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Seven species of the Icteridae (blackbirds and orioles) have been reported to occur on campus:

 

 

Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)


Photos: Ian Walker (top), Blythe Nilson (bottom)
Top Photo: Female @ Tutt Pond (south of John Hindle Drive, near the landfill), UBC Okanagan (27 May 2012)
Bottom Photo: Male @ Tutt Pond (south of John Hindle Drive, near the landfill), UBC Okanagan (1 May 2019)

 

Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Endowment Field, UBC Okanagan (29 March 2012)

 
Bullock's oriole (Icterus bullockii)


Photos: Ian Walker
Top Photo: Female @ Redwing Pond (behind the EME building), UBC Okanagan (7 Jun 2016)
Bottom Photo: Male @ Redwing Pond (behind the EME building), UBC Okanagan (7 Jun 2016)
 

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)


Photos: Ian Walker (top), Blythe Nilson (bottom)
Top Photo: Female @ Tutt Pond (south of John Hindle Drive, near the landfill), UBC Okanagan (8 May 2015)
Bottom Photo: Male @ unknown location (1 May 2019)

 

Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Mission creek Greenway, Kelowna, BC (30 May 2015)

 

Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)

 

Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)


Photos: Ian Walker
Top Photo: Female @ Salmon Arm, BC (14 May 2015)
Bottom Photo: Male @ Robert Lake, UBC Okanagan (10 May 2012)