Birds of Lantzville

263 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Lantzville (British Columbia) since 2010, across 358,938 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Spotted Towhee, American Robin and Dark-eyed Junco.

Lantzville is backyard-bird country: 68% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Spotted Towhee, American Robin, Dark-eyed Junco and Chestnut-backed Chickadee make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in April and are lowest in August — about 3.0 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.

Fairwinds, 3 mi to the north-west, has fewer species on record (238 against 263). Birds logged far more often around Lantzville than there include House Sparrow.

Daylight runs from 16 h 15 min at midsummer to 8 h 11 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:26 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.

• Spotted Towhee

  Millet · Sunflower chips

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• 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

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Fairwinds3 mi north-west · 238 species
• East Wellington6 mi south-east · 286 species
• Nanoose Bay6 mi west · 265 species
• Gabriola11 mi south-east · 287 species
• Parksville12 mi north-west · 290 species
• Cedar13 mi south-east · 274 species