Canada · British Columbia
Penticton – West Bench
178 species and 82,194 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May, with up to 109 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
California QuailCallipepla californica
Steller's JayCyanocitta stelleri
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
American RobinTurdus migratorius
Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus
Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
Mountain ChickadeePoecile gambeliSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Vaseux Lake Bird Observatory21 km240 species
- Kelowna – Munson Pond43 km221 species
- Osoyoos – Road 22 and dykes45 km245 species
- Kelowna – Robert Lake52 km217 species
All 178 species recorded here
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- American Robin Turdus migratorius
- House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
- Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
- Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia
- Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
- Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
- American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
- Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
- Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
- Pine Siskin Spinus pinus
- American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
- Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockiorum
- Calliope Hummingbird Selasphorus calliope
- Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
- Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Evening Grosbeak Hesperiphona vespertina
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Western Wood Pewee Contopus sordidulus
- Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Cassin's Finch Haemorhous cassinii
- Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
- Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
- Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
- Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
- Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
- Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula
- Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
- Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
- Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
- Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri
- Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
- Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena
- Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
- Eastern Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
- Cooper's Hawk Astur cooperii
- Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
- Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata
- Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
- Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
- Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
- Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
- Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana
- Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi
- Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
- Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla
- Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
- Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius
- Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
- Western Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis
- Northern Shrike Lanius borealis
- MacGillivray's Warbler Geothlypis tolmiei
- Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii
- Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis
- Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
- White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
- Townsend's Warbler Setophaga townsendi
- Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
- Brown Creeper Certhia americana
- Cassin's Vireo Vireo cassinii
- Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Hairy Woodpecker Leuconotopicus villosus
- Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii
- American Pipit Anthus rubescens
- Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
- American Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii
- Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
- Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
- American Goshawk Astur atricapillus
- Grey-crowned Rosy Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis
- Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
- White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
- Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
- Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera
- Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
- White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
- Flammulated Owl Psiloscops flammeolus
- Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
- Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus
- Western Screech Owl Megascops kennicottii
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Veery Catharus fuscescens
- Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida
- American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea
- Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
- Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
- Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
- Pacific Wren Troglodytes pacificus
- Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina
- Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
- Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Red Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
- Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
- Mountain Pygmy Owl Glaucidium gnoma
- American Black Swift Cypseloides niger
- California Gull Larus californicus
- Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
- Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar
- Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
- Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
- Spruce Grouse Canachites canadensis
- American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Barred Owl Strix varia
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Dusky Grouse Dendragapus obscurus
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
- Wood Duck Aix sponsa
- Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus
- Redhead Aythya americana
- Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus
- Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus
- Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
- Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Penticton – West Bench?
May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 109 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Penticton – West Bench?
178 species, from 82,194 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Penticton – West Bench in November?
The most recorded in November: Dark-eyed Junco, California Quail, Steller's Jay, House Finch and Black-billed Magpie.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.