Monday, October 14, 2024

RBA: BLACK PHOEBE in Vancouver - Oct 14-Nov 18th

At 2 pm on Oct 14-2024, Alex Leeder and Destiny Greig found and photographed a Black Phoebe at Hastings Park Sanctuary.

They viewed the bird for 5 mins before it flew off and they couldn’t relocate it.

Map to location HERE 

The bird was seen again on Oct 29th by Doug Cooper in the NW area of the park.

On Nov 5th, Alex and Destiny relocated the bird HERE near the stairs by the box office.

The bird continued at the north end of the pond on Nov 7th and has been viewed by multiple observers.

On Nov 8th it was seen by the WCB Memorial.

On Nov 9th it was seen by the basketball courts HERE

On Nov 10-14 it continued HERE in the fenced off Fright Nights area.

On Nov 18th, the bird continued at the main pond.

This is the 50th record for BC.

Black Phoebe in Vancouver - Photo: Alex Leeder

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