BIRDING SITES OF NOVA SCOTIA
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
INFORMATION WEB LINKS


This web page, an aid to travel and vacation planning
within Cumberland County in Nova Scotia,
supports and augments the
Birding Sites of Nova Scotia guidebook.

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Locator Maps for Birding Sites & Routes
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Weather & Tides
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Cultural Heritage Attractions
Lighthouses
Author's Cumberland County Recommendations
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Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Tourism & Orientation Web Sites

Map of Cumberland County  &  Map showing Birding Sites
Detailed Map of Cumberland County & Satellite Image of Cumberland County  
(Adobe Reader required for both)
Central Nova Tourism Region
(Cumberland, Colchester, & Hants Counties)
Sunrise Trail Scenic Route Information
Glooscap Trail Scenic Route Information
Town of Amherst
Town of Parrsboro
Town of Oxford
Town of Springhill  [link currently down]
Village of Pugwash
 


Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Locator Maps for Birding Sites & Routes
A) Northumberland Shore (west to east)
A1  Tidnish Dock Provincial Park  &  Tidnish Head
Trail Map  &  Description  &  Detailed Information
A2  Amherst Shore Provincial Park  &  Trail Map  &  Description
A3  Northport Beach Provincial Park
A4  Pugwash Harbour, including:
Toney Point (at Cameron Beach)
Toney Creek (from Route 366)
Eel Creek Estuary (from Route 301)
River Philip  (from Hwy 6 bridge)
Bergman’s Point  (junction of Pugwash River Road (access road) and Hwy 6)
Pugwash Basin (from Hwy 6 bridge)
Pugwash Point
Aerial view of Pugwash Harbour
A5 Gulf Shore Provincial Park
A6  Fox Harbour, including:
Junction of Ferry Road & Fox Harbour Road
MacKenzie Point
Fox Harbour Provincial Park
Bridge over Brown Bay
Aerial View of Fox Harbour
A7 Wallace Bay National Wildlife Area  (parking lot)  &  Aerial View
Trail Map  &  Description  &  Detailed Information
Provisional Site Species' List  (PDF file)
B) Fundy Shore -- Amherst Area
B1 Amherst Point Migratory Bird Sanctuary (parking lot)  &  Aerial View
Trail Maps  &  Descriptions
Viewpoint over the south end of Amherst Marsh
Viewpoint over the John Lusby Marsh from Boomer Loop road
Provisional Site Species' List  (PDF file)
B2 Eddy Marsh  &  junction of Eddy Road & Fort Lawrence Road  &  Aerial View
Provisional Site Species' List  (PDF file)
B3 Amherst Marsh (junction of entrance road & Hwy 6)  &  Aerial View
C) Fundy Shore -- Cumberland Basin / Chignecto Bay (NE to SW)
C1 - Maccan Tidal Wetlands Park
C2 Minudie Marsh  (access road junction in Minudie)  & Aerial View
C3 Chignecto Game Sanctuary, including:
East entrance at Junction of Canaan Road & Hwy 2 (Halfway River)
West entrance at junction of Shulie Road & woods road  (NE of Sand River)
C4  Sand River (at bridge on Shulie Road)
C5 Shulie Lake Road, including;
East entrance at Port Greville (off Route 209)
West entrance off Shulie Road  (SW of Sand River)
C6 Apple River and Apple River Bay, including:
Ducks Unlimited Marsh
The Bar
Aerial View of Apple River & Apple River Bay
Provisional Site Species' List  (PDF file)
C7 Isle Haute
C8 Cape Chignecto Provincial Park  (main entrance)  &  Aerial View
Trail Maps  &  Descriptions  &  Detailed Information
D) Fundy Shore -- Minas Channel and Basin (W to E)
D1 Advocate Harbour / West Advocate, including:
Eastern access to Advocate Harbour Dyke off Route 209
Viewpoint over Advocate Dyke Marsh from Route 209
Access Road to NW end of Advocate Beach
Aerial View of Advocate Harbour & West Advocate
Provisional Site Species' List  (PDF file)
D2 Cape d’Or, including
Junction of Back Road & Cape d'Or Road (in East Advocate)
Horseshoe Cove (on Cape d'Or Road)
Parking area at end of Cape d'Or Road
Aerial View of Cape d'Or
Provisional Site Species' List  (PDF file)
D3 Advocate Harbour to Parrsboro (Route 209), including:
Spencers Island beach and salt marsh
Junction of Route 209 & Allen Hill Road
D4 Ward Falls Hiking Trail  (off Route 209)
Trail Map  &  Description  &  Detailed Information
D5 Partridge Island  &  Aerial View
Trail Map  &  Description  &  Detailed Information
E) Interior Cumberland County
E1 Athol Marsh (on Route 302)
E2 Town of Oxford  (Purple Martin colony at 4917 Main St.)
Junction of Upper Main St. & Black River Road
E3 Wentworth - Collingwood Road, including:
Eastern terminus, at junction of Valley Road & Hwy 4
Western terminus, at junction of Wyvern Road & Wentworth/Collingwood Road
E4 Wentworth Provincial Park, including:
Trail Maps  &  Descriptions  &  Detailed Information
Picnic Site
Main entrance to park
E5   Jersey Road (Atkinson), including:
Junction of Jersey Road with Wentworth/Collingwood Road
Atkinson (and marsh)
 
Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Weather & Tides Web Sites
WEATHER
Town of Amherst inland weather forecast
Town of Parrsboro inland weather forecast
Northumberland Strait marine weather forecast
Bay of Fundy marine weather forecast
The Great Saxby Gale of 1869: Site #1 and Site #2
TIDE TIMES - NORTHUMBERLAND STRAIT (east to west)
Malagash Point tide time  &  locator map
Cape Cliff (North of Fox Harbour) tide time  &  locator map 
Pugwash Harbour tide time  &  locator map 
Tidnish Head (Baie Verte) tide time  &  locator map 
(Note: site is actually in Nova Scotia, not New Brunswick)
TIDE TIMES - BAY OF FUNDY (east to west)
Parrsboro tide times  &  locator map
Diligent River tide times  &  locator map
Port Greville tide times   &  locator map
Spencer's Island tide times  &  locator map
Cape d'Or tide times  &  locator map
Advocate Harbour tide times  &  locator map
Isle Haute tide times  &  locator map
Cape Capstan (Apple River Bay) tide times  &  locator map
Joggins tide times  &  locator map
Amherst Point tide times  &  locator map
Maccan Tidal Bore Times  &  locator map
 
Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Trails Web Sites
Site A1 - Tidnish Dock Provincial Park Trail -- Locator MapTrail Map  &  Description
Detailed Information
Site A2 - Amherst Shore Provincial Park -- Locator MapTrail Map  &  Description
Site A7 - Wallace Bay National Wildlife Area Trail -- Locator MapTrail Map  &  Description
& Detailed Information
Site B1 - Amherst Point Migratory Bird Sanctuary -- Locator MapTrail Maps  &  Descriptions
Site C8 - Cape Chignecto Provincial Park -- Locator MapTrail Maps  &  Descriptions
Detailed Information
Site D4 - Ward Falls Trail -- Locator MapTrail Map  &  Description  &  Detailed Information
Site D5 - Partridge Island Trail -- Locator MapTrail Map  &  Description  &  Detailed Information
Site E4 - Wentworth Provincial Park Trail -- Locator MapTrail Maps  &  Descriptions
Detailed Information
 
Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Parks & Protected Areas Web Sites
Cape Chignecto Provincial Park  &  Provincial Site &   Locator Map
Wentworth Provincial Park  Locator Map
Amherst Shore Provincial Park  Locator Map
Upper Cumberland Basin "Important Bird Area" (near Amherst)
Chignecto National Wildlife Area and RAMSAR description
Joggins Fossil Cliffs --   Site #1,   Site #2  &  Locator Map
Aerial Geographical Tour of the Parrsboro area
Aerial Geographical Tour of the Joggins area
Sackville Waterfowl Park (in Sackville, New Brunswick, west of Amherst - Locator Map)
Cape Jourimain Nat. Wildlife Area & Nature Centre  (New Brunswick, Locator Map)
 
Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Cultural Heritage Attraction Web Sites
Fundy Geological Museum  (Town of Parrsboro)
Ottawa House Museum  (Town of Parrsboro)
Cumberland County Museum (Town of Amherst)
Tantramar Theatre Society (Town of Amherst)
Age of Sail Heritage Centre  (Village of Port Greville)
Spencer's Island Historical Site  (Village of Spencer's Island)
The Mystery of the "Marie Celeste"  Site #1 & Site #2  (Village of Spencer's Island)
Ship's Company Theatre  (Town of Parrsboro)
Miner's Museum (Town of Springhill)  [site currently down]
Anne Murray Centre (Town of Springhill)
Tidnish Dock Provincial Historic Site  (Chignecto Marine Transport Railway - PDF file)
Wild Blueberry & Maple Centre (Town of Oxford)
 
Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Lighthouse Web Sites
Northumberland Shore (east to west)
Mullin's Point Range Lights   [no longer standing]
Wallace Harbour Range Lights  locator map
Pugwash Lighthouse   [no longer standing]
Coldspring Head Lighthouse  &  locator map
Bay of Fundy (east to west)
Parrsboro Lighthouse  &  locator map
Cape Sharp Lighthouse  &  locator map
Port Greville Lighthouse  locator map at Age of Sail Museum
Spencer's Island Lighthouse  &  locator map
Cape d'Or Lighthouse  &  locator map
Apple River Lighthouse  locator map
Isle Haute Lighthouse  &  locator map
 
Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Author's Recommendations
Reid's Century Farm Tourist Home  (West Advocate)
Wild Caraway Restaurant   (Advocate Harbour)
Recipes for Nova Scotian Wild Blueberries
Maple Producers' Association of Nova Scotia  &  Maple Festival

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