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Common Urban Nova Scotia Birds

Common birds found in mainland Nova Scotia, particularly in urban environments.

Peregrine Falcon 1
Falco peregrinus
Downy Woodpecker 2
Picoides pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker 3
Picoides villosus
Northern Flicker 4
Colaptes auratus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 5
Sphyrapicus varius
Belted Kingfisher 6
Megaceryle alcyon
Rock Pigeon 7
Columba livia
Mourning Dove 8
Zenaida macroura
Common Ground-Dove 5
Columbina passerina
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9
Archilochus colubris
Herring Gull 10
Larus argentatus
Ring-billed Gull 11
Larus delawarensis
Great Black-backed Gull 12
Larus marinus
Grey Gull 13
Leucophaeus modestus
Peregrine Falcon 1
Falco peregrinus
American Kestrel 14
Falco sparverius
Mallard 15
Anas platyrhynchos
American Black Duck 16
Anas rubripes
Osprey 17
Pandion haliaetus
Sharp-shinned Hawk 18
Accipiter striatus
Bald Eagle 19
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Barn Swallow 20
Hirundo rustica
Tree Swallow 21
Tachycineta bicolor
Northern Shrike 22
Lanius excubitor
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
House Sparrow 23
Passer domesticus
Red-breasted Nuthatch 24
Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch 25
Sitta carolinensis
European Starling 26
Sturnus vulgaris
American Robin 27
Turdus migratorius
Veery 28
Catharus fuscescens
Hermit Thrush 29
Catharus guttatus
Swainson's Thrush 4
Catharus ustulatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher 5
Contopus cooperi
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 5
Empidonax flaviventris
Least Flycatcher 5
Empidonax minimus
Bell's Vireo 5
Vireo bellii
Yellow-throated Vireo 5
Vireo flavifrons
White-eyed Vireo 5
Vireo griseus
Red-eyed Vireo 5
Vireo olivaceus
Blue-headed Vireo 5
Vireo solitarius
Dark-eyed Junco 30
Junco hyemalis
Bell's Sparrow 31
Artemisiospiza belli
American Tree Sparrow 32
Spizelloides arborea
Song Sparrow 30
Melospiza melodia
Field Sparrow 33
Spizella pusilla
White-throated Sparrow 26
Zonotrichia albicollis
Golden-crowned Sparrow 34
Zonotrichia atricapilla
White-crowned Sparrow 35
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Northern Cardinal 5
Cardinalis cardinalis
Summer Tanager 36
Piranga rubra
Ovenbird 37
Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Parula 38
Setophaga americana
Black-throated Blue Warbler 5
Setophaga caerulescens
Yellow-rumped Warbler 39
Setophaga coronata
Yellow-throated Warbler 40
Setophaga dominica
Blackburnian Warbler 3
Setophaga fusca
Magnolia Warbler 41
Setophaga magnolia
Hermit Warbler 42
Setophaga occidentalis
Palm Warbler 43
Setophaga palmarum
Chestnut-sided Warbler 44
Setophaga pensylvanica
Yellow Warbler 33
Setophaga petechia
American Redstart 45
Setophaga ruticilla
Black-throated Green Warbler 38
Setophaga virens
Black-and-white Warbler 46
Mniotilta varia
Swainson's Warbler 47
Limnothlypis swainsonii
Common Yellowthroat 16
Geothlypis trichas
Cedar Waxwing 48
Bombycilla cedrorum
Bohemian Waxwing 21
Bombycilla garrulus
American Crow 49
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven 50
Corvus corax
Blue Jay 51
Cyanocitta cristata
Gray Jay 52
Perisoreus canadensis
American Goldfinch 53
Spinus tristis
House Finch 21
Haemorhous mexicanus
Purple Finch 54
Haemorhous purpureus
Pine Grosbeak 55
Pinicola enucleator

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