Birds of Osoyoos

276 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of Osoyoos (British Columbia) since 2010, across 280,321 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Mallard, Northern Flicker and American Robin.

Osoyoos is backyard-bird country: 64% 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 European Starling make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

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

Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 12.0 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.

Oliver, 11 mi to the north, has fewer species on record (256 against 276). Birds logged far more often around Osoyoos than there include Redhead.

Daylight runs from 16 h 13 min at midsummer to 8 h 13 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:08 AM in mid-April and 4:52 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

• European Starling

  Suet · Cracked corn

• House Finch

  Black-oil sunflower · Hulled sunflower · Nyjer

• American Goldfinch

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

• Oliver11 mi north · 256 species
• Cawston17 mi north-west · 210 species
• Keremeos20 mi north-west · 201 species
• Okanagan Falls22 mi north · 280 species
• Naramata39 mi north · 259 species
• Summerland40 mi north · 241 species