Birds of Brentwood Bay

306 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Brentwood Bay (British Columbia) since 2010, across 1,188,613 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Robin, Spotted Towhee and Common Raven.

Brentwood Bay is backyard-bird country: 67% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Robin, Spotted Towhee, Common Raven and Dark-eyed Junco make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

26 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Bald Eagle, Turkey Vulture and Red-tailed Hawk.

Records peak in April and are lowest in August — about 1.9 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.

Central Saanich, 2 mi to the south-east, has more species on record (321 against 306).

Daylight runs from 16 h 8 min at midsummer to 8 h 17 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:25 AM in mid-April and 5:10 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

• Spotted Towhee

  Millet · Sunflower chips

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Dark-eyed Junco

  White proso millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Chestnut-backed Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet

• Anna's Hummingbird

  Sugar water: 1 part sugar to 4 parts water

• Central Saanich2 mi south-east · 321 species
• Saanichton2 mi north-east · 303 species
• Sidney5 mi north-east · 297 species
• Mill Bay6 mi north-west · 251 species
• Deep Cove7 mi north · 268 species
• View Royal9 mi south · 361 species