Nova Scotia

• Pelagic boat tour for shearwaters, puffins, kittiwakes, jaeger and whales!
• Spectacular fall bird migration
• Bay of Fundy tides and large concentrations of migrating shorebirds

Tour Overview

Autumn produces some fantastic birding in Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia is strategically located along the Atlantic Flyway, one of the major bird migration routes in North America. The southern shores of Nova Scotia act as a hotspot stopover for hundreds of migrating warblers, shorebirds and raptors, before they make their way south.

Nova Scotia also boasts a variety of habitats, including coastal areas, marshes, forests, and islands, adding to the variety of birds we will see. Shorebirding here is productive and could include such choice species as American Oystercatcher, godwits, Whimbrel, and White-rumped and Stilt Sandpipers. In the forests, we will look for boreal species including Spruce Grouse and Black-backed Woodpecker.

In addition, we will take a boat tour to view a spectacular array of pelagic species, from shearwaters, puffins and kittiwakes to jaegers and phalaropes, and there is always the possibility of a rarer species showing up—and then of course there are the great whales!