Becher's Prairie & Lakes North of Hwy 20
British Columbia · Canada
About This Location
Becher's Prairie & Lakes North of Hwy 20 is a productive birding destination in British Columbia, with 207 species recorded on eBird. This grassland habitat attracts a wide variety of species among many others. Boreal and temperate forests host breeding warblers, sparrows, and waterfowl during the productive summer months.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Cinnamon Teal
Spatula cyanoptera
Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus
Canvasback x Ring-necked Duck (hybrid)
Aythya valisineria x collaris
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Northern Shoveler
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
Killdeer
American Crow
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Horned Lark
Tree Swallow
Red-breasted Nuthatch
European Starling
Mountain Bluebird
American Robin
White-crowned Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Western Meadowlark
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan fence posts and utility wires for perching raptors and kingbirds.
- 2
Walk field edges at dawn when sparrows and grassland species are most vocal.
- 3
Peak breeding season runs from late May through June for most songbirds.
Amenities
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