Birds of Blind Bay

217 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Blind Bay (British Columbia) since 2010, across 31,832 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Red-breasted Nuthatch, Black-capped Chickadee and Dark-eyed Junco.

Blind Bay is backyard-bird country: 79% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Red-breasted Nuthatch, Black-capped Chickadee, Dark-eyed Junco and Pine Siskin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

19 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Bald Eagle, Osprey and Turkey Vulture.

Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 6.4 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.

Sorrento, 4 mi to the west, has a similar number of species on record (217 against 217). Birds logged far more often around Blind Bay than there include Hairy Woodpecker and Western Kingbird.

Daylight runs from 16 h 32 min at midsummer to 7 h 56 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:04 AM in mid-April and 4:43 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

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

• Red-breasted Nuthatch

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Peanut hearts

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Dark-eyed Junco

  White proso millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Pine Siskin

  Nyjer · Hulled sunflower

• House Finch

  Black-oil sunflower · Hulled sunflower · Nyjer

• Northern Flicker

  Suet · Peanut hearts

• Sorrento4 mi west · 217 species
• Tappen7 mi south · 278 species
• Canoe11 mi south-east · 280 species
• Chase14 mi west · 214 species
• Ranchero18 mi south-east · 281 species
• Sicamous18 mi east · 200 species