On March 11th-2018, Shelley Ide found a bird she did not recognize on the sidewalk of W. 4th Ave in Vancouver. At the time she had identified the bird as a female Boat-tailed Grackle. On the afternoon of April 17th-2018, Aaron Zacharias found the same bird in a vacant lot on W. 4th Ave between Alma St. and Highbury St. Aaron identified it as well as a female Boat-tailed Grackle. After Robert Lee relocated it this evening and provided a photo. I was able to help identify it to species and the bird is actually a female Great-tailed Grackle, which is a great bird nonetheless. Congrats to the finders. The bird has a limp but is doing ok it is eating and flying ok.
Map to exact location HERE. The bird has also been seen on a balcony next to the parking lot off Point Grey Rd for Jericho Park.
This is the 5th record for the province of BC and 1st record for Metro Vancouver.
A news article of the bird can be found HERE
The bird continues in the same vacant lot as of May 7th.
On May 8th and 12th, the Grackle was relocated at Cecil Green Park near UBC.
On July 14th, the bird was seen at the Iona inner ponds before flying towards the Fraser River.
On Aug 3rd-11th, the bird continues near the boardwalk of the outer pond by the parking lot at Iona.
On Sept 1st - Ken Klimo relocated the bird HERE on the rocks at Point Roberts, WA near the marina. The bird sadly now has a broken foot.
Map to exact location HERE. The bird has also been seen on a balcony next to the parking lot off Point Grey Rd for Jericho Park.
This is the 5th record for the province of BC and 1st record for Metro Vancouver.
A news article of the bird can be found HERE
The bird continues in the same vacant lot as of May 7th.
On May 8th and 12th, the Grackle was relocated at Cecil Green Park near UBC.
On July 14th, the bird was seen at the Iona inner ponds before flying towards the Fraser River.
On Aug 3rd-11th, the bird continues near the boardwalk of the outer pond by the parking lot at Iona.
On Sept 1st - Ken Klimo relocated the bird HERE on the rocks at Point Roberts, WA near the marina. The bird sadly now has a broken foot.
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| Female Great-tailed Grackle in Vancouver - Photos: Melissa Hafting |
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| Female Great-tailed Grackle in Vancouver - Photo: Janice White |
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