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Newfoundland is the world's sixteenth largest island at a latitude south of Paris, France. The arctic waters of the Labrador Current that flows along its northern shore dominate the climate. In the southern areas the warmer water of the Gulf Stream have more influence and winters can be surprisingly mild. At the confluence of the two currents over the Grand Banks of Newfoundland fog is common. The mineral rich waters support abundant marine life and a large varied population of marine birds. Around 40 million seabirds visit the plankton rich waters of Newfoundland every year. During the winter months the ice-free waters of the Newfoundland South Coast provide over-wintering habitat for millions of arctic birds. In spring these populations migrate north to their breeding sites and are replaced by millions of birds that have over-wintered offshore on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. They are soon joined by migrants from southern latitudes and, in the case of the Arctic Terns, from the southern hemisphere. By May these millions of birds are busily engaged in breeding and nesting in hundreds of sites along the coast. Just about every small island and cliff face has a colony of nesting birds. The most important have been given Ecological Reserve status. Newfoundland is also home to the largest population of Bald Eagles in Eastern North America. |
Cape St. Mary's
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Cape St. Mary is another Ecological Reserve on the southern Avalon Peninsula; it has a spectacular population of nesting Gannets plus a variety of other species.
Witless Bay Ecological Reserve
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The Witless Bay Ecological Reserve near St. John's comprises three islands: Great, Gull and Green. This reserve contains the largest Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) colony in North America. Green Island contains North America's second largest colony of common murres.
Dave Snow
Photograph Contributor - Wildland Tours - Escorted Adventures in Newfoundland
(St. John's, Newfoundland)
wildtour@nfld.comhttp://www.wildlands.com
Anna Buffinga
(Newfoundland Coastal Safari)
coastalsafari@coastalsafari.comhttp://www.coastalsafari.com
Number of bird species: 378
Provincial Bird - Atlantic Puffin Fraterculus arctica
Provincial Bird - Atlantic Puffin Fraterculus arctica
Newfoundland Birds: Exploitation, Study, Conservation
by William A. Montevecchi & Leslie M. TuckPublisher: Nuttall Ornithological Club 1987ISBN: 9997639995
Buy this book from NHBS.com
Natural History Society
WebsiteThe Natural History Society is a province-wide organization with a primary interest in promoting the enjoyment and protection of all wildlife and natural history resources in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador and surrounding waters. At the moment, the Society has chapters, centered at Comer Brook and St. John's and we are affiliated with the Canadian Nature Federation.
Provincial Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador
http://www.nfmuseum.com/naturalhistorycollectionszoology.htmThe Museum's zoology collections are quite extensive, and representative of the remarkable fauna of the Newfoundland and Labrador region...
Avalon Wilderness Reserve
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The Reserve is located in the centre of the eastern section of the Avalon Peninsula. Its northern boundary is approximately 50 kilometres south of St. John's...
Baccalieu Island Seabird Ecological Reserve
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Baccalieu Island Seabird Ecological Reserve contains Baccalieu Island located off the tip of the north west Avalon Peninsula near the town of Bay de Verde...
Cape St Mary's Seabird Sanctuary
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Cape St. Mary's is a seabird sanctuary with the largest nesting colony of gannets in Newfoundland and the third largest in North America. Also, there are Black-legged Kittiwakes, Atlantic Murres, and Northern Razorbills. There are interpreters on duty to assist any of your needs. The vantage point overlooks magnificent sea stacks and offers an opportunity to photograph the seabirds...
Gros Morne
WebsiteThis park, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987, is an area of great natural beauty with a rich variety of scenery, widlife, and recreational activities. Visitors can hike through wild, uninhabited mountains and camp by the sea. Boat tours bring visitors under the towering cliffs of a freshwater fjord carved out by glaciers. Waterfalls, marine inlets, sea stacks, sandy beaches, and colourful nearby fishing villages complete the phenomenal natural and cultural surroundings of Gros Morne National Park of Canada.
Witless Bay Seabird Ecological Reserve
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Thousands of seabirds soaring, nesting, feeding ... a cacophony of sound, crashing waves, refreshing ocean breezes, and spectacular scenery ... all this and more is yours to experience at Witless Bay Seabird Ecological Reserve...
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2000 [April] - Paul Jones - Eastern Newfoundland
ReportI arrived in St. John`s on the evening of April 20 and stayed until April 30. From St. John`s I made several forays around the Avalon Peninsula and up the east coast to Cape Freels, Terra Nova National Park and Bonavista. My hope was to see the trans-Atlantic vagrants, such as European Golden Plover, that sometimes occur in eastern Newfoundland in the last week of April...
2000 [July] - Blake Maybank
ReportOur Nature Travels Holidays group assembled in the afternoon of July 8, and ate and stayed at the Deer Lake Motel. The weather was typical for Newfoundland, windy and rainy...
2000 [May] - Cheryl Davis - Western Labrador
ReportAt 8:00 a.m. on Saturday May 13, 2000 a group of 8 keen birders got together for a field trip to do a Spring Bird Count for Western Labrador. A total of 44 species were seen plus a hybid. The daytime temperature ranged from 0-7 degrees C with light wind from the E/NE. Unless lakes and streams contained fast moving water they were still frozen over...
2001 [August] - Gavin Edmondstone
ReportThe birding reason for this trip was one bird: Rock Ptarmigan. The ptarmigan was really just an excuse to indulge ourselves with another visit to Newfoundland, our third...
2002 [July] - Frank & Barb Haas
Report...started birding on 3 July with a walk around Long Pond in St. Johns. This was only the beginning of our inundation of Savannah Sparrows (the Labrador race, according to Bent) and a bit later Blackpoll Warblers. They were everywhere and neither species seemed to have the habitat restrictions noted in Pennsylvania...
2009 [December] - Dave Brown - Southern Avalon Peninsula
ReportI ran a mini tour on the southern Avalon Peninsula. The weather was truly exceptional with temperatures above zero and sunny conditions all day...
2009 [December] - Dave Brown - Winter Birding
ReportIn the darkness of night and a steady, thick, snow, I rolled into the Dominion Parking lot at 6:00 am this morning to meet my 5 guests for my Winter on the Avalon Birding Tour...
2009 [December] - Dave Brown - Winter Birds of St Johns
ReportI met with a Dan Kaspar from Texas today to search for the NL specialties. At first, one might wonder why someone would travel from bird rich Texas to bird in NL in December. Why they get more species on a good Xmas count than we do in a big year...
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Birding Pal
InformationLocal birders willing to show visiting birders around their area...
Fieldguides
Tour OperatorNewfoundland & Nova Scotia - Boreal specialties, seabird colonies & numerous breeding landbirds in the beautiful Canadian Maritimes...
Guide - Dave Brown
Tour OperatorI'm 32 and recently spend nearly all of my time, birding, photographing birds or reading about and studying birds online. I'm currently working as a professional bird guide, based out of St. John's. Contact me via email to organize a private or group day trip. I offer a selection of day trips around St .John's and the Avalon Peninsula. My primary focus in the winter months are gulls and seabirds, although, my trips are customizable to suit your needs...
Newfoundland Coastal Safari
Tour OperatorBald eagles, pelagic seabirds, whales, caribou in the Newfoundland South Coast Wilderness. Safari tent camp, seafood, vegetarian meals, hot showers. coastalsafari@coastalsafari.com
Ventbird
Tour OperatorNewfoundland & Nova Scotia with Kim Eckert & Marshall Iliff July 7 - July 17, 2004
Wildland Tours
Tour OperatorTravel with Wildland Tours, and let our experienced local hosts introduce you to England’s oldest colony and Canada’s youngest province. Share the history, open spaces, warmth of our people, and special spirituality of our landscapes Here we still have eagles and osprey soaring in a clear sky. We have places where the land appears to move, but it’s really the backs of the world’s largest caribou herd...
Wildlands Tours
Tour OperatorHere we still have eagles and osprey soaring in a clear sky. We have places where the land appears to move, but it`s really the backs of the world`s largest caribou herd. Along the coast we have places where whirling seabirds are so plentiful they obscure the sun.
Wings
Tour OperatorOur primary goal will be to sample the varied birdlife of the island. Our trip list will be relatively small but the number of individuals of many seabirds will be impressive. We'll visit seabird colonies with vast arrays of gannets, kittiwakes and alcids, and search for the landbirds of the province's boreal forests, bogs and barrens...
Burgeo Haven B&B
AccommodationBurgeo Haven is a Historic home of former Fish Merchants, situated on the waterfront in a quiet fishing community of Burgeo...
Gower House B&B - St. John's
Accommodation180 Gower Street ...Others take one of our many boat tour into the North Atlantic for birdwatching some of Atlantic Canada's 40 million birds from species such as auks, puffins, murre, gulls, gannets, osprey, and bald eagles...
Lilac Inn Bed & Breakfast
AccommodationThe Lilac Inn Bed & Breakfast, is set in the modern outport of Glovertown, on the north east coast of central Newfoundland. Favorably located within minutes of many beautiful and fun attractions.
Long's Hills Downtown Suites
AccommodationExecutives apartment-suites right in the heart of the city...
Birding Newfoundland with Dave Brown
BlogAn account of birding in Newfoundland. Updated daily with sightings, trip reports and various other topics related to birds and birding in Newfoundland...
Retiring With Lisa De Leon
BlogBirdwatching in Newfoundland - Retiring to birdwatching, photography, gardening, and learning - all along the way….
Bird Checklist
WebsiteMore a trip list...
Newfoundland & Labrador Birdwatching
WebsiteDiscover the top birding locations in Newfoundland & Labrador. Find out more about Newfoundland Bird Clubs and Birding Organizations in Newfoundland. Print out a checklist of Newfoundland birds. Find the Rare Bird Alert Phone Numbers for Newfoundland. Order books to help you become a better birder in Newfoundland. Discover links to Newfoundland Birding web sites. Print out special maps of Newfoundland before you begin your trip...
Newfoundland and Labrador Hotspots
WebsiteNewfoundland and Labrador Hotspots, reports, photos etc...
Newfoundland Puffins
WebsiteNewfoundland and Labrador has 95% of North America`s Atlantic Puffins. These colorful birds have been nicknamed parrots of the sea. Puffins nest at Witless Bay and other scattered locations in the province...
Yellow-legged Gull
WebsiteOn Feb. 5, 1997 Dave Fifield discovered a Yellow-legged Gull at St. John`s, NF. It was in a small city park pond kept open by water current and several hundred tame waterfowl. Dave recognized the gull as the same individual that had been present in St. John`s Oct. 24 - Dec. 26, 1996. It had been frequenting farm fields on the outskirts of the city until freeze up and snow cover in December forced it to feed elsewhere. Its whereabouts was unknown until it was rediscovered on Feb. 5, 1997. Fortunately Dave was able to obtain photographs of the bird which were far better than any others to date.
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