At 9:15 am on December 27-2025, Mel and Evi Coulson, Dennis and Cindy Verbeek found a Brambling coming to a feeder on Broadway Ave in Smithers. This could be the same bird first seen in Telkwa as that bird was not relocated there yesterday.
The bird continues on Dec 28th at Ken White's home at 3959 Broadway Ave.
The homeowner Ken is fine with birders viewing it from the public street.
Map to location HERE
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| Brambling in Smithers - Photos: Ken White |
At 2:30pm on December 25-2025, Ethan Moon found a Taiga Flycatcher at Sunset Beach Park in Vancouver.
Map to original location HERE
The bird continues HERE by the Aquatic centre and last seen HERE in Hornbeam Trees along Beach Ave as of 4:10pm and has been viewed by multiple observers.
The bird continues on Dec 26/25-Jan 4/26 HERE and HERE at Sunset Beach Park and has been viewed by multiple observers. The bird has a circuit and forages at the base of trees as far down as Jervis Street but always returns to the trees HERE by the aquatic centre off the seawall.
This is a first record for BC and Canada.
A few news articles on the bird can be found HERE and HERE and HERE
Please DO NOT CHASE the bird around or ATTEMPT TO GET TOO CLOSE to the bird and keep a respectful distance.
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| Taiga Flycatcher in Vancouver - Photos: Ethan Moon |
At 9 am on Dec 24-2025, Cindy Lewis found a Brambling in a junco flock on 5426 Hubert St in Telkwa.
Map to location HERE
The bird continues on Dec 25th but was not relocated on Dec 26th.
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| Brambling in Telkwa - Photo: Cindy Lewis |
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| Brambling in Terrace - Photos: Eileen LeFrancois |
At 12:10pm on December 15-2025, Simon Dakin found a Pine Warbler at his private home visiting his suet feeder in Victoria.
The bird continues on Dec 16th at the same home and has been viewed by multiple observers. The homeowner is allowing birders to view from the public street.
The bird is coming to the suet feeder on Harriet Rd just north of Burnside Rd E. in Victoria. The homeowner has graciously moved the feeder to the front yard.
The bird has also been seen in a mixed chickadee and bushtit flock in a tall cedar at 3264 Irma St across from Rudd Park.
Map to location HERE
On Dec 17/25-Jan 3/26, the bird was relocated at the feeders near the tree with Christmas ornaments at 3229 Irma St.
Map to location HERE
Please be respectful of private residences and do not block driveways or stand on driveways and do not trespass when viewing this bird.
This is the third record for BC.
**On Jan 3rd the bird appeared to sustain a window strike injury and was not seen on Jan 4th.**
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| Pine Warbler in Victoria - Photo: Adam Ross |
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| Pine Warbler in Victoria - Photo: Geoffrey Newell |
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| Pine Warbler in Victoria - Photo: Daniel Donnecke |
