Many beautiful birds have been sighted in the Boundary region of British Columbia, which for purposes of this birding gallery, stretches from Rock Creek to Grand Forks. Like the world famous Okanagan, the Boundary is home to an extremely diverse population of birds.
The Bird Gallery has been arranged in 11 groups (orders), containing all the species of land and shorebirds that have been sighted in the Boundary region over the course of our local survey.
Each week we post new arrivals at the top of the page. Click for the full-size version, and to see the entire collection of each species, also linked from the main index, below.
Please join us in adding to the collection, sharing your own local sightings. We love to recieve photos of new birds not yet included in the gallery, but you're also invited to send us your best shots of species already shown here.
Let us know, whenever possible, what month/year you made the sighting, and where (general location). We also invite corrections and suggestions on identification. With fast-moving little birds, identification can seem more like art than science (especially for those of us new to birding), and we greatly appreciate input from more seasoned birders.
NEW ARRIVALS
OWLS 
Great Horned Owl
May 2020 — Grand Forks
Photo by Christene Balewicz
WARBLERS
Townsend's Warbler
May 2020 — Boundary Valley, Greenwood
Photo by Brigitte Huerzeler
GROUSE
Spruce Grouse
May 2020 — Old Boltz Homestead, Greenwood
Photo by Brigitte Huerzeler
EAGLES
Bald Eagle with eaglet
May 2020 — Boundary Valley
Photo by Brigitte Huerzeler
BLACKBIRDS
Brown-headed Cowbird
May 2020 — Near Regional Dump, Greenwood
Photo by Brigitte Huerzeler
SWALLOWS
Rough-winged Swallow
Apr 2020 — McCarren Creek Road, Greenwood
Photo by Brigitte Huerzeler
FALCONS
American Kestrel
Apr 2020 — Bridesville Road, Rock Creek
Photo by Brigitte Huerzeler
OSPREY
Western Osprey
Apr 2020 — Bridesville Road, Rock Creek
Photo by Brigitte Huerzeler
BLACKBIRDS
Yellow-headed Blackbird (male)
Apr 2020 — Myer's Wetlands, Rock Creek
Photo by Brigitte Huerzeler
BLACKBIRDS
Red-winged Blackbird (male)
Apr 2020 — Myer's Wetlands, Rock Creek
Photo by Brigitte Huerzeler
BLACKBIRDS
Red-winged Blackbird (female)
Apr 2020 — Myer's Wetlands, Rock Creek
Photo by Brigitte Huerzeler
GREBES
Horned Grebe
Apr 2020 — Myer's Wetlands, Rock Creek
Photo by Brigitte Huerzeler
GREBES
Pied-billed Grebe
Apr 2020 — Myer's Wetlands, Rock Creek
Photo by Brigitte Huerzeler
DUCKS
Ring-necked Ducks
Apr 2020 — Trans Canada Trail west of Midway
Photo by Brigitte Huerzeler
SPARROWS
Lincoln Sparrow
Apr 2020 — Marguerite Avenue, Greenwood
Photo by Brigitte Huerzeler
MEADOWLARKS
Western Meadowlark
Apr 2020 — Myer's Wetlands, Rock Creek
Photo by Brigitte Huerzeler
The Bird Gallery has been arranged in 11 groups (orders), containing all the species of land and shorebirds that have been sighted in the Boundary region over the course of our local survey.
PERCHING BIRDS
SWIFTS & HUMMINGBIRDS
Hummingbirds |
PIGEONS & DOVES
Pigeons |
Doves |
WOODPECKERS & KINGFISHERS
Flickers |
Woodpeckers |
Kingfishers |
BIRDS OF PREY
Falcons Hawks |
Eagles Osprey |
Vultures |
OWLS
Owls |
UPLAND GAME BIRDS
Grouse Partridge |
Quail |
Turkeys |
WATERFOWL
Ducks Coots |
Geese Grebes |
Loons Swans |
SHOREBIRDS
Dippers Plovers |
Sandpipers Seagulls |
Snipes Soras Yellowlegs |
WADING BIRDS
Herons |
The Greenwood Phoenix: Built in the 1960's by Bruno Berticevich, a welder working at the Granby.
He fabricated the Phoenix for a Labor Day parade. It was originally installed at City Hall, and later moved to Miner's Park on Highway 3.
