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Birds of West Vancouver

What has actually been seen around West Vancouver: 331 species, the most recorded backyard birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record
331 within 6 mi
Observation records
1,436,518 since 2010
Most recorded bird
American Crow
Busiest month
May
Elevation
85 ft
Daylight, June / December
16.3 h / 8.2 h

What the records say about West Vancouver

331 bird species have been recorded within 6 mi of the centre of West Vancouver (British Columbia) since 2010, across 1,436,518 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and Glaucous-winged Gull.

West Vancouver is backyard-bird country: 66% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and yard trees. American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Song Sparrow and Spotted Towhee make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

29 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Bald Eagle.

Records peak in May and are lowest in July — about 2.0 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.

Pemberton Heights, 2 mi to the east, has more species on record (343 against 331).

Daylight runs from 16 h 16 min at midsummer to 8 h 11 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:22 AM in mid-April and 5:06 AM in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near West Vancouver

#BirdRecords
1American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos79,609
2Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus65,579
3Glaucous-winged GullLarus glaucescens59,997
4Song SparrowMelospiza melodia54,078
5Spotted TowheePipilo maculatus44,161
6American RobinTurdus migratorius43,544
7Anna's HummingbirdCalypte anna43,523
8Northern FlickerColaptes auratus40,732
9MallardAnas platyrhynchos37,752
10Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis36,858
11Canada GooseBranta canadensis36,832
12House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus31,130
13Great Blue HeronArdea herodias29,907
14Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus28,281
15Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus27,116
16Rock PigeonColumba livia27,047
17European StarlingSturnus vulgaris23,934
18White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys22,699
19BushtitPsaltriparus minimus22,360
20Pelagic CormorantPhalacrocorax pelagicus21,799

Records by month

What to put out in West Vancouver

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

Seasonal bird notes for British Columbia

What's arriving, what to feed and when to clean feeders, written for Canadian backyards. One email a month at most.

Nearby places

Frequently asked

What birds visit backyards in West Vancouver?

The most recorded backyard birds within 6 mi of West Vancouver are American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Song Sparrow, Spotted Towhee and American Robin, based on 1,436,518 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near West Vancouver?

331 species have at least one record within 6 mi of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in West Vancouver?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in July. Sunrise in late June is around 5:06 AM.

Sources

  1. GBIF occurrence search (birds, class Aves, 2010 onward)
  2. GeoNames gazetteer (place, population, elevation)

Timing reflects typical patterns for the region as a whole; local dates vary with elevation and year. Check the linked eBird bar charts for your county.