicknell's Thrush
Catharus bicknelli
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.04
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 10.3
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 14.1
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.03
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 66.3
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.8
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.02
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 8.6
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 32.9
Solitary Vireo
Vireo solitarius
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 5.1
Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Philadelphia Vireo
Vireo philadelphicus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 21.1
Tennessee Warbler
Vermivora peregrina
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 5.7
Nashville Warbler
Vermivora ruficapilla
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 2.4
Northern Parula
Parula americana
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 7.6
Yellow Warbler
Dendroica petechia
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 11.2
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Dendroica pensylvanica
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 6.6
Magnolia Warbler
Dendroica magnolia
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 20.5
Cape May Warbler
Dendroica tigrina
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.5
Black-thr. Blue Warbler
Dendroica caerulescens
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.5
Myrtle Warbler
Dendroica coronata
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 9.9
Black-th. Green Warbler
Dendroica virens
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 5.3
Blackburnian Warbler
Dendroica fusca
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.8
Palm Warbler
Dendroica palmarum
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.5
Bay-breasted Warbler
Dendroica castanea
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.7
Blackpoll Warbler
Dendroica striata
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.8
Black-&-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 7.4
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 18.3
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapillus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 10.9
Northern Waterthrush
Seiurus noveboracensis
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.5
Mourning Warbler
Oporornis philadelphia
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 3.8
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 20.0
Wilson's Warbler
Wilsonia pusilla
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.2
Canada Warbler
Wilsonia canadensis
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.2
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.01
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 2.6
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 4.0
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.00
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 6.4
Nelsons Shp-tl. Sparrow
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.1
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.0
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 32.9
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 3.8
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.3
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 26.5
Slate-colored Junco
Junco hyemalis
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 18.9
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 11.6
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 5.7
Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.3
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 16.3
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 1.5
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.04
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.2
Purple Finch
Carpodacus purpureus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 4.3
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 0.6
White-winged Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 2.2
Pine Siskin
Carduelis pinus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 5.7
American Goldfinch
Carduelis tristis
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 19.3
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 5.1
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
N. Spruce-Hardwoods 6.5