On July 6-2025, Ankur Khurana and Kyle Horner found a Black Phoebe at Willband Creek Park in Abbotsford. The bird was seen at the main pond and at the slough by the parking lot off Bateman Rd.
Map to location HERE
The bird continues as of July 8th and has been viewed by multiple observers.
This is the 56th record for BC.
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| Black Phoebe in Abbotsford - Photo: Lucas Meestra |
At 10:17 am on July 5-2025, Arden Powell found a male King Eider at Hardy Bay in Port Hardy. The bird was photographed while on a Coastal Rainforest Safaris boat tour, but the bird is likely viewable from land by scope.
Map to location HERE.
Shore viewing is possible at DJ Point HERE.
The bird was relocated on July 7th just north of the original point.
The bird continues on July 9th at the original spot.
This is the 43rd record for BC.
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| King Eider in Port Hardy (Photo: Andrew Jones) |
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| King Eider in Port Hardy - Thomas Wamiiss |
At 9:50 am on July 3-2025, Sam Ferguson found a Black Phoebe near the Millennium Bridge at ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park in Coquitlam. The bird was vocalizing and last seen flying south along the bank away from the observer.
Map to location HERE.
An audio recording of the bird can be heard HERE.
This is the 55th record for BC.
At 1:45pm on July 3-2025, Nick Park found an Ash-throated Flycatcher at Jericho Park in Vancouver.
The bird continues as of 3:30pm and has been viewed by multiple observers.
Map to location HERE.
The bird was not relocated on July 4th despite multiple observers looking.
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| Ash-throated Flycatcher in Vancouver - Photo: Nick Park |
At 6:45pm on June 27-2025, Liz Hewison found a male Great-tailed Grackle by the bridge at the canoe launch parking area at Cottonwood Island Park in Prince George.
Map to location HERE
The bird continued in the same spot on June 29th and has been viewed by multiple observers. It was not relocated on June 30th.
This is the 10th record for BC.
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| Great-tailed Grackle in Prince George - Photo: Jeff Dyck |
At 1:25pm on June 26-2025, Anna Linton found a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher along Hampton Rd in Terrace. The bird is flycatching from fences on private property but viewable when standing on Hampton Rd.
Map to location HERE.
Please do not trespass onto private property to view this bird.
This is the 41st record for BC.
The bird was not relocated on June 27 despite multiple observers looking.
At 8:25pm on July 1 it was relocated in the same location.
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| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Terrace - Photos: Brennan T. Bantle |
On June 26-2025, Jeff Gaskin found a female Acorn Woodpecker visiting a feeder at 443 Hector Rd in Victoria. When not at the feeder the bird is in the large oak tree between the road and the house. Best viewing is had from the grassy area opposite the driveway.
The bird has been viewed by multiple observers. According to homeowners it has been present for almost a week.
Map to location HERE.
This is the 17th record for BC.
The bird was not relocated on June 27th.
On July 5th it was relocated in the same area.
It continues as of July 10th and has been viewed by multiple observers.
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| Female Acorn Woodpecker in Victoria - Photos: Les Peterson |
At 8:30am on June 19-2025, Lise Owens found a Great-tailed Grackle on the pier at Wellington Point Park in Delta.
Map to location HERE.
This is the 9th record for BC.
The bird has not been seen since.
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| Great-tailed Grackle in Delta - Photos: Lise Owens |
At 2:10pm on June 17-2025, Mark Phinney found a Dickcissel along 259 Rd north of Airport Rd. near Fort St. John while leading a BCFO tour. The bird was singing and has a deformed bill.
Map to location HERE.
This is the 34th record for BC.
The bird continued in the same location on June 30th.
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| Dickcissel in Fort St. John - Photo: Ian Burgess |
At 6:48pm on June 12-2025, Yousif Attia found an adult Snowy Plover alone in front of the mansion near 96th St at Boundary Bay. The bird was viewed by him and Roger Foxall briefly before it disappeared with the incoming tide at 7:05 pm.
Map to location HERE
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| Snowy Plover in Delta - Photos: Rob Lyske |
This is the 50th record for BC.
At 11 am on June 13th, the bird was relocated near 88th St HERE and then refound back at the mansion HERE.
The bird was last seen at 7pm, at the outflow at the mansion before disappearing with the incoming tide.
**The bird has not been relocated thus far on June 14th.**
Video of the bird below by Yousif Attia:
