At 11 am on Nov 17-2024, Darlene Cancelliere photographed a Painted Bunting in her yard at 407 Edward Street in Revelstoke.
Birders may view the bird from the public street but please do not enter the yard and do not block driveways. Please be respectful of neighbours in the area.
The bird continues on Nov 21st and has been viewed by multiple observers.
Map to location HERE
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| Painted Bunting in Revelstoke - Photos: Darlene Cancelliere |
At 12:30pm on November 17-2024, Derrick Marven found a Brambling visiting the Mountain Ash tree at his home in the 1800 block of Frances St in Duncan.
The bird has not returned since.
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| Brambling in Duncan - Photo: Derrick Marven |
At 3:30pm on November 13-2024, Nancy St. Hilaire found an Ash-throated Flycatcher near the railway tracks off Beachwood Rd in Royston HERE
The bird was relocated at 7:30 am on November 14 nearby on Beachwood Rd HERE and continues there and has been viewed by multiple observers.
The bird continues in the same location on November 15th.
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| Ash-throated Flycatcher in Royston - Photo: Peter Lypkie |
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| Ash-throated Flycatcher in Royston - Photo: Camille Faubert |
On October 29-2024, Darlene Cancelliere found a Scarlet Tanager at her home at 407 Edward Street in Revelstoke.
The bird continued in her yard on November 3rd, 2024.
Birders may view the bird from the public street but please do not enter the yard and do not block driveways. Please be respectful of neighbours in the area.
Map to location HERE
The bird was not seen on Nov 4th.
The bird continued in her yard on Nov 5th but was not seen on Nov 6th.
This is the 8th record for BC.
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| Scarlet Tanager in Revelstoke - Photo: Darlene Cancelliere |
On Oct 27-2024 Rhia Ironside photographed an immature male King Eider in Brentwood Bay. Her photo of the bird can be seen HERE
Map to original location HERE
The bird was refound by Michael Simmons on Nov 8-2024 off the end of Stellys Cross Rd HERE in Brentwood Bay and was viewed by multiple observers.
The bird continues off the end of Stellys Cross Rd on Nov 9th.
On Nov 10th, the bird continues near Anglers Anchorage Marina HERE
On Nov 11 and 12th, the bird continued at Portside Marina/ Ferry Ramp HERE off the end of Marchant Rd.
On Nov 13-17th, the bird continued off the Keene Way Beach Access.
This is the 42nd record for BC.
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| King Eider in Brentwood Bay - Photo: Pauliina Saarinen |
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| King Eider in Brentwood Bay - Photo: Geoffrey Newell |
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| King Eider in Brentwood Bay - Photo: Mike McGrenere |
At 11:30 am on Oct 22-2024, Jim Sims had a Wood Thrush hit the window of his private home on Jenkins Way near Eagle Lake in the town of Tatla Lake.
The bird flew off after 5 mins and did not return.
On Oct 29th, the bird was refound at a neighbouring home. Visitation can be arranged by contacting the RBA where the homeowner can be contacted for an appt as they do not want their address on the RBA.
The bird continued on Oct 31st at the same location and was viewed by multiple observers.
The bird was not relocated on Nov 1st or 2nd, despite multiple observers looking.
This is the third record for BC.
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| Wood Thrush in Tatla Lake - Photo: Jim Sims |
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| Wood Thrush in Tatla Lake - Photo: Jim Sims |
At 12:30pm on Oct 21-2024, Kevin Louth found an Ash-throated Flycatcher near to the 80th St pumphouse at Boundary Bay.
Public parking and access is from the foot of 72nd St.
Map to location of bird HERE
At 11:30 am on Oct 22nd the bird was refound by Kevin Louth briefly along Churchill St opposite BCFresh in Delta.
Map to location HERE
At 10am on Oct 25th, Kevin Louth briefly refound the bird 50m west of the 80th St pumphouse. The bird quickly disappeared.
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| Ash-throated Flycatcher in Delta - Photo: Kevin Louth |
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.
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| Black Phoebe in Vancouver - Photo: Alex Leeder |
At 8:15am on October 10-2024, Joachim Bertrands found a young male Scarlet Tanager in Jordan River.
Map to location HERE
On October 11-2024, Joachim Bertrands, Liam Singh and Sean McElaney found a female Scarlet Tanager nearby in Jordan River. The male bird appears to have left and could not be relocated.
Map to location of the female HERE
The female bird continues as of 4 pm HERE and has been viewed by multiple observers.
This is the 6th and 7th confirmed photographed records for BC.
The birds were not relocated on Oct 12th, despite multiple observers looking.
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| Male Scarlet Tanager in Jordan River - Photos: Joachim Bertrands |
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| Female Scarlet Tanager in Jordan River - Photo: Geoffrey Newell |
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| Female Scarlet Tanager in Jordan River - Photo: Joachim Bertrands |
At 4:19pm on Oct 8-2024, Sebastian Pardo and Kelsey Flynn found an adult Masked Booby 15 km north of Cape Scott, while aboard the CCGS Sir John Franklin research vessel. The bird flew as close to them as 10m and landed on the vessel before taking off in a WSW direction. Sebastian Pardo was able to obtain photos as it flew away.
Map to location HERE
This is the second record for BC.
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| Masked Booby off Cape Scott - Photo: Sebastian Pardo |
At 3 pm on Oct 2-2024, Jean Bergen found and photographed a Black Phoebe on the dyke off Lamson Rd and Wells Line Rd in Abbotsford.
Map to location HERE
On Oct 3-2024, the bird continued on the dyke HERE
The bird continues in the same general location on Oct 17th and has been viewed by multiple observers.
This is the 49th record for BC.
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| Black Phoebe in Abbotsford - Photo: Gabrielle Cuff |
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| Black Phoebe in Abbotsford - Photo: Jean Bergen |
At 6:30pm on Sept 27-2024 Sabine Decamp found and photographed a Prairie Warbler in bushes on the east side of the school field at Beach Grove Park.
Map to location HERE
This is the 9th record for BC.
The bird has not been relocated on Sept 28th, despite multiple observers looking.
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| Prairie Warbler in Delta - Photos: Sabine Decamp |
At 9:30am on September 11-2024, Carl Hughes found a Citrine Wagtail in Jordan River at Jordan River Regional Park and Campground.
Map to location HERE
The bird was seen HERE at 10am
The bird was last seen HERE as of 5:50pm on Set 11th and was viewed by multiple observers.
This is the second record for BC.
The bird was not relocated on Sept 12th, despite multiple observers looking.
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| Citrine Wagtail in Jordan River - Photos: Carl Hughes |
At 10:20 am on Sept 7-2024, Carl Hughes found a Costa’s Hunmingbird on West Coast Rd in Jordan River.
Map to location HERE
On Sept 12th, the bird continues visiting red Hardy Fuschia flowers and has been viewed by multiple observers.
There is a small public parking lot behind the bushes for birders to park in.
This is the 34th record for BC
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| Costa’s Hummingbird in Jordan River - Photos: Carl Hughes |
At 11:55 am on Sept 6-2024, David Bell and Katelyn Fryer found and photographed a Mississippi Kite that flew over Rocky Point Banding Station in Metchosin. The bird first circled around the front meadow, then headed south and then turned around after a few mins and flew north towards Pedder Bay.
There is no public access to Rocky Point.
This is the first record for BC.
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| Mississippi Kite in Metchosin - Photos: David Bell |
At 5pm on Sept 2-2024 Kevin Lam found an Ash-throated Flycatcher in his private yard in Vancouver.
The home is not open to the public.
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| Ash-throated Flycatcher in Vancouver - Photos: Kevin Lam |
At 4pm on Sept 1-2024, Elliot Steed found a Lark Bunting in Tofino. The bird was foraging on the lawn of the Pacific Sands Beach Resort. He viewed the bird for 15 mins.
Map to exact location HERE
*Please note that these grounds are only open to those staying at the resort.*
Elliot was not able to relocate the bird the following day.
This is the 42nd record for BC.
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| Lark Bunting in Tofino - Photos: Elliot Steed |
At 7:30 am on Sept 1-2024, Eric Newton found a Prairie Warbler in his yard. He saw the bird again at 9:30 am and it was last seen flying southeast and has not returned to the property.
The home is not open to the public.
This is the 7th record for BC.
At 6:20pm on July 29, 2024, Juan Sanchez found a Nazca Booby while aboard the John P. Tully (Canadian Coast Guard) with Ali Loewen. They viewed the bird for 10 mins at a close range, as they were travelling south. The vessel was 13 nautical miles from Quatsino Sound when the booby was first spotted.
Map to approximate location HERE
This is the 5th record for BC.
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| Nazca Booby off NW Coast of Vancouver Island - Photo: Juan Sanchez |
At 7:50 am on August 28-2024, Craig Sandvig found a female Orchard Oriole moving along a hedgerow near Welsh Rd in Castlegar.
Map to location HERE
The bird continued as of 11 am on Aug 28, 2024 and was been viewed by multiple observers. It was not relocated the following day.
This the 13th record for BC.
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| Orchard Oriole in Castlegar - Photo: Jakob Dulisse |
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| Orchard Oriole in Castlegar - Photo: Craig Sandvig |
At 10am on Aug 20-2024, Ed and Hazel Beynon found an Ash-throated Flycatcher near the Brilliant Cemetery in Castlegar.
Map to location HERE
The bird was still present at 5:30 pm and was viewed by multiple observers.
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| Ash-throated Flycatcher in Castlegar - Photo: Barbara Maytom |
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| Ash-throated Flycatcher in Castlegar - Photo: Ed Beynon |
At 10 am on Aug 19th-2024, John Hodges found a Black Phoebe off the causeway on Field Rd at Wilson Creek Estuary.
Map to location HERE
This is the 48th record for BC and 1st record for the Sunshine Coast.
The bird continues in the same location on Aug 20th and has been viewed by multiple observers.
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| Black Phoebe in Sechelt - Photo: Rand Rudland |
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| Black Phoebe in Sechelt - Photo: John Hodges |
At 9:30 am on Aug 19-2024, Larry Cowan found a Chestnut-sided Warbler in a mixed warbler flock at Blakeburn Lagoons in Port Coquitlam.
Map to location HERE
This is the 91st record for BC.
The bird has not been relocated since the initial sighting, despite multiple observers looking.
At 7:45 am on Aug 10-2024, Cathy Reader and Evan Lewis found a White-winged Dove at Rocky Point Bird Observatory in Metchosin.
There is no public access to this site.
This is the 24th record for BC.
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| White-winged Dove in Metchosin - Photo: Cathy Reader |
On August 3-2024, Mark Sawyer photographed a juvenile Short-tailed Albatross from his boat offshore from Tofino.
Map to approximate location HERE
At 6pm on July 26th-2024, Mark Wynja found a different Common Ringed Plover at Englishman River Estuary off Mariner Way in Parksville.
Map to location HERE
The bird continued on July 28th and was viewed by multiple observers.
The bird was not relocated on July 29th, despite multiple observers looking.
This is the 4th record for BC and 1st for Nanaimo County.
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| Common Ringed Plover in Parksville - Photos: Cos van Wermeskerken |
At 7:30 am on July 24th, Scott Thomson found and photographed 2 adult Least Terns at Rawlings Lake. He viewed both birds until 9:30am.
At 1:30pm Chris Siddle relocated one bird on the lake, while viewing it from Rawlings Lake Rd, on the west side of the lake.
Map to location of where to view the bird from HERE
When viewing the bird please do not trespass or attempt to get close to the lake. You must view the bird from the road by scope or binoculars. The land around the lake is all private property. Please be respectful of the private landowners.
This is the 4th record for BC.
***The bird was not relocated on July 25th, despite multiple observers looking.***
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| Least Terns in Lumby - Photos: Scott Thomson |
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| Least Tern in Lumby - Photo: Chris Siddle |
At 6pm on July 22-2024, Kyle Fitzpatrick found a Common Ringed Plover at Oyster Bay in Campbell River. Kyle was able to photograph and obtain audio recordings of the bird calling. He viewed the bird until 7pm and a few other observers got to see the bird after this as well.
You can listen to the audio below:
Map to location HERE
This is the 3rd record for BC and the second time a Common Ringed Plover has been found at this location.
The bird was not relocated on July 23, despite multiple observes looking.
***The bird was relocated HERE at Oyster Bay in Campbell River on July 25th by Cathy Carlson ***
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| Common Ringed Plover in Campbell River - Photos: Kyle Fitzpatrick |
