Birds of Mount Currie 6

187 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Mount Currie 6 (British Columbia) since 2010, across 34,268 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Spotted Towhee, American Robin and Black-capped Chickadee.

Mount Currie 6 is backyard-bird country: 82% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Spotted Towhee, American Robin, Black-capped Chickadee and Song Sparrow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

15 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Turkey Vulture, Bald Eagle and Red-tailed Hawk.

Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 11.2 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.

Mount Currie, 2 mi to the west, has more species on record (208 against 187).

Daylight runs from 16 h 26 min at midsummer to 8 h 1 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:19 AM in mid-April and 4:59 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

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Mount Currie2 mi west · 208 species
• Pemberton6 mi west · 218 species
• Whistler19 mi south-west · 224 species
• Lillooet40 mi north-east · 236 species
• Ashcroft67 mi north-east · 187 species
• Cache Creek67 mi north-east · 173 species