Places to see birds and other wildlife
There are just a few ideas some of our members enjoy, and where some of our local Nature NL events take place. As with our tourism links above, we do not endorse or maintain these areas – use at your own risk. Stay safe, wear appropriate clothing and footwear, and contact the managing authority with any questions about these spots!
We also recommend using ebird to find local hotspots!
St. John’s: Quidi Vidi Lake, Mundy Pond, Pippy Park, Long Pond, Kent’s Pond, Kenny’s Pond, Burton’s Pond, Bowring Park, East Coast Trail, MUN Botanical Gardens nature trails, Grand Concourse trails (Rennie’s River trail, Virginia River trail, Waterford Valley trail, etc), Cape Spear
The Goulds: Third Pond, Bidgood Park (map 1, map 2)
Conception Bay South: Chamberlains Park, Manuels River hiking trails
Other spots near St. John’s: Neville’s Pond in Paradise, Power’s Pond and Branscombe Pond in Mount Pearl
Further outside St. John’s: Salmonier Nature Park, Butterpot Provincial Park, Cape St. Mary’s
Checklist of the Birds of Newfoundland and its continental shelf waters
Bird The Rock’s Newfoundland Bird Checklist
Important Bird Areas of NL (article)
Important Bird Areas in Canada
Seabirds and sea ducks of Labrador poster
nf.birds – newsgroup for discussion of birds in the province
Local issues
Species at Risk (endangered and threatened) in Newfoundland and Labrador
Lists of Species at Risk in Newfoundland and Labrador
Canada-NL Offshore Petroleum Board
Projects requiring Environmental Assessments (public notices)
Environmental Assessment (EA) in Newfoundland and Labrador
A guide to the EA process in NL
Protected Area percentages in the province
Report from the NL Protected Areas Forum (2015)
Nature Canada’s Cats and Birds campaign
Doug Ballam’s conservation columns in The Independent
Bill Montevecchi’s nature and conservation columns in The Northeast Avalon Times
Checklist of Newfoundland and Labrador flora
List of all vascular plants of NL
Other Nature & Conservation Groups
Conservation groups with NL chapters: Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) – NL, CPAWS-NL
Humber Naturalists (aka Humber Natural History Society)
Nature Resources
Newfoundland Nature – citizen science site for posting nature sightings
NL Nature Atlas – collaboration between MUN Grenfell & Nature Conservancy of Canada
John Maunder’s Links – large collection of nature resources
Status of Species in Canada wildspecies.ca
Other centres with nature & environmental programming: The Fluvarium, Pippy Park, Manuels River
More links at MUN Library:
Conservation, Fisheries, Natural History, The Osprey (our Nature NL journal)
NL Natural History and Ecology Subject Guide library.mun.ca/
Tours, Hiking, Kayaking, Ecotourism, Photography
We put these resources here in the hope that they are positive for education/awareness. We do not endorse nor accept responsibility for their operations, and accept no payment for linking. Anyone may request a link or report a problem, and we may at our discretion remove any link or decline to link.
East Coast Trail Association and their useful hiking tips
Wildland Tours – birds, whales and other marine mammals, polar bears, history, and nature tours
Bird The Rock – bird and nature tours for individuals and groups
Birding Newfoundland with Dave Brown
Parks and Protected Areas
(just a few resources, not in any particular order)
Eagle River Waterway (proposed 2011)
Laurentian Channel Area of Interest (off the south coast of Newfoundland)
Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve (in Labrador south of Lake Melville)
Nature Canada & affiliates
