Birds of Logan Lake

183 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Logan Lake (British Columbia) since 2010, across 25,430 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Mountain Chickadee, Common Raven and American Crow.

Logan Lake is backyard-bird country: 85% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Mountain Chickadee, Common Raven, American Crow and Northern Flicker make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 5.6 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.

Lower Nicola, 24 mi to the south, has more species on record (190 against 183). Birds logged far more often around Logan Lake than there include Lesser Scaup, Barn Swallow, Canada Jay and American Coot.

At about 3,609 ft above sea level, Logan Lake sits higher than most places in British Columbia. Spring arrives a little later with height, and feeders matter more in cold snaps — keep a supply of high-fat food going through late winter and early spring.

Daylight runs from 16 h 28 min at midsummer to 7 h 60 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:11 AM in mid-April and 4:50 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

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

• Mountain Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Peanut hearts

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Northern Flicker

  Suet · Peanut hearts

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Dark-eyed Junco

  White proso millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Lower Nicola24 mi south · 190 species
• Ashcroft26 mi north-west · 187 species
• Merritt26 mi south · 204 species
• Cache Creek31 mi north-west · 173 species
• Sun Peaks48 mi north-east · 152 species
• Lillooet51 mi west · 236 species