Birds of Bella Coola

144 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Bella Coola (British Columbia) since 2010, across 2,583 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Bald Eagle, American Robin and American Crow.

Bella Coola is backyard-bird country: 66% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Robin, American Crow, Common Raven and Song Sparrow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

13 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Bald Eagle.

Records peak in August and are lowest in January — about 507.0 times as many in the busiest month. Part of that is birds (migrants and breeding arrivals), part is people: more birders are out in good weather, so treat the curve as activity, not a census.

Bella Bella, 60 mi to the west, has more species on record (157 against 144). Birds logged far more often around Bella Coola than there include Pine Siskin, Warbling Vireo, Hammond's Flycatcher and Rock Pigeon.

Daylight runs from 16 h 49 min at midsummer to 7 h 41 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:31 AM in mid-April and 5:04 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Foods for the most recorded backyard birds here, from our species notes.

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Pine Siskin

  Nyjer · Hulled sunflower

• Chestnut-backed Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• Bella Bella60 mi west · 157 species
• Anahim Lake61 mi east · 161 species
• Port Hardy118 mi south · 217 species
• Port McNeill124 mi south · 235 species
• Burns Lake135 mi north · 140 species
• Houston140 mi north · 190 species