Birds of Chase

214 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Chase (British Columbia) since 2010, across 10,151 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Mallard, American Crow and Black-billed Magpie.

Chase is backyard-bird country: 64% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, Black-billed Magpie, American Robin and Northern Flicker make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

22 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk and Osprey.

Records peak in June and are lowest in July — about 7.2 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, 10 mi to the north-east, has a similar number of species on record (217 against 214). Birds logged far more often around Chase than there include Vesper Sparrow, Western Kingbird, Western Meadowlark and American Kestrel.

Daylight runs from 16 h 31 min at midsummer to 7 h 57 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:06 AM in mid-April and 4:44 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 Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Black-billed Magpie

  Suet · Peanuts · Cracked corn

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Northern Flicker

  Suet · Peanut hearts

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Sorrento10 mi north-east · 217 species
• Sun Peaks11 mi north-west · 152 species
• Blind Bay14 mi east · 217 species
• Tappen15 mi east · 278 species
• Canoe20 mi east · 280 species
• Falkland23 mi south · 132 species