Anyone spending time in nature in Kamloops and the Okanagan will be hearing numerous different birds calling out for mates as several species have arrived after migrating from the south, and here are just a few of them.

This month flashy yellow western meadowlarks and bright blue western bluebirds arrived to grasslands across the BC Interior. Male meadowlarks are known for their complex mating calls and begin with whistles and in gurgling warbles and can create up to a dozen different songs, according to All About Birds.

iN PHOTOS: Birds busy courting as spring arrives in Kamloops, Okanagan | iNFOnews.ca — A western meadowlark belts out a mating call in Okanagan Falls. SUBMITTED/Ian Kelshaw

Known for their cooperative nesting behaviours, male western bluebirds choose potential nesting sites and flutter their wings to attract females.

Northern flickers do a display called a fencing duel where the pair face one another and bob their heads while drawing a loop shape in the air and making calls. Male flickers will spread out their bright tail feathers to show off.

Area photographers were able to capture numerous brightly coloured songbirds this March.

— This article was updated at 11:19 a.m. on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 to correct the species identification of the western bluebird