To report rare birds or sightings of interest in the Vancouver and Lower Mainland area, Fraser Valley and Sea to Sky Country and to submit pictures (with date, time and ko location) and/or for any identification questions, please email Melissa Hafting at bcbirdergirl@gmail.com
American White Pelican (18)
Location: across from PUMA boxes at Blackie Spit - Surrey
Reported: June 2-19 (Ilya Povalyaev, m.obs)
California Scrub-Jays
Location: 5 (2 adult HERE confirmed breeding with 3 young) on #3 Rd near Richmond Music School - Richmond
Reported: May 6/24-June 19/26 (Tom Plath, m.obs)
Location: 2 HERE at Blackie Spit - Surrey
Reported: Sept 20/25-June 19/26 (Ilya Povalyaev, m.obs)
Location: 2 at 220th St and Dewdney Trunk Rd - Maple Ridge
Reported: 2015-June 19/26 (m.obs)
Location: 2 at 2925 270 A St - Langley
Reported: June 4-7 (Gurshan Sran)
Location: 1 at corner of Laval St and Hammond Ave - Coquitlam
Reported: May 20-27 (Amy Wise, m.obs)
Location: 1 at Quebec Ave and E 7th Ave - Vancouver
Reported: May 27 (Steven Lawrence)
Location: 1 HERE near Ford Rd - Pitt Meadows
Reported: May 21 (Dan Tyson)
Location: 1 at 7439 James St - Mission
Reported: Jan 24/24-May 21/26 (Brent Schmor, m.obs)
Location: Up to 3 at 7855 Shackleton Drive. Also seen on Eperson Rd and Willowfield Dr - Richmond
Reported: Dec 6/22-May 21/26 (Catherine Chow, m.obs)
Location: Up to 4 at Private Home on Maple Crescent near Maple Crescent Park baseball diamond. Also seen at 44 Ave and Arthur Dr and Rotary Park - Ladner
Reported: Sept 23/22-May 10/26 (Grant Edwards, m.obs)
Location: 1 at 2312 Henry St - Port Moody
Reported: May 4 (Sarah Staddon)
Location: 1 at 4665 Duchess St - Vancouver
Reported: Feb 24-March 24 (Claire Meggs)
Location: 1 at 9515 Hazel St - Chilliwack
Reported: Jan 10/24-March 24/25 (Jason Alexander, m.obs)
Location: 2 at N MacDonald Ave and Oxford St - Burnaby
Reported: Nov 8/22-March 24/26 (Margaret Hansen, m.obs)
American White Pelican (1)
Location: end of spit at Squamish River Estuary - Squamish
Reported: June 18-19 (Chris Murrell, m.obs)
American White Pelican (up to 75)
Location: taxi pullout/compensation lagoon at the ferry jetty - Delta
Reported: June 9-18 (Mike Klotz, m.obs)
American Avocets (3)
Location: on mudflats viewed by scope from HERE at Brunswick Point and also seen off 34th St entrance - Delta
Reported: May 25-June 18 (Sam Heinrich, m.obs)
Brown Pelican (3)
Location: on jetty by ferry berth 3 at the ferry jetty - Delta
Reported: June 9-18 (Cos Van Wermeskerken, m.obs)
Least Flycatcher (2)
Location: HERE on Rosedale Ferry Rd - Chilliwack
Reported: June 11-18 (Chris McDonald, m.obs)
Yellow-breasted Chat (1) *please do not use playback on this endangered bird*
Location: HERE on Dyke Rd Trail - Agassiz
Reported: June 17 (Arden Powell)
Yellow-breasted Chat (1) *please do not use playback on this endangered bird*
Location: last seen 300m north of Catbird Slough on west side of Rannie Rd - Pitt Meadows
Reported: May 23-June 17 (Philip Wright, m.obs)
Clay-colored Sparrow (1)
Location: HERE and HERE off the Great Trail - West Van
Reported: June 14-15 (Mark Swanson)
ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER (1)
Location: HERE at Squamish River Estuary - Squamish
Reported: June 14 (Griffin Duckworth et al.)
Townsend's Solitaire (1)
Location: HERE at Terra Nova - Richmond
Reported: June 7-13 (Caryn Fehr, m.obs)
American White Pelican (21)
Location: HERE at Iona causeway - Richmond
Reported: May 26-June 12 (Kathleen Oliver, m.obs)
Western Kingbird (4)
Location: on YVR fence on Ferguson Rd near Shannon Rd and HERE at Iona - Richmond
Reported: May 22-June 12 (Aaron Gaffney, m.obs)
MANX SHEARWATER (1)
Location: HERE viewed from a BC Ferry halfway between Vancouver and Duke Point in Nanaimo - West Vancouver
Reported: June 11 (Matt Johnstone)
American Golden-Plover (1 adult in breeding plumage)
Location: on mudflats west of pilings at 96th St and in field HERE at Boundary Bay - Delta
Date: May 27-June 11 (Kevin Louth, m.obs)
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| American Golden-Plover in Delta - Photo: Mike Tabak |
American White Pelican (5)
Location: flying north over Garry Point - Richmond
Reported: June 8 (Don Veld, m.obs)
Western Kingbird (1)
Location: west salt marsh at Maplewood Flats - North Van
Reported: June 7 (Quentin Brown)
Pacific Golden-Plover (4)
Location: on mudflats 50 m south of 41b marsh (close to dyke) - Delta
Date: May 20-June 7 (Kevin Louth, m.obs)
Nashville Warbler (1)
Location: HERE at Terra Nova - Richmond
Reported: June 6 (Melissa Hafting, m.obs)
Western Kingbird (2)
Location: HERE on Koerner Rd - Pitt Meadows
Reported: June 6 (Stephan D.)
Wilson's Phalarope (3)
Location: mansion near 96th St at Boundary Bay - Delta
Reported: May 28-June 4 (Ilya Povalyaev, m.obs)
Wilson’s Phalarope (7)
Location: West Field (near tower) at Reifel Bird Sanctuary - Delta
Reported: May 19-June 4 (Kiera Fritsch, m.obs)
Wilson’s Phalarope (1)
Location: on mudflats viewed by scope from 34 b entrance at Brunswick Point - Delta
Reported: May 27-June 2 (Conor Trahar et al.)
Western Kingbird (1)
Location: entrance gate to Catbird Slough - Pitt Meadows
Reported: June 2 (Ed Nygren)
Pacific Golden-Plover (1)
Location: on mudflats west of pilings at 96th St and in field HERE at Boundary Bay - Delta
Date: May 27-June 2 (Kevin Louth, m.obs)
Western Kingbird (1)
Location: base of spit at Blackie Spit - Surrey
Reported: May 31 (Cos van Wermeskerken, m.obs)
MANX SHEARWATER (1)
Location: viewed from a Hullo Ferry halfway between Vancouver and Duke Point in Nanaimo - West Vancouver
Reported: May 31 (Eric Ferber)
Wilson's Phalarope (8)
Location: main outer pond and in SW inner pond at Iona (viewed from pipe) - Richmond
Reported: May 14-31 (Mike Toochin, m.obs)
MANX SHEARWATER (2)
Location: viewed by boat off Lighthouse Marine Park - Point Roberts
Date: May 30 (Ryleigh Whitfield)
Sabine’s Gull (100)
Location: viewed by boat off Lighthouse Marine Park - Point Roberts
Date: May 30 (Ryleigh Whitfield)
Wilson’s Phalarope (3)
Location: pond at 41 b marsh - Delta
Reported: May 31 (Liam Tarzwell)
Sabine’s Gull (up to 7)
Location: viewed by boat HERE between Horseshoe Bay and Departure Bay - West Van
Reported: May 30 (Mark Swanson and Tobin Sparling et al.)
Sabine’s Gull (up to 50)
Location: HERE viewed by boat between UBC and Iona - Richmond
Reported: May 30 (Karl Topping et al.)
Vesper Sparrow (1)
Location: HERE at Squamish River Estuary - Squamish
Reported: May 30 (Griffin Duckworth)
Western Kingbird (1)
Location: Jackman Wetlands - Aldergrove
Reported: May 18-30 (James Linde, m.obs)
MANX SHEARWATER (1)
Location: HERE viewed by boat between UBC and Iona - Richmond
Reported: May 29 (Tobin Sparling)
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| Manx Shearwater in Richmond - Photo: Tobin Sparling |
SAGE THRASHER (1)
Location: briefly on YVR fence on Ferguson Rd near Shannon Rd - Richmond
Reported: May 28 (Don Bain)
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| Sage Thrasher in Richmond - Photo: Don Bain |
Bar-tailed Godwit (1)
Location: on mudflats viewed by scope from HERE at Brunswick Point - Delta
Reported: May 25-28 (Joachim Bertrands, m.obs)
Pacific Golden-Plover (1)
Location: 41b marsh (close to dyke) - Delta
Date: May 28 (Paul Dickson)
Franklin’s Gull (2 adults)
Location: in field HERE at Serpentine Fen - Surrey
Reported: May 27 (John DeWynter)
Black-crowned Night-Heron (1 adult)
Location: HERE at Brydon Lagoon - Langley
Reported: May 27 (Cos van Wermeskerken, m.obs)
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| Black-crowned Night-Heron in Langley - Photo: Cos Van Wermeskerken |
Dusky Flycatcher (1)
Location: HERE and HERE at QE Park - Vancouver
Reported: May 26-27 (Conor Trahar)
American White Pelican (1)
Location: flying north over Catbird Slough - Pitt Meadows
Reported: May 27 (Joergen Schoepe)
American White Pelican (1)
Location: off 112th St looking towards Blackie Spit and then seen on sandbar at Blackie Spit - Delta
Reported: May 25-27 (Kevin Louth, m.obs)
Western Kingbird (4)
Location: by pumphouse at Æ›̓éxÉ™tÉ™m Regional Park - Coquitlam
Reported: May 16-27 (Alison Evely, m.obs)
Western Kingbird (2)
Location: On telephone wire on Townshipline Rd and Gladwin Rd - Coquitlam
Reported: May 27 (Arden Powell)
Western Kingbird (1)
Location: HERE at Brunswick Point - Delta
Reported: May 25-26 (Sam Heinrich, m.obs)
Least Flycatcher (1)
Location: HERE at Hastings Park - Vancouver
Reported: May 26 (Alex Leeder and Destiny Greig)
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| Least Flycatcher in Vancouver - Photo: Alex Leeder |
Horned Lark (1)
Location: marker 230 at Iona South Jetty - Richmond
Reported: May 26 (Tak Shibata, m.obs)
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| Horned Lark in Richmond - Photo: Tak Shibata |
Franklin’s Gull (1)
Location: on mudflats viewed by scope from 34 b entrance at Brunswick Point - Delta
Reported: May 26 (Ilya Povalyaev, m.obs)
Wilson's Phalarope (1)
Location: west pond at Jericho Park - Vancouver
Reported: May 26 (Laura Moth, m.obs)
Western Kingbird (1)
Location: along 33a Ave - Delta
Reported: May 26 (Ilya Povalyaev)
Red-necked Phalarope (1)
Location: on mudflats viewed by scope from 34 b entrance at Brunswick Point - Delta
Reported: May 26 (Evan Larson, m.obs)
Yellow-breasted Chat (1) *please do not use playback on this endangered bird*
Location: seen HERE at Addington Point Dyke lookout and first seen HERE on Oliver Rd at Minnekhada - Coquitlam
Reported: May 21-25 (Ella Nowak, m.obs)
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| Yellow-breasted Chat in Coquitlam - Photo: Ella Nowak |
Franklin’s Gull (1 adult)
Location: by light beacon at Lighthouse Marine Park - Point Roberts
Date: May 24 (Denise Kitson)
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| Franklin’s Gull in Point Roberts - Photo: Denise Kitson |
Western Kingbird (1)
Location: HERE on Oliver Rd at Minnekhada - Coquitlam
Reported: May 23 (Christine Balkwill)
Lark Sparrow (2)
Location: Hope Airport - Hope
Date: May 23 (Ken Davis)
Franklin’s Gull (1 adult)
Location: end of spit with Bonaparte’s Gulls at Blackie Spit - Surrey
Reported: May 22 (Geoffrey Newell)
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| Franklin’s Gull in Surrey - Photo: Geoffrey Newell |
Bar-tailed Godwit (1)
Location: across from end of spit looking towards Mud Bay with scope at Blackie Spit - Surrey
Reported: May 22 (Geoffrey Newell, m.obs)
American White Pelican (4)
Location: ocean side of spit looking west off Dog beach at Blackie Spit - Surrey
Reported: May 22 (Geoffrey Newell)
Lark Sparrow (1)
Location: HERE at Maplewood Flats - North Van
Date: May 21 (Gerard Van Herk)
Western Kingbird (7)
Location: HERE off Wooldridge Rd - Pitt Meadows
Reported: May 17-21 (Peter Thompson, m.obs)
Swainson's Hawk (1)
Location: HERE on post on Hwy 9 - Agassiz
Reported: May 20 (Kyle and Bianca Davis)
Dusky Flycatcher (1)
Location: Private Home - Hope
Reported: May 20 (Alex Leeder)
Pacific Golden-Plover (1)
Location: in field off 88th St at Boundary Bay - Delta
Reported: May 19 (Kevin Louth)
Solitary Sandpiper (2)
Location: Surrey Lake - Surrey
Reported: May 19 (Henry Dejong)
GRAY FLYCATCHER (1)
Location: private home - Abbotsford
Reported: May 18 (Randy Walker)
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| Gray Flycatcher in Abbotsford - Photo: Randy Walker |
Western Kingbird (1)
Location: Jackman Wetlands - Aldergrove
Reported: May 18 (James Linde)
Red-necked Phalarope (2)
Location: HERE at Reifel Bird Sanctuary - Delta
Reported: May 16-17 (Roger Foxall, m.obs)
Townsend’s Solitaire (1)
Location: HERE at Yew Lake Trail - West Van
Reported: May 17 (Yousif Attia et al.)
Red-necked Phalarope (1)
Location: Piper Spit at Burnaby Lake - Burnaby
Reported: May 14-17 (Ed Kingma, m.obs)
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| Red-necked Phalarope in Burnaby - Photo: Dan Tyson |
Stilt Sandpiper (1)
Location: HERE at Reifel Bird Sanctuary - Delta
Reported: May 15-17 (Evan Larson, m.obs)
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| Stilt Sandpiper in Delta - Photo: Evan Larson |
Least Flycatcher (1)
Location: HERE at Ford Landing - Pitt Meadows
Reported: May 17 (Mari Petznek)
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| Least Flycatcher in Pitt Meadows - Photo: Mari Petznek |
Dusky Flycatcher (1)
Location: HERE at Trout Lake - Vancouver
Reported: May 16 (Leah Nurmi, m.obs)
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| Dusky Flycatcher in Vancouver - Photo: Conor Trahar |