Birds of Cawston

210 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Cawston (British Columbia) since 2010, across 18,035 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Robin, California Quail and Northern Flicker.

Cawston is backyard-bird country: 80% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Robin, Northern Flicker, Eurasian Collared-Dove and Black-billed Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

20 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel and Turkey Vulture.

Records peak in June and are lowest in November — about 28.5 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.

Keremeos, 4 mi to the west, has fewer species on record (201 against 210). Birds logged far more often around Cawston than there include Mountain Bluebird.

Daylight runs from 16 h 14 min at midsummer to 8 h 12 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:09 AM in mid-April and 4:53 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

• Northern Flicker

  Suet · Peanut hearts

• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Millet · Cracked corn · Sunflower

• Black-billed Magpie

  Suet · Peanuts · Cracked corn

• European Starling

  Suet · Cracked corn

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Keremeos4 mi west · 201 species
• Oliver9 mi east · 256 species
• Okanagan Falls14 mi north-east · 280 species
• Osoyoos17 mi south-east · 276 species
• Summerland29 mi north · 241 species
• Naramata29 mi north · 259 species