RBA: SHORT-TAILED ALBATROSS off Tofino - Aug 26

On August 26-2026, Blair Dudeck and Jared Clarke et al. had 2 juvenile Short-tailed Albatross on a pelagic for Eagle Eye Tours offshore from Tofino.

Map to location HERE

RBA: BLACK PHOEBE in Comox - Aug 25th

At 2:25pm on August 25-2026, Will LaVigne found a Black Phoebe at the Little River Ferry Terminal landing in Comox.

Map to location HERE

This is the 77th record for BC.

Black Phoebe in Comox - Photo: Will LaVigne

RBA: ORCHARD ORIOLE in Port Hardy - Aug 24th

At 9 am on Aug 24-2026, Émile Brisson-Curadeau found an Orchard Oriole at the Port Hardy Airport in Port Hardy.

Map to location HERE

The bird quickly disappeared after viewing and he could not relocate it.

This is the 15th record for BC.

Orchard Oriole in Port Hardy - Photos: Émile Brisson-Curadeau

RBA: BLACK PHOEBE in Burnaby - Aug 24th

At 9:40 am on Aug 24-2026, Ed Kingma found a Black Phoebe at Piper Spit in Burnaby Lake.

Map to location HERE

The bird did not stick and has not been refound, despite multiple observers looking.

This is the 76th record for BC.

Black Phoebe in Burnaby - Photo: Ed Kingma 

RBA: SHORT-TAILED ALBATROSS off Tofino - Aug 21

At 11:40 am on Aug 21-2026, John Forde et al. found and photographed a juvenile Short-tailed Albatross on a pelagic with The Whale Centre off Tofino . 

Map to location HERE

Short-tailed Albatross off Tofino - Photo: Ben Rosnau

RBA: NORTHERN PARULA in Port Hardy - Aug 19th

At 8:49 am on August 19-2026, Émile Brisson-Curadeau found an immature male Northern Parula in a mixed warbler flock in Port Hardy.

Map to location HERE

This is the 30th record for BC.

The bird continues HERE on August 25th.

Male Northern Parula in Port Hardy - Photos:  Émile Brisson-Curadeau

RBA: 13 ELEGANT TERNS in Sooke - Aug 15

At 9:45 am August 15-2026, Greg Foxman found 13 Elegant Terns on the rocks at Whiffin Spit in Sooke.

Map to location HERE

The birds flew south at 11:30 am and did not return.

Elegant Terns at Whiffin Spit in Sooke - Photo: Greg Foxman

RBA: ELEGANT TERN in Metchosin - Aug 15th

At 10:24 am on August 15-2026, Kiah Jaspaer viewed an Elegant Tern flying east and then west past Rocky Point Bird Observatory in Metchosin. This location is not open to the public and restricted access only.

RBA: ACORN WOODPECKER in Comox - Aug 13th

On August 13, 2026, Freddie Lohnes photographed an Acorn Woodpecker that flew over Point Holmes in Comox.

Map to location HERE

This is the 18th record for BC.

RBA: NAZCA BOOBY carcass on Hope Island - Aug 11th

At 5pm on Aug 11-2026, Andrew Jones found and viewed a Nazca Booby carcass while aboard his boat. The carcass was being consumed by a Bald Eagle on a beach on Hope Island. Hope Island is not open to the public and trespassing is prohibited without permission. Hope Island is 45 km NW of Port Hardy.

Map to location HERE

This is the 6th record for BC.

Nazca Booby on Hope Island - Photo: Andrew Jones