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INDIGO BUNTING (1 male)
Location: HERE at Gospel Rock - Gibsons
Reported: May 27-June 5 (Karen Holland, m.obs)
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| Indigo Bunting in Gibsons - Photo: Karen Holland |
Eastern Kingbird (1)
Location: Gospel Rock - Gibsons
Reported: June 3 (Robyn Rietze)
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| Eastern Kingbird in Gibsons - Photo: Robyn Rietze |
Eastern Kingbird (1)
Location: Wilson Creek Estuary - Sechelt
Reported: May 30 (Mari Petznek)
Western Kingbird (1)
Location: Gospel Rock - Gibsons
Reported: May 24-29 (Karen Holland, m.obs)
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| Western Kingbird in Gibsons - Photo: Karen Holland |
Yellow-headed Blackbird (2)
Location: In the grass at Holland Park - Gibsons
Reported: May 24 (fide Karen Holland)
Western Kingbird (8)
Location: Port Stalashen - Wilson Creek
Reported: May 23 (Jack Stein)
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| Western Kingbird in Wilson Creek - Photo: Jack Stein |
Western Kingbird (2)
Location: Roberts Creek Jetty - Roberts Creek
Reported: May 22 (Andrew Chick)
Green Heron (1)
Location: Head or Porpoise Bay - Sechelt
Reported: May 12-16 (John Hodges, m.obs)
Vesper Sparrow (1)
Location: In parking lot at Sechelt Golf Course - Sechelt
Reported: May 11 (Mari Petznek)
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| Vesper Sparrow in Sechelt - Photo: Mari Petznek |
Vesper Sparrow (1)
Location: Gospel Rock - Gibsons
Reported: May 8-9 (Karen Holland)
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| Vesper Sparrow in Gibsons - Photo: Karen Holland |
Yellow-headed Blackbird (1)
Location: Sechelt Marsh - Sechelt
Reported: May 3 to 9 (Robyn Rietze, m.obs)
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| Yellow-headed Blackbird in Sechelt - Photo: Robyn Rietze |
Mountain Bluebird (1)
Location: Brew Bay - Powell River
Reported: May 6 (Iwan Van Veen)
American White Pelican (16)
Location: Flying north over Random Rd - Powell River
Reported: May 4 (Winnie Ferrier)
Baird's Sandpiper (1)
Location: Wilson Creek Estuary - Sechelt
Reported: May 2 (Mari Petznek)
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| Baird’s Sandpiper in Sechelt - Photo: Mari Petznek |
Red-naped Sapsucker (1 male)
Location: HERE in Cedar Tree on Ocean Beach Esplanade - Gibsons
Reported: April 22-24 (Jack Stein, m.obs)
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| Red-naped Sapsucker in Gibsons - Photo: Jack Stein |
Say’s Phoebe (1)
Location: Roberts Creek Jetty - Roberts Creek
Reported: April 23 (Karen Holland, m.obs)
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| Say’s Phoebe at Roberts Creek Jetty Pier - Photo: Karen Holland |
Rusty Blackbird (1)
Location: Cranberry Lake - Powell River
Reported: April 22 (Iwan Van Veen et al.)
Mountain Bluebird (8)
Location: Brew Bay - Powell River
Reported: April 22 (Iwan Van Veen et al.)
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER (1, reported)
Location: Private Home - Gibsons
Reported: April 22 (Barry Janyk)
Mountain Bluebird (3)
Location: The Shores - Sechelt
Reported: April 20 (Fianna W.)
Mountain Bluebird (3)
Location: In meadows at the head of Oyster Bay - Kleindale
Reported: April 18 (John Field)
Mountain Bluebird (6)
Location: Sunshine Coast Golf Course (near clubhouse) - Sechelt
Reported: April 18 (Jonathan Brown)
Mountain Bluebird (2)
Location: Cross Rock development at Gospel Rock; Gibsons
Reported: March 28-April 17 (Karen Holland, m.obs)
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| Mountain Bluebird in Gibsons - Photo: Karen Holland |
Mountain Bluebird (4)
Location: Seawalk off Marine Ave - Powell River
Reported: April 17 (Iwan Van Veen et al.)
Yellow-billed Loon (1)
Location: Sliammon Point; Sechelt
Reported: March 30 (Pierre Geoffray)
Mountain Bluebird (4)
Location: Sechelt Blue Ocean Golf Course (please go on the course only before the course opens to golfers and be respectful of golfers)
Reported: March 27 (Karen Holland)
Clay-colored Sparrow (1)
Location: Last seen in the Wakefield Beach development Wave #1. Please park no at Mason Rd and walk in. First seen HERE at Wakefield Creek - Sechelt
Reported: Nov 4/2022-Feb 23/2023 (Blythe and Fianna Wilde, m.obs)
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| Clay-colored Sparrow in Sechelt - Photo: Karen Holland |
Golden Eagle (1 juv)
Location: Flying over Pell Road Power Line - Roberts Creek
Reported: Feb 14 (John Hodges)
Swamp Sparrow (1)
Location: In the marsh at Sergeant Bay at the first access point past the washroom and first information board - Sechelt
Reported: Jan 3 (John Hodges)
RBA: BRAMBLING (1)
Location: Private Home on Tla’amin First Nations land (not open to public) - Powell River
Reported: Dec 12 (Teresa Bouchard)
RBA: BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER (1)
Location: HERE at industrial site on Field Rd also seen in treed area across the street - Sechelt
Reported: Dec 2 (Marc Sole)
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| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in Sechelt - Photo: Marc Sole |
Snow Bunting (1)
Location: End of Roberts Creek Pier - Roberts Creek
Reported: Nov 27 (John Hodges)
MacGillivray's Warbler (1)
Location: Wilson Creek Estuary - Sechelt
Reported: Nov 8-12 (John Hodges, m.obs)
Snow Bunting (1)
Location: End of Roberts Creek Pier - Roberts Creek
Reported: Oct 26-29 (Kate McKeown, m.obs)
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| Snow Bunting in Roberts Creek - Photo: Rand Rudland |
Northern Mockingbird (1)
Location: Wildwood Bluffs - Powell River
Reported: Oct 20 (Pierre Geoffray)
Clay-coloured Sparrow (1)
Location: On trail HERE where 2 benches are side by side by the pond at Sechelt Marsh - Sechelt
Reported: October 17-18 (Mari Petznek, m.obs)
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| Clay-colored Sparrow in Sechelt - Photo: Mari Petznek |
Western Wood-Pewee (1, late)
Location: Sechelt Marsh - Sechelt
Reported: Oct 15 (Mari Petznek)
Vesper Sparrow (1)
Location: Roberts Creek Jetty; Roberts Creek
Reported: Oct 8 (Karen Holland)
Palm Warbler (1)
Location: Private Home in Roberts Creek
Reported: Oct 1 (John Hodges)
BROWN PELICAN (1 juv)
Location: Flying towards Gibsons viewed from the Roberts Creek Jetty - Roberts Creek
Reported: Sept 19 (Karen Holland)
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| Brown Pelican in Roberts Creek - Photo: Karen Holland |
Lapland Longspur (2)
Location: Sechelt Golf Course - Sechelt
Reported: Sept 19 (Mari Petznek)
Horned Lark (1)
Location: HERE on Harwood Island
Reported: Sept 19 (Iwan van Veen)
Golden Eagle (1)
Location: Flying over HERE - Roberts Creek
Reported: Sept 17 (Mari Petznek et al.)
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| Golden Eagle in Roberts Creek - Photo: Rand Rudland |
Dusky Flycatcher (1)
Location: HERE at Gospel Rock; Gibsons
Reported: Sept 16 (Karen Holland, m.obs)
Location: HERE at Gospel Rock; Gibsons
Reported: Sept 14 (Jack Pope)
Vesper Sparrow (1)
Location: HERE at Gospel Rock; Gibsons
Reported: Sept 12 (Karen Holland, m.obs)
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| Vesper Sparrow in Gibsons - Photo: Karen Holland |
Yellow-headed Blackbird (1)
Location: Roberts Creek Jetty; Roberts Creek
Reported: Aug 23 (John Hodges)
RBA: EASTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL (1)
Location: HERE at Wilson Creek Estuary
Reported: Aug 15 (John Hodges, m.obs)
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| Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Sechelt (Photo: John Hodges) |
Brown Pelican (1)
Location: Wilson Creek Estuary - Sechelt
Reported: Aug 12 (John Hodges)
Wandering Tattler (1)
Location: On Worlcombe Island (boat access only)
Reported: July 20 (Ken Wright)
ROCK WREN (1)
Location: HERE at Gospel Rock; Gibsons
Reported: July 13 (Karen Holland)
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| Rock Wren in Gibsons - Photo: Karen Holland |
BROWN PELICAN (1)
Location: Seen sitting on White Islets viewed from Henderson Beach - Roberts Creek
Reported: July 8 (John Hodges)
Yellow-headed Blackbird (1)
Location: Flying over the Sechelt Golf Course
Reported: July 7 (John Hodges)
American White Pelican (1)
Location: Last seen at White Islets. First seen at the SW corner of Gambier Island.
Reported: July 5 (Christine Killam) to 6 (John Dafoe)
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| American White Pelican at Gambier - Photo: Christine Killam |
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK (1 male) * contact the RBA for access!*
Location: At private home but open to public - Sechelt
Reported: June 18-July 4 (Cornelia van Berkel and Tim Street, m.obs)
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| Rose-breasted Grosbeak in Sechelt - Photo: Cornelia van Berkel |
Eastern Kingbird (1)
Location: Gospel Rock - Gibsons
Reported: July 4 (Karen Holland)
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| Eastern Kingbird in Gibsons - Photo: Karen Holland |
BREWER’S SPARROW (Timberline Subspecies)
Reported: June 8-11 (Krista Kaptein, m.obs)
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| Brewer’s Sparrow in Powell River - Photo: Krista Kaptein |
Western Kingbird (2)
Location: Gospel Rock - Gibsons
Reported: May 27-June 7 (John Hodges, m.obs)
Sabine's Gull (23)
Location: Viewed from the ferry as the birds flew near Gibsons
Reported: June 6 (Julian Heavyside)
Western Kingbird (1)
Location: HERE on beach at Willington Campsite - Powell River
Reported: June 4 (Ben Tsai)
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| Western Kingbird in Powell River - Photo: Ben Tsai |
Sabine's Gull (11)
Location: Off the ferry heading south to north near Gibsons
Reported: May 31 (Stephan Hinguant)
Western Kingbird (2)
Location: Wilson Creek Estuary - Sechelt
Reported: May 31 (John Hodges, m.obs)
Northern Mockingbird (1)
Location: On the beach at the end of Ionian Rd - Halfmoon Bay
Reported: May 22 (Rand Rudland)
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| Northern Mockingbird in Halfmoon Bay - Photo: Rand Rudland |
Nashville Warbler (1) *late*
Location: First pond at Wilson Creek Estuary - Sechelt
Reported: May 22 (Cathy McLellan)
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| Nashville Warbler in Sechelt - Photo: Cathy McLellan |
Western Kingbird (1)
Location: Wilson Creek Estuary; Sechelt
Reported: May 21 (John Hodges)
Western Kingbird (2)
Location: HERE on Keats Island
Reported: May 16 (Else Mikkelsen)
Dusky Flycatcher (1)
Location: Near the storage containers at Gospel Rock - Gibsons
Reported: May 13-14 (Karen Holland)
Vesper Sparrow (1)
Location: Wilson Creek Estuary - Sechelt
Reported: May 13 (John Hodges)
American White Pelican (Up to 26)
Location: Last seen sitting in the water at Porpoise Bay off the Spray St access. Also seen off the Chelsea Place beach access. First seen flying NE over downtown Sechelt
Reported: May 4-7 (Caroline K. and Allen Jensen, m.obs)
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| American White Pelicans in Sechelt - Photo: Rand Rudland |
Vesper Sparrow (1)
Location: With a flock of Savannah Sparrows on Ryan Dempster Field; Gibsons
Reported: April 18- May 5 (Karen Holland, m.obs)
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| Vesper Sparrow in Gibsons - Photo: Karen Holland |
Vesper Sparrow (1)
Location: With a flock of Savannah Sparrows on the driving range at Sechelt Golf Course; Sechelt
Reported: May 5 (John Hodges)
Horned Lark (1)
Location: In the gravel area across from storage containers at Gospel Rock - Gibsons
Reported: April 28-May 1 (Karen Holland, m.obs)
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| Horned Lark in Gibsons - Photo: Karen Holland |
Yellow-headed Blackbird (1)
Location: Harwood Spit - Powell River
Reported: April 30 (Robert Van der Zalm)
Bluebird (5)
Location: Near the storage containers at Gospel Rock - Gibsons
Reported: March 30-April 28 (Karen Holland, m.obs)
Yellow-billed Loon (1)
Location: Gerrans Bay - Pender Harbour
Reported: April 24-27 (Jim Cameron, m.obs)
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| Yellow-billed Loon in Pender Harbour - Photo: Rand Rudland |
Mountain Bluebird (4)
Location: SeaSide Escape Retreat (Douglas Bay) - Powell River
Reported: April 14-23 (Kathy Pritchard, m.obs)
American Tree Sparrow (1)
Location: SeaSide Escape Retreat (Douglas Bay) - Powell River
Reported: April 14-15 (Kathy Pritchard, m.obs)
Mountain Bluebird (2)
Location: Mahood Beach - Powell River
Reported: April 11-14 (Robert Van der Zalm, m.obs)
Say’s Phoebe (1)
Location: Brew Bay - Powell River
Reported: April 10 (Iwan van Veen)
Mountain Bluebird (4)
Location: Brew Bay - Powell River
Reported: April 10 (Iwan van Veen)
Say’s Phoebe (1)
Location: On seawalk HERE near Marine Dr; Powell River
Reported: April 9 (Carol Reid)
Say's Phoebe (1)
Location: Wildwood Bluffs - Powell River
Reported: March 28 (Robert Van der Zalm)
Yellow-billed Loon (1)
Location: Hospital Bay - Pender Harbour
Reported: March 4 (Kaiden Bosch)
Yellow-billed Loon (1)
Location: Okeover arm Park - Powell River
Reported: Feb 13 (Iwan van Veen)
Bohemian Waxwing (4)
Location: Scout Mountain - Powell River
Reported: Jan 21, 2022 (Iwan van Veen)
