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Nova Scotia (Nouvelle-Écosse in French, Alba Nuadh in Gaelic) is a Canadian province located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in the Maritimes, and its capital, Halifax, is the economic and cultural centre of the region. Nova Scotia is the second smallest province in Canada, with an area of only 55,284 km², and its population of 936,988* Nova Scotians (or, less formally, Bluenosers) makes it the fourth least populous province of the country. Its name is Latin for New Scotland.
Nova Scotia's economy is traditionally largely resource based, but has in recent decades become more diverse. Traditional industries such as fishing, mining, forestry and agriculture remain very important, and have been joined by tourism, technology, film production, music and other cultural industries.
The territory now known as Nova Scotia included several regions of the Mi'kmaq nation of Mi'gma'gi, which covered all of the Maritimes, as well as parts of Maine, the Gaspé, and Newfoundland. Nova Scotia was already home to the Mi'kmaq people when the first European colonists arrived. In 1604, French colonists established the first permanent European settlement north of Florida at Port Royal, founding what would become known as Acadia. The British Empire obtained control of the region between 1713 and 1760, and established the new capital at Halifax in 1749. Nova Scotia was one of the founding four provinces to join Confederation with Canada in 1867.
More on [ Nova Scotia ]
Backyard Birds of Winter in Nova Scotia - Species accounts of 41 common birds.
Bird Watching - Species accounts.
Blomidon Naturalists Society - Club centered in the eastern Annapolis Valley, with meetings, field trips, and some count results.
Cape Breton Birds - Current sightings, sightings archive, photo gallery, field trips, nest box plans, and FAQ.
East Coast Birds - Birds of Nova Scotia species accounts and illustrations, feature articles, and birding sites.
Fea's Petrel - Article about the Fea's Petrel (Pterodroma feae) photographed off Nova Scotia in 1997, the first record for Canada.
Halifax Field Naturalists - Field trips and meetings.
Mary Scott's Birding Nova Scotia - Travelogue and photos of 6 sites in NS.
Meta Description: [ Pictures and stories of birding in Nova Scotia, including Brier Island, Digby Neck, Delaps Cove, and Lake Rossignol. ]
NatureNS - Recent messages from the e-mail group for birding and natural history in NS.
Nova Scotia Bird Society - Meetings, field trips, sightings hotline, and general information.
Nova Scotia Birding News - Recent rare bird alert transcripts.
Nova Scotia Rare Bird Alert - Forum for the announcement and discussion of rare bird sightings in NS.
Meta Description: [ NS-RBA: Nova Scotia Rare Bird Alert ]
Sable Island - Description and images of nesting and transient birds on Sable Island, in the western Atlantic.
Ted D'Eon's Tern Reports - Annual reports, photos, and maps of Roseate and other terns nesting in the Lobster Bay area.
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