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      • Gypsy Cuckoo Bumble Bee
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      • Eastern Ribbonsnake
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      • Eastern White Cedar
      • Black Ash
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Birds

Species at Risk

  • Aquatic Species
  • Bats
    • Bat Boxes
    • Little Brown Bat
    • Northern Brown Bat
    • Tri-coloured Bat
  • Birds
    • Bank Swallow
    • Barn Swallow
    • Bird Boxes
    • Bobolink
    • Chimney Swift
    • Common Nighthawk
    • Eastern Meadowlark
    • Eastern Whip-poor-will
    • Peregrine Falcon
    • Short-Eared Owl
  • Insects
    • Gypsy Cuckoo Bumble Bee
    • Monarch Butterfly
  • Reptiles
    • Eastern Ribbonsnake
    • Snapping Turtle
    • Wood Turtle
  • Trees
    • Black Ash
    • Eastern White Cedar

Birds can play an important role in regulating pest species, particularly insects. They are also some of nature’s most charismatic species and provide great opportunities for bird watching. Below are some of the species at risk in Nova Scotia, click the headings to find more information about each.

Aerial Insectivores

Barn Swallow

Bank Swallow

Chimney Swift

Common Nightawk

Whip-poor-will

Ground-nesting Birds

Bobolink

Eastern Meadowlark

Short-eared Owl

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