Canada · Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's – Quidi Vidi Lake
188 species and 67,310 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–January and May, with up to 77 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
American Black DuckAnas rubripes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
American WigeonMareca americana
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Rock DoveColumba livia
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
Greater ScaupAythya marila
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Northern PintailAnas acuta64 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 188 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
All 188 species recorded here
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- American Black Duck Anas rubripes
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
- Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- American Robin Turdus migratorius
- Common Gull Larus canus
- American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
- Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
- Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
- Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
- Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
- Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
- American Goshawk Astur atricapillus
- Wood Duck Aix sponsa
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
- Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
- Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
- Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus
- Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Boreal Chickadee Poecile hudsonicus
- Pine Siskin Spinus pinus
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Blue-grey Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
- Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
- American Pipit Anthus rubescens
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Red Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
- Ross's Goose Anser rossii
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
- Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
- Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
- Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
- Brown Creeper Certhia americana
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Redhead Aythya americana
- Evening Grosbeak Hesperiphona vespertina
- Little Auk Alle alle
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- Hairy Woodpecker Leuconotopicus villosus
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Purple Martin Progne subis
- Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
- Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
- Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
- American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Black Scoter Melanitta americana
- Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Canvasback Aythya valisineria
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
- Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
- Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula
- Eastern Wood Pewee Contopus virens
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Least Bittern Botaurus exilis
- Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
- Canada Jay Perisoreus canadensis
- Eastern Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
- Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Dickcissel Spiza americana
- Northern Shrike Lanius borealis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at St. John's – Quidi Vidi Lake?
December–January and May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 77 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at St. John's – Quidi Vidi Lake?
188 species, from 67,310 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at St. John's – Quidi Vidi Lake in November?
The most recorded in November: American Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Iceland Gull, American Black Duck and Mallard.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.