On March 22-2025, Brian and Anne McSkimming found a White-winged Dove at their feeder at their private home. The bird and feeders are viewable from the public street.
Please stand on the public sidewalk on N. Skeena St to view the bird. Please do not trespass or enter the yard. Please do not block driveways or point cameras at private homes.
Map to location of feeders HERE
The bird was also seen once in a tree on Oxford St HERE
The bird continued at the original feeders on April 18th and was viewed by multiple observers. It has not been seen since.
This is the 25th record for BC
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| White-winged Dove in Vancouver - Photo: Ben Lambert |
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| White-winged Dove in Vancouver - Photo: Vanessa Hum |
At 10:50 am on March 1-2025, Christina Balkwill found a immature male Tufted Duck at the main pond at Vanier Park. The bird was not present on March 2nd but was relocated on the afternoon of March 3rd and viewed by multiple observers.
Map to location HERE
The bird continued in the same location, after a seven day absence, on March 10th.
At 1pm on March 16th, Frank Lin relocated the bird at Lost Lagoon at Stanley Park. The bird flew off at 2:45 pm.
On March 24th, the bird continued at Vanier Park pond.
On March 25th and March 30th, the bird continued at Lost Lagoon at Stanley Park
On April 10th Bryan Zandberg refound what appears to be the same bird in the SW inner pond HERE at Iona in Richmond.
The bird continues at the same spot at Iona on April 14th.
On April 17-25th, the bird was seen at Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park in Vancouver.
On April 26th, the bird was relocated at main outer pond at Iona by Mike Toochin.
**On April 27-29, the Tufted Duck was back at Lost Lagoon at Stanley Park.**
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| Tufted Duck in Vancouver - Photo: Ilya Povalyaev |
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| Tufted Duck in Vancouver - Photo: Ben Lambert |
At 10:30 am on March 1-2025, Jade Blakney found a female Great-tailed Grackle feeding from her hand near the dumpsters by the Chemainus Health Care Auxilliary Thrift Store at 9867 Maple Street in Chemainus. The bird was present all day up until at least 3pm.
Map to location HERE
This is the 8th record for BC.
The bird has not been relocated, despite multiple observers looking.
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| Great-tailed Grackle in Chemainus - Photos: Jade Blakney |
