At 5 pm on June 26-2026, Teresa Jones saw a Cocos Booby attempt to land on her sailboat.
The bird was just east of Active Pass. It continued on flying west after the brief encounter.
Map to location HERE
This is the 24th record for BC.
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| Cocos Booby near Active Pass - Photos: Teresa Jones |
On June 26-2026, Jodi Forster found and photographed an Ash-throated Flycatcher in Penticton. The bird was in a Saskatoon berry bush along the KVR Trail, south of the Sunglo Drive entrance and north of Clay Banks.
Map to location HERE
It has not been relocated as of posting.
Please note this trail is actually closed due to safety concerns. If you use this trail you are doing so at your own risk.
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| Ash-throated Flycatcher in Penticton - Photo: Jodi Forster |
At 10:55 am on June 24-2026, Wesley and Riley Fern found an adult Black Phoebe flycatching near the viewing platform at Reifel Bird Sanctuary. The bird flew south and was not relocated as of posting.
Map to location HERE
This is the 69th record for BC.
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| Black Phoebe in Delta - Photo: Wesley Fern |
At 12:45pm on June 24-2026, Kalin Ocana found a male Indigo Bunting singing in Kragmont.
Map to location HERE
At 10:30 am on June 23-2026, Doug Martin found a White Wagtail of the lugens subspecies in the parking lot of West Coast Reductions.
Please view the bird from the public road (Maughan Rd) only as you must be an authorized guest to enter the parking lot. Please do not go into the office to ask permission as it won’t be granted.
Map to location HERE
It is likely the same bird first reported by Jillian Wheatley on May 17 at nearby Biggs Park, which was an unconfirmed sighting with no photo.
This is the 20th record for BC.
The bird was not seen after 4pm, despite multiple observers looking.
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| White Wagtail in Nanaimo - Photo: Doug Martin |
At 1 pm on June 19-2026, Steve Valasek saw a Nazca/Masked Booby flying over the Norwegian Bliss cruise ship offshore from Tofino. Photos are too poor to determine species.
Map to location HERE
At 10 am on June 14-2026, Griffin Duckworth, Mike Gallimore and Megan Cesarone found an Ash-throated Flycatcher during a monthly bird count at Squamish River Estuary.
Map to location HERE
The bird has not been relocated since the initial sighting.
At 9:45 am on June 13-2026, Rebecca Maier found a Snowy Egret on the breakwater at Salmon Arm Pier. She watched it fly over the rocks and didn’t see it again.
Map to location HERE
The bird continued in the same spot on June 16th and spends hours on the other side of the breakwater out of view. It has been viewed by multiple observers.
The bird has not been relocated on June 17th.
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| Snowy Egret in Salmon Arm - Photo: Peter Baker |
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| Snowy Egret in Salmon Arm - Photo: Rebecca Maier |
At 11 am on June 6-2026, Lara Roorda found and photographed an immature male Summer Tanager that briefly perched at the feeders at the Scout Island Nature House in Williams Lake.
The bird has not returned since.
Map to location HERE
This is the 14th record for BC.
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| Summer Tanager in Williams Lake - Photo: Lara Roorda |
On June 6-2026, Sachi Snively found a Brown Thrasher at his private home in Queen’s Bay. The bird was singing as well.
The home is not open to the public.
This is the 46th record for BC.
The bird continues on June 7th.
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| Brown Thrasher in Queen’s Bay - Photos: Sachi Snively |
