Birds of Keremeos

201 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Keremeos (British Columbia) since 2010, across 13,102 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are California Quail, American Robin and Northern Flicker.

Keremeos is backyard-bird country: 77% 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 European Starling make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

19 birds of prey are on record nearby, including American Kestrel, Red-tailed Hawk and Osprey.

Records peak in June and are lowest in November — about 19.1 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.

Cawston, 4 mi to the east, has more species on record (210 against 201).

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

• European Starling

  Suet · Cracked corn

• Black-billed Magpie

  Suet · Peanuts · Cracked corn

• House Sparrow

  Millet · Cracked corn

• Cawston4 mi east · 210 species
• Oliver13 mi east · 256 species
• Okanagan Falls16 mi north-east · 280 species
• Osoyoos20 mi south-east · 276 species
• Summerland29 mi north · 241 species
• Naramata29 mi north · 259 species