Birds of Clearwater

210 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Clearwater (British Columbia) since 2010, across 72,082 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-capped Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch and Common Raven.

Clearwater is backyard-bird country: 93% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Black-capped Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Common Raven and Northern Flicker make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in October — about 2.7 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.

Barrière, 32 mi to the south, has fewer species on record (161 against 210). Birds logged far more often around Clearwater than there include Hairy Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Rufous Hummingbird and Steller's Jay.

Daylight runs from 16 h 40 min at midsummer to 7 h 48 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:06 AM in mid-April and 4:41 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

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

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Red-breasted Nuthatch

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Peanut hearts

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Northern Flicker

  Suet · Peanut hearts

• Dark-eyed Junco

  White proso millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Barrière32 mi south · 161 species
• Sun Peaks53 mi south · 152 species
• 100 Mile House54 mi west · 231 species
• 108 Mile Ranch58 mi west · 224 species
• Sorrento58 mi south-east · 217 species
• Chase59 mi south · 214 species