Central BC, Haida Gwaii and North Coast

To report rare bird sightings and submit photographs for this page, please email Melissa Hafting at BCbirdergirl@gmail.com


Upland Samdpiper (1)
Location: Eaglet Lake
Reported: May 15 (Jeff Dyck)

American Golden-Plover (1)
Location: East Lake - Riske Creek
Reported: May 10 (Susan and Andy Gower)

Marbled Godwit (1)
Location: Separating Lake - Riske Creek
Reported: May 9 (Sharon Henry)

Hudsonian Godwit (3)
Location: Sandspit Airport; Haida Gwaii
Reported: May 7-9 (Carey Bergman)

Black Scoter (1)
Location: on Francois Lake in front of km 28 on Francois Lake East Rd
Reported: April 20 (Tom Davies)

Canvasback x Redhead (1 male) 
Location: Sewage Lagoon HERE - Kitimat
Reported: February 15-April 11 (April MacLeod, m.obs)
Redhead x Canvasback Hybrid Drake in Kitimat - Photo: Benn Whitwell

Marbled Godwit (1)
Location: on the runway field at Sandspit Airport - Haida Gwaii
Date: April 12 (C. Bergman)

Redhead (2)
Location: Hazelton Sewage Lagoon - Hazelton
Reported: April 9 (Larry Joseph)

Sora (1)
Location: 150 Mile Mission Rd - Williams Lake
Reported: March 26 (Sue Gower)

Common Teal (1)
Location: Springfield Ranch - Soda Creek
Reported: March 7 (Phil Ranson)

Yellow-billed Loon (1)
Location: North end of Tatlayoko Lake - Tatla Lake
Reported: Feb 14 (Jim Sims)

THICK-BILLED MURRE (1)
Location: HERE at Rose Spit - Haida Gwaii
Date: December 20/24 (Yousif Attia)

Eider sp. (1 female)
Location: HERE at Rose Spit - Haida Gwaii
Date: December 20 (Yousif Attia)

Glaucous Gull (1 juv)
Location: on the beach at Rose Spit - Haida Gwaii
Date: December 20 (Yousif Attia)

Swamp Sparrow (1)
Location: HERE - Masset
Date: December 20 (Yousif Attia)

Western Meadowlark (1)
Location: HERE at the Sewage Lagoons (no public access) - Terrace
Reported: Dec 15 (Brennan Bantle)
Western Meadowlark in Terrace - Photo: Brennan Bantle

Yellow-billed Loon (1)
Location: Williams Lake 
Reported: Dec 3-15 (Phil Ranson and Sandy Proulx, m.obs)
Yellow-billed Loon in Williams Lake - Photo: Sandy Proulx
Pacific Loon (1)
Location: 108 Mile Lake - 108 Mile Ranch
Reported: Nov 16-22 (Paul Foth)

Pacific Loon (2)
Location: Bouchie Lake - Quesnel
Reported: Nov 21 (Jerry McFetridge)

Redhead (1)
Location: Round Lake - Telkwa
Reported: Nov 15 (Ronda Mckone)

BLACK SCOTER (1 Female)
Location: Bouchie Lake - Quesnel
Reported: Oct 29-Nov 14 (Suzy Wright and Jerry McFetridge)

BRAMBLING (1)
Location: HERE at suet feeder and HERE on Bohler Rd -Terrace
Reported: Nov 11-12 (Emily Braam, m.obs)
Brambling in Terrace - Photo: Emiy Braam

Rusty Blackbird (1)
Location: HERE on Bohler Rd -Terrace
Reported: Nov 12 (Jennifer Smith et al)

Pacific Loon (1)
Location: Sulphurous Lake - Deka Lake
Reported: Nov 11 (Sue Gower)


BLACK SCOTER (1 Female)
Location: East Lake - Riske Creek
Reported: Oct 28-Nov 10 (Phil Ranson and Sandy Proulx)
Black Scoter in Riske Creek - Photo: Phil Ranson

Red-throated Loon (1)
Location: Scout Island - Williams Lake
Reported: Nov 5-9 (Sandy Proulx)

Yellow-billed Loon (1)
Location: Round Lake - Telkwa
Reported: Nov 8 (Frank McDonald)

BLACK SCOTER (1 female)
Location: west end of Eaglet Lake - Giscome
Reported: Nov 1 (Jeff Dyck et al.)

Long-tailed Duck (1)
Location: mouth of the creek at the west end of Eaglet Lake - Giscome
Reported: Nov 1 (Jeff Dyck et al.)

RBA: WOOD THRUSH (1)
Location: First seen at a Private Home on Jenkins Way. Last seen at a neighbour’s home and visitation can be arranged by contacting  the RBA -  Tatla Lake
Reported: October 22 to 31 (Jim Sims, m.obs)

Wood Thrush in Tatla Lake - Photo: Jim Sims

Yellow-billed Loon (1 juv)
Location: Eagle Lake - Tatla Lake
Reported: Oct 29 (Suzy Wright, Jim Sims)

American Golden-Plover (1)
Location: East Lake - Riske Creek
Reported: October 10 (Sandy Proulx and Phil Ranson)
American Golden-Plover in Riske Creek - Photo: Sandy Proulx

Pacific Loon (1)
Location: Cholequoit Lake
Reported: Oct 3 (Jim Sims)

Sabine’s Gull (1)
Location: Tatlayoko Bird Observatory - Tatla Lake
Reported: Oct 1 (Sachi Snively)

Parasitic Jaeger (2)
Location: Tatlayoko Bird Observatory - Tatla Lake
Reported: Sept 26 (Sachi Snively)

Blackpoll Warbler (1)
Location: Tatlayoko Bird Observatory - Tatla Lake
Reported: Sept 25 (Sachi Snively)

Clark’s Grebe (1)
Location: Murray Taylor Lake
Reported: Sept 20 (Sue and Andy Gower)

American Golden-Plover (1)
Location: Walker Valey -108 Mile Ranch
Reported: Sept 18-19 (Paul Foth)

Western Kingbird (1)
Location: In the trees along the shore at the stargate field at Eaglet Lake - Giscome
Reported: Sept 18 (Laird Law and Sandra Kinsey, m.obs)

Rusty Blackbird (1)
Location: Rocky Point Ranch - Quesnel
Reported: Sept 13 (Suzy Wright)

Anna's Hummingbird (1)
Location: Private Home - Prince George
Reported: Sept 10 (Elizabeth Hewison)

Long-tailed Duck (4)
Location: Tatlayoko Bird Observatory - Tatla Lake
Reported: Aug 26 (Sachi Snively)


Sabine’s Gull (1)
Location: Eagle Lake - Tatla Lake
Reported: Aug 26 (Jim Sims)

Short-billed Dowitcher (2 juv)
Location: Separating Lake - Riske Creek
Reported: Aug 21-23 (Sandy Proulx)

Stilt Sandpiper (4)
Location: Separating Lake - Riske Creek
Reported: Aug 21-23 (Sandy Proulx)

Black-and-white Warbler (1)
Location: Mugaha Banding Station - Mackenzie
Reported: Aug 3-21 (Jeff Dyck and Christina Cutbill)

Franklin’s Gull (1)
Location: Municipal Dump - Quesnel 
Reported: Aug 18 (Brian and Sheila Murland)

Lewis’s Woodpecker (4)
Location: Yorston Rd - Australian
Reported: Aug 18 (Suzy Wright)

Stilt Sandpiper (1)
Location: Yorston Rd - Australian
Reported: Aug 18 (Suzy Wright)

Stilt Sandpiper (1)
Location: 108 Mile Ranch - 108 Mile House
Reported: Aug 18 (Paul Foth)

Indigo x Lazuli Bunting Hybrid (1)
Location: Freeman Rd - Australian 
Reported: May 31-Aug 17 (Suzy Wright)


Ovenbird (1)
Location: Mugaha Banding Station - Mackenzie
Reported: Aug 3-10 (Jeff Dyck and Christina Cutbill)

Common Grackle (1)
Location: Tatlayoko Bird Observatory -
Tatla Lake
Reported: Aug 10 (Sachi Snively)

MANX SHEARWATER (1)
Location: Here in Queen Charlotte Sound
Reported: July 19 (Ethan and Brennan Landreville)

HUDSONIAN GODWIT (1)
Location: Delkatla Wildlife Sanctuary in Masset - Haida Gwaii
Reported: July 17 (Alex Coffey)

HUDSONIAN GODWIT (1)
Location: On the beach in front of the airport at Sandspit - Haida Gwaii
Reported: July 11 (Carey Bergman, m.obs)

Bullock's X Balitmore Oriole (1 male)
Location: Scout Island - Williams Lake
Reported: June 29-July 4 (Leslie Harris Jr.)
Baltimore Oriole X Bullock’s Oriole Hybrid in Williams Lake - Photo: Daniel Graca

Whimbrel (1)
Location: Eagle Lake - Tatla Lake
Reported: June 25-28 (Jim Sims)

Lazuli Bunting (1 male)
Location: Private Home - Burns Lake
Reported: June 11 (Keith Walker)
Lazuli Bunting in Burns Lake - Photo: Keith Walker

Yellow-headed Blackbird (1)
Location: HERE on Denny Island - Shearwater
Reported: June 8 (Steve Emery)

American Avocet (2)
Location: East end of spit on Moose Lake - Red Pass
Reported: June 3 (Andy Stepeniewski)

LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE (1)
Location: HERE on Foreman Rd - Prince George
Reported: May 30 (Cathy Antoniazzi)
Loggerhead Shrike in Prince George - Photo: Cathy Antoniazzi

Rock Wren (1)
Location: Dog Creek cliffs - Dog Creek
Reported: May 29 (Sandy Proulx)

Black-headed Grosbeak (1)
Location: Becher’s Prairie - Riske Creek
Reported: May 27 (Tom Plath)

Stilt Sandpiper (1)
Location: Chilanko Marsh - Chilanko Forks
Reported: May 17-27 (Jim Sims)

BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER (1)
Location: HERE at East Lake - Riske Creek
Reported: May 26 (Sandy Proulx and Phil Ranson)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper in Riske Creek - Photo: Phil Ranson

Swamp Sparrow (1)
Location: Roserim Marsh - Canim
Lake
Reported: May 23-26 (Sue Gower, m.obs)

Clark’s Grebe x Western Grebe Hybrid (1)
Location: Eagle Lake - Tatla Lake
Reported: May 24 (Jim Sims)
Clark's x Western Grebe Hybrid at Eagle Lake - Photo: Jim Sims

Pacific Loon (1)
Location: Eagle Lake - Tatla Lake
Reported: May 24 (Jim Sims)

Whimbrel (1)
Location: John Prince Research Forest - Fort St. James
Reported: May 22 (Cara Snell)

Blue-winged X Cinammon Teal Hybrid (1 drake)
Location: Sepa Lake - 108 Mile House
Reported: May 21 (Barry Porter)
Blue-winged x Cinnamon Teal Hybrid in 108 Mile House - Photo: Barry Porter

Lewis’s Woodpecker (1)
Location: Fletcher Lake
Reported: May 20 (John Woods)

Franklin's Gull (1)
Location: On Dragon Lake viewed from Pioneer Park - Quesnel
Reported: May 19 (Suzy Wright)

Baird’s Sandpiper (1)
Location: Becher’s Prairie - Riske Creeke
Reported: May 19 (Sandy Proulx)


INDIGO BUNTING (1)
Location: Private Home - Hagensborg
Reported: May 12-18 (Sunder Green, m.obs)
Indigo Bunting in Hagensbord - Photo: Harvey Thomassen

Red-throated Loon (1)
Location: Viewed from a private home off of Signal Point Rd on Williams Lake - Williams Lake
Reported: May 15 (Erica Piennar)
Red-throated Loon in Williams Lake - Photo: Erica Piennar

American Goldfinch (2)
Location: Private Home - Burns Lake
Reported: May 9 (Keith Walker)
American Goldfinches in Burns Lake - Photo: Keith Walker

Yellow-headed Blackbird (1 male)
Location: Private Home - Kitimat
Reported: May 5 (April Macleod)

RBA: BRAMBLING (1)
Location: Hit a window at a Private Home near  Puntchesakut Lake but survived and flew off - Quesnel
Reported: April 26 (Leanne Davies)
Brambling in Quesnel - Photo: Leanne Davies

ROSS’S GOOSE (1)
Location: Seen HERE and HERE in the fields with Snow Geese near Dragon Lake; Quesnel
Please view from Dragon Lake Rd do not enter the private fields.
Reported: April 22-23 (Suzy Wright, m.obs)
Ross’s Goose in Quesnel - Photo: Suzy Wright

Anna’s x Rufous Hummingbird (1 male)
Location: Private Home near Round Lake - Quick
Reported: April 18 (Cindy Lewis)

Black-necked Stilt (1)
Location: East Lake - Riske Creek
Reported: April 14-16 (Phil Ranson, m.obs)
Black-necked Stilt in Riske Creek - Photo: Phil Ranson

Baird's Sandpipers (2)
Location: East Lake - Riske Creek
Reported: April 15 (Suzy Wright)
Baird’s Sandpipers in Riske Creek - Photo: Suzy Wright

Redhead (1)
Location: Ross Lake - New Hazelton
Reported: April 2-8 (Ray Sturney, m.obs)

DICKCISSEL (1)
Location: HERE at the feeder at 516 5th Ave E - Prince Rupert
Reported: Nov 27/23-Aptil 6/24 (Teresa Weismiller, m.obs)
Dickcissel in Prince Rupert - Photo: Teresa Weismiller 

SAGE THRASHER (1)
Location: In the Starratt Wildlife Sanctuary (Cranberry Marsh), within 50 metres of the observation tower near the Best Western Hotel. Last seen behind the Best Western, on the trail near the "Conservation Area Boundary" sign - Valemount
Reported: April 4-6 (Richard Lee, m.obs)
Sage Thrasher in Valemount - Photo: Richard Lee

Mountain Bluebird (6)
Location: In field on 6 Mile Rd West - New Hazelton
Reported: March 22 (Larry Joseph)

Common Teal (1)
Location: Walker Valley - 108 Mile Ranch
Reported: March 21 (Paul Foth)

Redhead (1)
Location: at sewage lagoon HERE - Prince George
Reported: March 19 (Bertha Utz)

BRAMBLING (1)
Location: 72 Sheena St and also seen HERE in cottonwood along the creek - Kitimat
Reported: Dec 10/23-Feb 25/24 (April MacLeod, m.obs)
Brambling in Kitimat - Photo: April MacLeod

Yellow-billed Loon (1)
Location: HERE at Cedar Point Provincial Park - Likely
Reported: January 8-10, 2024 (Sandy Proulx and Phil Ranson, m.obs)
Yellow-billed Loon near Likely - Photo: Phil Ranson
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