To report rare birds or sightings of interest in the Vancouver and Lower Mainland area, Fraser Valley and Sea to Sky Country and to submit pictures (with date, time and location) and/or for any identification questions, please email Melissa Hafting at bcbirdergirl@gmail.com
Bank Swallow (1)
Location: briefly at main outer pond at Iona before flying towards Fraser River - Richmond
Reported: May 13 (Niah Hooton)
FOSTER'S TERN (1)
Location: Flying east past the end of White Rock Pier - White Rock
Reported: May 12 (Conor Trahar)
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| Forster's Tern in White Rock - Photo: Conor Trahar |
Lark Sparrow (3)
Location: HERE at Harrison Lagoon - Harrison Hot Springs
Reported: May 11 -12 (Janne Perrin, m.obs)
Great Egret (1)
Location: in river slough off 8th Ave near 160th St (near pedestrian walkway) - Surrey
Reported: May 9-12 (Sarah Cutting, m.obs)
Solitary Sandpiper (1)
Location: Brydon Lagoon - Langley
Reported: April 28-May 12 (Cos van Wermeskerken, m.obs)
Western Kingbird (1)
Location: HERE at Catbird Slough - Pitt Meadows
Reported: May 12 (Bob Moore)
Western Kingbird (1)
Location: fenced off area of the spit at Blackie Spit Park - Surrey
Reported: May 12 (Alison Evely)
California Scrub-Jays
Location: 5 (2 adult HERE confirmed breeding with 3 young) on #3 Rd near Richmond Music School - Richmond
Reported: May 6/24-May 12/26 (Tom Plath, m.obs)
Location: 2 HERE at Blackie Spit - Surrey
Reported: Sept 20/25-May 12/26 (Ilya Povalyaev, m.obs)
Location: 1 at 2312 Henry St - Port Moody
Reported: May 4 (Sarah Staddon)
Location: 1 at 7439 James St - Mission
Reported: Jan 24/24-May 4/26 (Brent Schmor, m.obs)
Location: 2 at 220th St and Dewdney Trunk Rd - Maple Ridge
Reported: 2015-May 8/26 (m.obs)
Location: Up to 3 at 7855 Shackleton Drive. Also seen on Eperson Rd and Willowfield Dr - Richmond
Reported: Dec 6/22-May 8//26 (Catherine Chow, m.obs)
Location: 1 at 4665 Duchess St - Vancouver
Reported: Feb 24-March 24 (Claire Meggs)
Location: 1 at 9515 Hazel St - Chilliwack
Reported: Jan 10/24-March 24/25 (Jason Alexander, m.obs)
Location: Up to 4 at Private Home on Maple Crescent near Maple Crescent Park baseball diamond. Also seen at 44 Ave and Arthur Dr and Rotary Park - Ladner
Reported: Sept 23/22-March 24/26 (Grant Edwards, m.obs)
Location: 2 at N MacDonald Ave and Oxford St - Burnaby
Reported: Nov 8/22-March 24/26 (Margaret Hansen, m.obs)
Franklin’s Gull (1)
Location: end of White Rock Pier - White Rock
Reported: May 11 (Neill Vanhinsberg)
American White Pelican (5)
Location: off end of spit looking towards Mud Bay at Blackie Spit - Delta
Reported: May 11 (Kate Ostby)
American White Pelican (5)
Location: flying east past 72nd St at Boundary Bay - Delta
Reported: May 10 (Peter Baker)
American White Pelican (5)
Location: off the base of the ferry jetty on the north side - Delta
Reported: May 8-10 (Peter Thompson, m.obs)
Vesper Sparrow (1)
Location: by duck pond at ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park - Coquitlam
Reported: May 10 (Mike Farnworth)
Great Egret (1)
Location: on the mudflats off the base of the ferry jetty on the north side - Delta
Reported: May 9 (Ben Lambert)
TUFTED DUCK (1)
Location: Green Timbers Lake - Surrey
Reported: March 30-May 9 (Frank Lin, m.obs)
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| Tufted Duck in Surrey - Photo: Frank Lin |
American White Pelican (5)
Location: off the base of the ferry jetty on the north side - Delta
Reported: May 8-9 (Peter Thompson, m.obs)
American White Pelican (5)
Location: far off shore off the end of River Rd at Terra Nova - Richmond
Reported: May 7-8 (Fangxu Gong, m.obs)
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| American White Pelicans in Richmond - Photo: Keith Riding |
Brown Pelican (1)
Location: seen flying off the end of the BC Ferries terminal - Delta
Reported: May 7 (Paolo Matteucci)
Solitary Sandpiper (2)
Location: HERE at Hawthorne Park - Delta
Reported: May 3-7 (Grant Edwards, m.obs)
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| Solitary Sandpiper in Delta - Photo: Scott Edwardson |
Solitary Sandpiper (1)
Location: HERE at Jericho - Vancouver
Reported: May 6 (Laura Moth)