Birds of Okanagan Falls

280 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Okanagan Falls (British Columbia) since 2010, across 334,217 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Mallard, Northern Flicker and American Robin.

Okanagan Falls is backyard-bird country: 67% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Northern Flicker, American Robin, Red-winged Blackbird and Song Sparrow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

26 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Osprey, Turkey Vulture and Red-tailed Hawk.

Records peak in May and are lowest in January — about 25.9 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.

Oliver, 12 mi to the south, has fewer species on record (256 against 280). Birds logged far more often around Okanagan Falls than there include Marsh Wren.

Daylight runs from 16 h 16 min at midsummer to 8 h 10 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:08 AM in mid-April and 4:51 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

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

• Northern Flicker

  Suet · Peanut hearts

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Red-winged Blackbird

  Cracked corn · Millet · Sunflower

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• American Goldfinch

  Nyjer (thistle) · Hulled sunflower chips · Black-oil sunflower

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• Oliver12 mi south · 256 species
• Cawston14 mi south-west · 210 species
• Keremeos16 mi south-west · 201 species
• Naramata17 mi north · 259 species
• Summerland18 mi north · 241 species
• Osoyoos22 mi south · 276 species