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Terra Nova Migratory Bird Sanctuary

48.5647° N, 53.9493° W

Terra Nova Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Newfoundland and Labrador. 48.5647° N, 53.9493° W

Migratory bird sanctuary, 11.8 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/nl/terra-nova-migratory-bird-sanctuary/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
  • City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

Terra Nova Migratory Bird Sanctuary is a 11.8 km² migratory bird sanctuary 3.5 km southeast of Traytown, in Newfoundland and Labrador. It was established in 1967.

Area
11.8 km²
Established
1967

Conditions today

11.2 °C

Wind SSE 11 km/h

Observed at Terra Nova (National Park), as of 1:30 a.m. NDT

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Becoming cloudy before morning with 40 percent chance of showers. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50 except gusting to 70 along parts of the coast overnight. Low 11.

Weather: Terra Nova (National Park) (local forecast), as of 1:31 a.m. NDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:45 a.m.
Sunrise
7:16 a.m.
Sunset
6:28 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:59 p.m.
Moonrise
6:02 a.m.
Moonset
5:45 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Official record

Designation
Migratory bird sanctuary
IUCN category
II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Canadian Wildlife Service, Atlantic Region

Names

  • Refuge d’oiseaux de Terra-NovaFrench form