Birds of Ootischenia

274 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Ootischenia (British Columbia) since 2010, across 183,857 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Song Sparrow, Black-capped Chickadee and American Crow.

Ootischenia is backyard-bird country: 63% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. Song Sparrow, Black-capped Chickadee, American Crow and Northern Flicker make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 3.1 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.

Castlegar, 3 mi to the north, has a similar number of species on record (275 against 274).

Daylight runs from 16 h 15 min at midsummer to 8 h 11 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:00 AM in mid-April and 4:44 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

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

• Song Sparrow

  Millet · Hulled sunflower · Cracked corn

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Black-oil sunflower · Suet · Shelled peanuts

• American Crow

  Cracked corn · Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• Northern Flicker

  Suet · Peanut hearts

• Common Raven

  Peanuts in the shell · Suet scraps

• American Robin

  Mealworms · Chopped apple and berries · Suet nuggets

• Castlegar3 mi north · 275 species
• Fruitvale12 mi south · 192 species
• Trail13 mi south · 212 species
• Warfield14 mi south · 201 species
• Montrose14 mi south · 205 species
• Rossland16 mi south-west · 198 species