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WELCOME TO THE UBC OKANAGAN

VIRTUAL MUSEUM OF CAMPUS BIODIVERSITY

 

Six species of the Turdidae (thrushes) have been reported to occur on campus:

 

 
Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)


Photos: Ian Walker (top), Blythe Nilson (bottom)
Top Photo: Female in Campus woodlands, northwest of the campus residences, UBC Okanagan (19 Apr 2013)
Bottom Photo: Male in Campus woodlands, northwest of the campus residences, UBC Okanagan (8 May 2018)
 

Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)


Photos: Ian Walker
Top Photo: Female @ Endowment Field, UBC Okanagan (21 Mar 2014)
Bottom Photo: Male @ Endowment Field, UBC Okanagan (21 Mar 2014)

 
Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi)

Photos: Ian Walker
Location: Mountain Weather Office, UBC Okanagan (26 Nov 2012)
 

Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)

Photo: Ian Walker
Top Photo: Female @ Knox Mountain Park, Kelowna, BC (20 Nov 2013)
(On-campus photo not available)

 

Swainson’s Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)

 

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: University House, UBC Okanagan (26 June 2019)