Vancouver and Area, Fraser Valley and Sea to Sky

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 

Yellow-breasted Chat (1) *please do not use playback on this endangered bird*

Location: last seen 300m north of Catbird Slough on west side of Rannie Rd - Pitt Meadows and previously seen HERE at Deboville Slough Dyke and first seen HERE on Oliver Rd at Minnekhada - Coquitlam
Reported: May 21-23 (Ella Nowak, m.obs)

Yellow-breasted Chat in Coquitlam - Photo: Ella Nowak

Pacific Golden-Plover (4)

Location: on mudflats 50 m south of 41b marsh (close to dyke) - Delta
Date: May 20-23 (Kevin Louth, m.obs)

Pacific Golden-Plover in Delta - Photo: Kevin Louth

Western Kingbird (1)

Location: HERE on Oliver Rd at Minnekhada - Coquitlam
Reported: May 23 (Christine Balkwill)

Lark Sparrow (2)

Location: Hope Airport - Hope
Date: May 23 (Ken Davis)

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 23/26 (Tom Plath, m.obs)

Location: 2 HERE at Blackie Spit - Surrey
Reported: Sept 20/25-May 23/26 (Ilya Povalyaev, m.obs)

Location: 1 HERE near Ford Rd - Pitt Meadows
Reported: May 21 (Dan Tyson)

Location: 1 at 7439 James St - Mission
Reported: Jan 24/24-May 21/26 (Brent Schmor, m.obs)

Location: 2 at 220th St and Dewdney Trunk Rd - Maple Ridge
Reported: 2015-May 21/26 (m.obs)

Location: Up to 3 at 7855 Shackleton Drive. Also seen on Eperson Rd and Willowfield Dr - Richmond
Reported: Dec 6/22-May 21/26 (Catherine Chow, m.obs)

Location: 1 at corner of Laval St and Hammond Ave - Coquitlam 
Reported: May 20 (Amy Wise)

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-May 10/26 (Grant Edwards, m.obs)

Location: 1 at 2312 Henry St - Port Moody
Reported: May 4 (Sarah Staddon)

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: 2 at N MacDonald Ave and Oxford St - Burnaby
Reported: Nov 8/22-March 24/26 (Margaret Hansen, m.obs)

Western Kingbird (1)

Location: on YVR fence on Ferguson Rd near Shannon Rd and HERE at Iona - Richmond
Reported: May 22-23 (Aaron Gaffney, m.obs)

Franklin’s Gull (1 adult)

Location: end of spit with Bonaparte’s Gulls at Blackie Spit - Surrey
Reported: May 22 (Geoffrey Newell)

Franklin’s Gull in Surrey - Photo: Geoffrey Newell

Bar-tailed Godwit (1)

Location: across from end of spit looking towards Mud Bay with scope at Blackie Spit - Surrey
Reported: May 22 (Geoffrey Newell, m.obs)

American White Pelican (4)

Location: ocean side of spit looking west off Dog beach at Blackie Spit - Surrey
Reported: May 22 (Geoffrey Newell)

Western Kingbird (4)

Location: by pumphouse at ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park - Coquitlam
Reported: May 16-22 (Alison Evely, m.obs)

Wilson’s Phalarope (3)

Location: West Field (near tower) at Reifel Bird Sanctuary - Delta
Reported: May 19-21 (Kiera Fritsch, m.obs)

Western Kingbird (7)

Location: HERE off Wooldridge Rd - Pitt Meadows
Reported: May 17-21 (Peter Thompson, m.obs)

Swainson's Hawk (1)

Location: HERE on post on Hwy 9 - Agassiz
Reported: May 20 (Kyle and Bianca Davis)

Dusky Flycatcher (1)

Location: Private Home - Hope
Reported: May 20 (Alex Leeder)

Pacific Golden-Plover (1)

Location: in field off 88th St at Boundary Bay - Delta
Reported: May 19 (Kevin Louth)

Solitary Sandpiper (2)

Location: Surrey Lake - Surrey
Reported: May 19 (Henry Dejong)

GRAY FLYCATCHER (1)

Location: private home - Abbotsford
Reported: May 18 (Randy Walker)

Gray Flycatcher in Abbotsford - Photo: Randy Walker

Western Kingbird (1)

Location: Jackman Wetlands - Aldergrove
Reported: May 18 (James Linde)

Red-necked Phalarope (2)

Location: HERE at Reifel Bird Sanctuary - Delta
Reported: May 16-17 (Roger Foxall, m.obs)

Townsend’s Solitaire (1)

Location: HERE at Yew Lake Trail - West Van
Reported: May 17 (Yousif Attia et al.)

Red-necked Phalarope (1)

Location: Piper Spit at Burnaby Lake - Burnaby
Reported: May 14-17 (Ed Kingma, m.obs)

Red-necked Phalarope in Burnaby - Photo: Dan Tyson

Stilt Sandpiper (1)

Location: HERE at Reifel Bird Sanctuary - Delta
Reported: May 15-17 (Evan Larson, m.obs)

Stilt Sandpiper in Delta - Photo: Evan Larson

Least Flycatcher (1)

Location: HERE at Ford Landing - Pitt Meadows
Reported: May 17 (Mari Petznek)

Least Flycatcher in Pitt Meadows - Photo: Mari Petznek

Dusky Flycatcher (1)

Location: HERE at Trout Lake - Vancouver
Reported: May 16 (Leah Nurmi, m.obs)

Dusky Flycatcher in Vancouver - Photo: Conor Trahar 

Dusky Flycatcher (1)

Location: HERE at Beach at Maplewood Flats - North Van
Reported: May 16 (Rob Lyske, m.obs)

Vesper Sparrow (1)

Location: HERE at Squamish River Estuary - Squamish
Reported: May 16 (Griffin Duckworth)

Brown Pelican (1)

Location: seen flying off the end of the BC Ferries terminal and on south side of ferry terminal jetty breakwater - Delta
Reported: May 7-16 (Paolo Matteucci, m.obs)

Dusky Flycatcher (1)

Location: HERE at Jericho - Vancouver
Reported: May 16 (Laura Moth)

Yellow-breasted Chat (1)

Location: Private Home (no public access) - Coquitlam
Reported: May 15 (Jeremy Bochenek)

MANX SHEARWATER (1)

Location: flying towards Lily Point by light beacon at Lighthouse Marine Park - Point Roberts
Date: May 14 (Kevin Louth and Ken Klimko)

Brown Pelican (1)

Location: flying towards Lily Point by light beacon at Lighthouse Marine Park - Point Roberts
Date: May 14 (Kevin Louth and Ken Klimko)

Wilson's Phalarope (2)

Location: SW inner pond at Iona (viewed from pipe) - Richmond
Reported: May 14 (Mike Toochin, m.obs)

Wilson's Phalarope (2)

Location: Piper Spit at Burnaby Lake - Burnaby
Reported: May 14 (Richard Wakelam, m.obs)

Wilson's Phalarope (1)

Location: HERE near parking lot at Garden City Lands - Richmond
Reported: May 13 (F. Rainey, m.obs)

Wilson’s Phalarope in Richmond - Photo: Conor Trahar 

Solitary Sandpiper (1)

Location: HERE near parking lot at Garden City Lands - Richmond
Reported: May 13 (Aaron Ritchie)

Wilson's Phalarope (1)

Location: briefly at main outer pond at Iona before flying towards Fraser River - Richmond
Reported: May 13 (Noa Hooton, m.obs)

Wilson's Phalarope (1)

Location: HERE Laidlaw Rd - Hope
Reported: May 13 (K. Davis)

Great Egret (1)

Location: HERE in river slough off 8th Ave near 160th St (near pedestrian walkway) - Surrey
Reported: May 9-13 (Sarah Cutting, m.obs)

Great Egret in Surrey - Photo: James Chen 

Lark Sparrow (3)

Location: on fence at Hope Secondary School - Hope
Reported: May 13 (Connie Davis)

Western Kingbird (1)

Location: base of south jetty at Iona and on YVR airport fence on Ferguson Rd - Richmond
Reported: May 13 (Steve Ansell)

Lark Sparrow (3)

Location: HERE at Harrison Lagoon - Harrison Hot Springs
Reported: May 11-12 (Janne Perrin, m.obs)

Lark Sparrows in Harrison Hot Springs - Photo: Luis Huxley

FORSTER'S TERN (1)

Location: Flying east past the end of White Rock Pier - White Rock
Reported: May 12 (Conor Trahar)

Forster's Tern in White Rock - Photo: Conor Trahar

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, m.obs)

Western Kingbird in Pitt Meadows - Photo: Bob Moore

Western Kingbird (1)

Location: fenced off area of the spit at Blackie Spit Park - Surrey
Reported: May 12  (Alison Evely, m.obs)

Western Kingbird in Surrey - Photo: Frank Lin

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)

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)

American White Pelicans in Richmond - Photo: Keith Riding

Solitary Sandpiper (2)

Location: HERE at Hawthorne Park - Delta
Reported: May 3-7 (Grant Edwards, m.obs)

Solitary Sandpiper in Delta - Photo: Scott Edwardson

Solitary Sandpiper (1)

Location: HERE at Jericho - Vancouver
Reported: May 6 (Laura Moth)

Vesper Sparrow (1)

Location: HERE at Maplewood Flats - North Van
Reported: May 6 (Jack Smith and Justin Choi)

Long-billed Curlew (2)

Location: flying north over Burnaby Lake Avalon entrance - Burnaby
Reported: May 6 (Richard Wakelam)

Pacific Golden-Plover (1)

Location: 104th St at Boundary Bay- Delta
Date: May 5 (Neil Simpson)

Solitary Sandpiper (1)

Location: HERE at Charleson Park - Vancouver
Reported: May 5 (Masoud Javadi, m.obs)

Brown Pelican (1)

Location: seen HERE in False Creek and HERE on Coast Guard vessel then flew as to Granville Island and first seen flying NW over Kits Beach. Last seen HERE (no public access must view from Crab Park) - Vancouver
Reported: April 16-May 4 (David MacLean, m.obs)

Brown Pelican in Vancouver - Photo: Justin Choi

Brown Pelican (1)

Location: seen flying over the yacht club at Jericho Park - Vancouver
Reported: May 4 (Jeffrey Nicholls)

Solitary Sandpiper (2)

Location: briefly at Trout Lake - Vancouver
Reported: April 29-May 3 (Kathleen Oliver, m.obs)

Brown Pelican (1)

Location: seen flying East off Roberts Bank while aboard BC Ferries vessel - Delta
Reported: May 3 (Tanya Seebacher)

Long-billed Curlew (1)

Location: off 34th St on mudflats at Brunswick Point - Delta
Reported: May 2 (Mike Tabak)

Pacific Golden-Plover (1)

Location: in dirt field on 72nd St across from  King Links Golf Course - Delta
Date: May 1-2 (Kevin Louth, m.obs)

Solitary Sandpiper (1)

Location: Surrey Lake - Surrey
Reported: May 2 (Henry Dejong)

Northern Mockingbird  (1)

Location: HERE at Squamish River Estuary - Squamish
Reported: April 30 (Christopher Di Corrado)

American White Pelican (1)

Location: briefly on the Fraser River viewed from base of the north jetty at Iona - Richmond
Reported: April 30 (Kathleen Oliver)

American White Pelican (1)

Location: flying north over UBC - Vancouver
Reported: April 30 (Simon Valdez-Juarez)

Long-billed Curlew (1)

Location: flying N over QE Park - Vancouver
Reported: April 30 (Conor Trahar)

RBA: BLUE-HEADED VIREO (1)

Location: HERE in mixed warbler/vireo flock - Burnaby
Reported: April 28-29 (Cameron Montgomery, m.obs)

Blue-headed Vireo in Burnaby - Photo: Sharon Toochin

RBA: SNOWY PLOVER (1)

Location: HERE east of the pilings at 96th St at Boundary Bay - Delta
Reported: April 29 (Kevin Louth, m.obs)

Snowy Plover in Delta - Photo: Mike Tabak

Clark’s Grebe (1)

Location: end of White Rock Pier - White Rock
Reported: April 29 (Ilya Povalyaev)

Great Egret (1)

Location: East Beach near White Rock Pier - White Rock
Reported: April 29 (Ilya Povalyaev, m.obs)

Swainson's Hawk (1)

Location: flying SE over Garden City Lands - Richmond
Reported: April 28 (Raymond Liu)

American White Pelican (1)

Location: off 34th St at Brunswick Point - Delta
Reported: April 28 (Kate Paton)

Harris’s Sparrow (1 Juv)

Location: private home - Vancouver
Reported: Nov 21/25-April 28/26 (Graham Sunderland)

Swainson's Hawk (2)

Location: HERE in field near Chilliwack River - Abbotsford
Reported: April 27 (John Gordon)

Swainson's Hawk in Abbotsford - Photo: John Gordon

Long-billed Curlew (1)

Location: on the mudflats at Blackie Spit Park - Surrey
Date: April 16-27 (Joergen Schoppe, m.obs)

Solitary Sandpiper (2)

Location: HERE at Serpentine Fen - Surrey
Reported: April 22-27 (John De Wynter)

Solitary Sandpiper (1)

Location: Park St. marsh at Maplewood Flats - North Van
Reported: April 27-28 (Rob Lyske)

Long-billed Curlew (1)

Location: in field HERE off McGuire  Rd - Chilliwack
Reported: April 26 (Chris McDonald)

Dusky Flycatcher (1)

Location: HERE at Jericho - Vancouver
Reported: April 25 (Evan Larson)

Long-billed Curlew (1)

Location: flying over the nursery at Maplewood Flats - North Van
Reported: April 25 (Fabio Fercher)

Solitary Sandpiper (1)

Location: HERE at pond off 208th St - Langley
Reported: April 23-25 (Cole and Arthur  O’ Byrne, m.obs)

Pacific Golden-Plover (1)

Location: HERE at Serpentine Fen - Surrey
Reported: April 24-25 (Alison Evely, m.obs)

Willet (1)

Location: briefly on east side of spit at Blackie Spit Park viewed from Saveneye area before flying NE - Surrey
Reported: April 25 (Cos van Wermeskerken, m.obs)

Willet in Surrey - Photo: Cos van Wermeskerken

Long-billed Curlew (1)

Location: base of south jetty at Iona - Richmond
Reported: April 12-25 (Katherine Scrimshaw, m.obs)

Wilson’s Phalarope (1)

Location: HERE at Serpentine Fen - Surrey
Reported: April 25 (Katherine Scrimshaw, m.obs)

Say’s Phoebe (1)

Location: Briefly by playground at Trout Lake  - Vancouver
Reported: April 23 (Ed Nygren)

Solitary Sandpiper (1)

Location: HERE at Jericho - Vancouver
Reported: April 22 (Laura Moth)

Long-billed Curlew (3)

Location: in field off  88th St at Boundary Bay - Delta
Date: April 21-22 (Kevin Louth, m.obs)

Pacific Golden-Plover (1)

Location: in grassy field on Hornby Dr between 104th and 112th St - Delta
Date: April 20 (Mike Tabak)

Pacific Golden-Plover in Delta - Photo: Mike Tabak

Vesper Sparrow (1)

Location: HERE at Jericho - Vancouver
Reported: April 20 (Brandon Hunt)

Common Teal (1)

Location: display ponds at Reifel - Delta
Reported: April 18-20 (Yousif Attia et al., m.obs)

Common Teal in Delta - Photo: Jim Martin

Rock Sandpiper (1)

Location: near the long term parking and ferry berths and on breakwater (scope needed) on south side of ferry jetty - Delta
Date: Feb 28-April 19 (Brent Taylor and Carol Turnbull, m.obs)

Rock Sandpiper in Delta - Photo: Brent Taylor

American White Pelicans (16)

Location: flying north over Lepp Farm Market on Clayburn Rd - Abbotsford
Reported: April 19 (Dave Olsdon)

Brown Pelican (1)

Location: on breakwater at White Rock Pier - White Rock
Reported: April 18 (Henry Dejong, m.obs)

Western Kingbird (1)

Location: HERE at QE Park then flew NE  - Vancouver
Reported: April 18 (Justin Choi and Jack Smith)

Say's Phoebe (1)

Location: HERE at UBC Botanical Garden - Vancouver
Reported: April 18 (Paul Jacques)

Vesper Sparrow (1)

Location: base of north jetty at Iona - Richmond
Reported: April 17 (Dean Tremblay, m.obs)

Vesper Sparrow in Richmond - Photo: Christine Balkwill

Red Knot (1)

Location: 104th St at Boundary Bay - Delta
Date: April 16 (Mike Tabak)

Long-billed Curlew (1)

Location: in field HERE off Dixon Rd - Abbotsford
Reported: April 7-16 (Krissi Martin, m.obs)

Long-billed Curlew (1)

Location: on the mudflats off the mansion near 64th St at Boundary Bay - Delta
Date: Jan 14-April 16 (Warwick Board, m.obs)

American White Pelicans (22)

Location: in Fraser River at Island 22 - Chilliwack
Reported: April 15 (Sharlene Ketelaar)

Long-billed Curlew (1)

Location: on Jericho Beach - Vancouver
Reported: April 12-14 (Brandon Hunt, m.obs)

American White Pelicans (20)

Location: in slough near Hatzic bridge - Hatzic
Reported: April 13 (Sharlene Ketelaar)

BLACK PHOEBE (1)

Location: Briefly HERE at Jericho Park then flew west and not relocated - Vancouver
Reported: April 12 (Alex Leeder, m.obs)

Black Phoebe in Vancouver - Photo: Ian Burgess

Long-billed Curlew (2)

Location: HERE at Squamish River Estuary - Squamish
Reported: April 12 (Griffin Duckworth, m.obs)

Common Teal (1)

Location: base of south jetty at Iona - Richmond
Reported: March 9-April 12 (Tak Shibata, m.obs)

American White Pelicans (up to 21)

Location: flying north over Reifel - Delta
Reported: April 10-11 (Kiera Fritsch, m.obs)

Long-billed Curlew (3)

Location: Mud Bay - Surrey
Reported: April 10 (Ilya Povalyaev)

BLACK PHOEBE (1)

Location: briefly at 14202 Melrose Drive - Surrey
Reported: April 9 (Chris Ratzlaff)

Common Teal (1)

Location: base of the ferry jetty - Delta
Date: April 9 (Geoffrey Newell)

American Avocet (7)

Location: Vedder Canal - Chilliwack
Date: April 9 (Gord Gadsden)

BLACK PHOEBE  (1)

Location: HERE at Squamish River Estuary - Squamish
Reported: April 8 (Griffin Duckworth)

Black Phoebe in Squamish - Photo: Griffin Duckworth

American White Pelicans (5)

Location: look north from parking lot towards Mud Bay at Blackie Spit Park but have since flown west - Surrey
Reported: April 8 (Mike Tabak)

Long-billed Curlew (1)

Location: Off the 12th Ave pumphouse - Tsawwassen
Reported: April 7 (Brian Self)

Say's Phoebe (1)

Location: HERE at Serpentine Fen at north side of central field by north water tower - Surrey
Reported: April 6 (Cameron Walker and Lorenzo Bonetti)

Mountain Bluebird (13)

Location: between duck pond and pumphouse at ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park - Coquitlam
Reported: March 23-April 6 (Mari Petznek, m.obs)

Mountain Bluebird (1)

Location: HERE at Centennial Beach - Delta
Reported: March 27-April 6 (Ed Nygren, m.obs)

Mountain Bluebird (13)

Location: between Westminster Hwy and Blundell Rd off the west dyke near Terra Nova - Richmond
Reported: March 29-April 6 (Johnathan Dietel, m.obs)

Mountain Bluebird (1)

Location: Waterfront Park - North Vancouver
Reported: March 25-April 5 (Sebastian Penagos, m.obs)

Mountain Bluebird in North Van - Photo: Tim Acton

Mountain Bluebird (6)

Location: Squamish Estuary - Squamish
Reported: March 22-April 5 (Griffin Duckworth, m.obs)

Mountain Bluebird (22)

Location: DND Facility in Matsqui - Abbotsford
Reported: April 2-April 5 (Gabi Cuff, m.obs)

TUFTED DUCK (1 adult)

Location: in Fraser River off Fraser River Park - Vancouver
Reported: April 2-4 (Megan Louie, m.obs)

Tufted Duck in Vancouver - Photo:  David Zhen 

Lesser Yellowlegs (1)

Location: Off the 12th Ave pumphouse - Tsawwassen
Reported: March 23-April 4 (Mike Tabak, m.obs)

Northern Waterthrush (1) *not relocated*

Location: HERE at McDonald Beach - Richmond
Reported: April 3 (Ly Hoang)

Northern Waterthrush in Richmond - Photo: Ly Hoang

Mountain Bluebird (5)

Location: between 64-72nd St near the electrical fenced off area at Boundary Bay - Delta
Reported: March 28-April 3 (Sophie Clough, m.obs)

Golden Eagle (1)

Location: HERE before flying East - Chilliwack
Reported: March 31-April 3 (Luis Huxley)

Golden Eagle in Chilliwack - Photo: Luis Huxley

Say's Phoebe (1)

Location: HERE and  HERE and HERE near 64th St at Boundary Bay - Delta
Date: Sept 28/25-April 3/26 (Ben Lambert, m.obs)

Say’s Phoebe in Delta - Photo: Conor Trahar

Say's Phoebe (1)

Location: by duck pond and by nest boxes in field on post on the west side of Colony Farm Rd at ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park - Coquitlam
Reported: March 22-April 3 (Stacey Fujimoto, m.obs)

Mountain Bluebird (44)

Location: Sp’akw’us Feather Park- Squamish
Reported: March 27-April 3 (Griffin Duckworth, m.obs)

American Tree Sparrow (1)

Location: Sp’akw’us Feather Park- Squamish
Reported: April 3 (Griffin Duckworth, m.obs)

American Tree Sparrow (1)

Location: Oliver’s Landing - Furry Creek
Reported: April 3 (Griffin Duckworth)

Redhead (3)

Location: Green Lake - Whistler
Reported: Feb 9-April 2 (Debbi Hlady, m.obs)

Mountain Bluebird (2)

Location: HERE at the UBC Track - Vancouver
Reported: March 28-April 2 (Liam Steele, m.obs)

Mountain Bluebird at UBC - Photo: Conor Trahar

Say's Phoebe (1)

Location: HERE on YVR fence on old Ferguson Rd near Shannon Rd - Richmond
Reported: March 20-31 (Mike Fung, m.obs)

Say’s Phoebe in Richmond - Photo: Mike Fung

Cinnamon Teal (2)

Location: HERE on old Ferguson Rd in ditch near Shannon Rd and outflow pond at Iona - Richmond
Reported: Dec 19/25-March 31/26 (Debbi Hlady, m.obs)

Say's Phoebe (1)

Location: by bridge pond near 3 Ave at Squamish Estuary - Squamish
Reported: March 11-30 (Griffin Duckworth, m.obs)

Say's Phoebe (1)

Location: by floatplane base ramp at Green Lake - Whistler
Reported: Feb 9-March 30 (Debbi Hlady, m.obs)

Chipping Sparrow (1)

Location: HERE near Rona - North Van
Reported: March 28 (Leo Jespers, m.obs)

Red Fox Sparrow (1)

Location: HERE on west dyke at Terra Nova - Richmond
Reported: March 28 (Sydney Young et al.)

Red-naped Sapsucker (1)

Location: Last seen HERE and first seen HERE before flying west at Piper Spit - Burnaby
Reported: March 27 (Barbara Wornick, m.obs)

Red-naped Sapsucker in Burnaby - Photo: Frank Lin

Mountain Bluebird (1)

Location: Hastings Racecourse - Vancouver
Reported: March 27 (Destiny Greig and Alex Leeder)

Say's Phoebe (1)

Location: on rocks on beach at Acadia Beach - Vancouver
Reported: March 26 (Mike Toochin, m.obs)

Say’s Phoebe in Vancouver - Photo: Nick Park

American Goshawk (1 Juv)

Location: flying south over pumphouse at ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park - Coquitlam
Reported: March 25 (Mari Petznek)

American Goshawk in Coquitlam - Photo: Mari Petznek

Mountain Bluebird (11)

Location: on Rannie Rd near Koerner Rd - Pitt Meadows
Reported: March 25 (Mike Tabak, m.obs)

Mountain Bluebird (1)

Location: New Brighton Park - Vancouver
Reported: March 25 (Krista G.)

Mountain Bluebird (1)

Location: on the off-leash dog beach at Buntzen Lake - Belcarra
Reported: March 25 (Jenna Han)

Say's Phoebe (1)

Location: by nest boxes in field on post on the west side of Colony Farm Rd at ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park - Coquitlam
Reported: March 22-25 (Stacey Fujimoto, m.obs)

SAGEBRUSH SPARROW (1)

Location: HERE between duck pond and pumphouse at ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park - Coquitlam
Reported: March 24 (Nick Park and Conor Trahar, m.obs)

Sagebrush Sparrow in Coquitlam - Photo: Nick  Park 

Say's Phoebe (1)

Location: Hastings Racecourse - Vancouver
Reported: March 24 (Tom D.)

Chipping Sparrow (1)

Location: private home in Steveston - Richmond
Reported: March 24 (Cameron Walker)

Mountain Bluebird (1)

Location: HERE at ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park - Coquitlam
Reported: March 23 (Justin Choi, m.obs)

Mountain Bluebird (3)

Location: HERE in field on the west side of Colony Farm Rd at ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park - Coquitlam
Reported: March 23 (Jack Smith, m.obs)

Say's Phoebe (1)

Location: East Beach at Maplewood Flats - North Van
Reported: March 22-23 (Rob Lyske and Mark Stevens, m.obs)

Say's Phoebe  (1)

Location: Off the farmhouse at Brunswick Pt - Delta
Reported: March 23 (Mike Tabak)

Sora (1)

Location: HERE at outer pond at Iona - Richmond
Reported: March 23 (Gaelen Schnare)

Townsend’s Solitaire (1)

Location: 14 St W and Marine Dr - North Vancouver
Reported: March 23 (Mark Thomson)

Sora (1)

Location: HERE on YVR fence on old Ferguson Rd near Shannon Rd - Richmond
Reported: March 22 (Ben Di Labio, m.obs)

Sora (1) 

Location: at Brydon Lagoon near water fountain - Langley
Date: March 23 (Cos van Wermeskerken)

Redhead (1)

Location: Surrey Lake - Surrey
Reported: Dec 26/25-March 22 (Kathryn Dick, m.obs)

Common Teal (2)

Location: Surrey Lake - Surrey
Reported: Dec 27/25-March 22/26 (William O’Shea , m.obs)

RUFF (1)

Location: HERE on north side of farm slough at Blackie Spit Park - Surrey
Reported: March 21 (Mike Tabak)

Ruff in Surrey - Photo: Mike Tabak

Golden Eagle (1)

Location: 1 perched on tree HERE and HERE at Serpentine Fen - Surrey
Reported: Feb 19-March 17 (Fred Goffin, m.obs)

Golden Eagle in Surrey - Photo: Mike Tabak

Townsend’s Solitaire (1)

Location: last seen HERE and also seen at upper parking lot with a a flock of Robins and first seen briefly HERE at Rose Garden and at bowling green at QE Park - Vancouver
Reported: Feb 17-March 15 (Neill Vanhinsberg, m.obs)

Red-naped Sapsucker (1)

Location: Private Home - Coquitlam
Reported: March 15 (Carol Turnbull)

Say's Phoebe (1)

Location: HERE at Squamish Estuary - Squamish
Reported: March 11-14 (Marcia D., m.obs)

Short-billed Dowitcher (1)

Location: HERE at Blackie Spit Park - Surrey
Reported: March 1-14 (Ilya Povalyaev, m.obs)

Horned Lark (3)

Location: HERE on Banford Rd - Chilliwack 
Reported: Feb 26-March 14 (Ed Klassen, m.obs)

Cinnamon Teal (2)

Location: last seen in marsh at the end of Oliver Rd also seen in the lake at Minnekhada Park - Coquitlam
Reported: Nov 3/25-March 14 (John Saremba, m.obs)

Townsend’s Solitaire (1)

Location: HERE on Osborne Ave and 2nd St - New Westminster
Reported: March 9 (Ed Kingma, m.obs)

TAIGA FLYCATCHER (1)

Location: HERE by the base of trees just west of the Aquatic Centre and HERE and HERE at the base of Hornbeam Trees on Beach Ave at Sunset Beach Park - Vancouver
Reported: Dec 25/25-March 8/26 (Ethan Moon, m.obs)

Taiga Flycatcher in Vancouver - Photo: Mike Tabak

Yellow-headed Blackbird (1)

Location: at feeder at 41b St and River Rd W - Delta 
Reported: March 7 (Twista B.)

Yellow-headed Blackbird (1)

Location: turf farm on 72nd St - Delta 
Reported: March 7 (Brian Self)

Gyrfalcon (1 Adult)

Location: on Cole and Vye Rd and on fencepost HERE on Bowman Rd between Vye Rd and Wells Line - Abbotsford
Reported: Jan 9-March 7 (Jean Bergen, m.obs)

Gyrfalcon in Abbotsford - Photo: Mike Tabak

Rock Sandpiper (6)

Location: viewed by boat at Sand Heads Jetty - Richmond
Date: Feb 23-March 6 (Jess Findley, m.obs)

Glaucous Gull (1)

Location: on field off Angus Campbell Rd and Boundary Rd - Abbotsford
Reported: Feb 14-March 3 (Mike Tabak, m.obs)

Glaucous Gull in Abbotsford - Photo: John Gordon

Red-naped Sapsucker (1)

Location: HERE off River Rd in Glen Valley - Abbotsford
Reported: Jan 31-March 2 (Dan Tyson, m.obs)

Red-naped Sapsucker in Abbotsford - Photo: John Gordon

Long-billed Curlew (1)

Location: 1 HERE on mudflats off dyke on Tsawwassen First Nations Land - Tsawwassen
Reported: Jan 21-March 2 (Warwick Board, m.obs)

Yellow-headed Blackbird (1)

Location: HERE on Dyke near Hale Rd - Pitt Meadows
Reported: March 1 (Mari Petznek et al.)

Gyrfalcon (1 Adult)

Location: HERE on tower on Hale Rd and on tower on Golden Ears Way and 210 St - Pitt Meadows
Reported: Dec 5/25-Feb 28/26 (Melissa Hafting, m.obs)

Gyrfalcon in Pitt Meadows - Photo: Peter Candido

Redhead (1)

Location: Harrison Lake - Harrison Hot Springs
Reported: Jan 28-Feb 27 (John Gordon, m.obs)

Western Gull (1 adult)

Location: turf farm on 72nd St - Delta
Date: Feb 26-27 (Melissa Hafting, m.obs)

Western Gull in Delta - Photo: Melissa Hafting

Western Gull (1 juv)

Location: turf farm on 72nd St - Delta
Date: Feb 22-26 (Ilya Povalyaev, m.obs)

Redpoll (4)

Location: last seen HERE  off dyke between golf course and Westminster Hwy and first seen at the south end of main pond in alder at Terra Nova Park - Richmond
Reported: Feb 11-22 (Ed Nygren, m.obs)

Redpoll in Richmond - Photo: Ed Nygren

Cinnamon Teal (1)

Location: HERE off Hwy 15 - Surrey
Reported: Feb 21 (Ilya Povalyaev)

Yellow-headed Blackbird (1)

Location: HERE and HERE at Fraser Foreshore Park - Burnaby
Reported: Feb 15-21 (Alain Parada, m.obs)

Redhead (1)

Location: off boat launch on Pitt Lake at Grant Narrows - Pitt Meadows
Reported: Feb 8-19 (John Reynolds, m.obs)

BLACK-NECKED STILT (1) *DO NOT TRESPASS INTO FIELDS*

Location: last seen in grassy flooded field HERE and viewed from HERE by scope from pullout off Hwy 15 and first seen HERE and also HERE and HERE at Serpentine Fen - Surrey
Reported: Nov 16/25-Feb 16/26 (Guerric Hache, m.obs)

Black-necked Stilt in Surrey - Photo: Lise Owens

Sora (1)

Location: pond at 41b marsh - Delta
Reported: Dec 29/25-Feb 16/26 (Ben Lambert, m.obs)

American Tree Sparrow (2)

Location: near electrical station near 72nd St and seen between 72-88 St just west of the pumphouse at Boundary Bay - Delta
Reported: Dec 25/25-Feb 15/26 (Janice White, m.obs) 

TUFTED DUCK (1)

Location: HERE at the east end of Lost Lagoon at Stanley Park - Vancouver
Reported: Feb 11 (Caroline Knox, m.obs)

Tufted Duck in Vancouver - Photo: Melissa Hafting

Redhead (2)

Location: Iona main outer pond - Richmond
Reported: Feb 11 (Heather Tocher, m.obs)

TUFTED DUCK (1)

Location: at Iona inner NW sewage lagoon and main outer pond and in ocean off the base of the causeway - Richmond
Reported: Nov 23/25-Feb 9/26 (Ethan Gosnell, m.obs)

Tufted Duck in Richmond - Photo: Terri Gueck

Yellow-billed Loon (1)

Location: 1 off Porteau Cove - Squamish
Reported: Feb 9 (Kate Ostby)

Wilson's Warbler (1)

Location: HERE at Wreck Beach - Vancouver
Reported: Dec 11/25-Feb 1/26 (Gaelen Schnare, m.obs)

Prairie Falcon (1)

Location: last seen on York Rd and first seen by scope in bare tree HERE in field between the end of Fadden Rd and US border  - Abbotsford  
Reported: Dec 29/25-Jan 29/26 (Isaiah Nugent, m.obs)

Redhead (2)

Location: Kilby Provincial Park - Harrison Mills
Reported: Jan 28 (John Gordon, m.obs)

Snow Buntings

Location: 1 HERE on dyke on Tsawwassen First Nations Land - Tsawwassen
Reported: Dec 24/25-Jan 28/26 (Grant Edwards, m.obs)

Location: up to 5 at end of Iona S Jetty - Richmond
Date: Oct 29/25-Jan 22/26 (Sabine Jessen, m.obs)

Snow Bunting in Delta - Photo: Simon Shutter

Townsend’s Solitaire (1)

Location: at 900 W 17th St and seen atHamilton Ave and Cumberland Crescent at Heywood Park - North Vancouver
Reported: Jan 19-28 (Catherine Po, m.obs)

Golden Eagle (1)

Location: on McDermott Rd near Marion Rd - Abbotsford
Reported: Jan 26 (John Gordon)

WHITE-FACED/GLOSSY IBIS (1 juv, cannot be identified to species)

Location: briefly HERE in field off 184th St  - Surrey
Reported: Jan 24 (Doug Cooper)

Sora (1)

Location: off boardwalk at Iona main outer pond - Richmond
Reported: Jan 1-24 (Ben Keen, m.obs)

Townsend’s Solitaire (1)

Location: Rose Park - Squamish
Reported: Jan 19-21 (Griffin Duckworth)

Common Teal (1)

Location: at Iona inner NW sewage lagoon - Richmond
Reported: Jan 2-21 (Frank Lin, m.obs)

Harris’s Sparrow (1 Juv) *please do not linger long or eBird the homeowner’s private address*

Location: private home with feeder near Cambridge St and N Skeena St - Vancouver
Reported: Dec 26/25-Jan 19/26 (Anne McSkimming, m.obs)

Harris’s Sparrow in Vancouver - Photo: Alex Leeder

ROCK PTARMIGAN (1)

Location: Peak of  Flatiron Mountain - near Hope
Reported: Jan 18 (Joan Septembre)

Townsend’s Solitaire (1)

Location: HERE at Oliver’s Landing - Furry Creek
Reported: Jan 18 (Griffin Duckworth)

Townsend’s Solitaire (1)

Location: Loutet Park - North Vancouver
Reported: Jan 17 (Ella Fortin)

Townsend’s Solitaire (1)

Location: HERE near QE Park - Vancouver
Reported: Jan 17 (Wayne Diakow)

Rock Sandpiper (1)

Location: last seen on the breakwater near the short term parking and ferry berths and first seen at the compensation lagoon at ferry jetty - Delta
Date: Jan 11-13 (Alex Leeder et al., m.obs)

Rock Sandpiper in Delta - Photo: Conor Trahar

Lesser Yellowlegs (1)

Location: Off the 12th Ave pumphouse - Tsawwassen
Reported: Jan 9 (Ben Lambert, m.obs)

Mountain Bluebird (1)

Location: at 5th Ave and Victoria St - Squamish
Date: Jan 9 (Jonas Brancalion)

WHITE-TAILED PTARMIGAN (1) *not relocated*

Location: at the intersection of Upper Wells Gray and Sitzmark Trails (you must have a valid trail pass and be wearing snowshoes or cross country skis to access and use this area. You are not permitted to walk here with regular shoes and must have purchased a trail pass to access) on Cypress Mountain - West Van
Reported: Jan 8 (Kris Mirski)

White-tailed Ptarmigan in West Van - Photo: Kris Mirski

Golden Eagle (1)

Location: flying over HERE near Sylvester Rd - Mission
Reported: Jan 8 (Krissi Martin)

Golden Eagle in Mission - Photo: Krissi Martin

American Goshawk (1 adult)

Location: private home NOT OPEN TO PUBLIC - Langley
Reported: Jan 7 (Eric Habisch)

American Goshawk in Langley - Photo: Eric Habisch

Swamp Sparrow (1)

Location: HERE at Iona - Richmond
Reported:  Jan 3-6 (Bryan Zandberg)

Sora (1)

Location: between Caribou bridge and Piper Spit at Burnaby Lake  - Burnaby
Reported: Dec 29/25-Jan 5/26 (Joe Denham)

Long-billed Curlew (2)

Location: HERE in bay off Tsawwassen First Nations Land - Tsawwassen
Reported: Dec 23/25-Jan 5/26 (Ben Crebo, m.obs)

Redhead (2)

Location: in Katzie Marsh at Grant Narrows - Pitt Meadows
Reported: Jan 3-4 (Kiera Fritsch, m.obs)

Swamp Sparrow (1)

Location: HERE at Deboville Slough - Coquitlam
Reported: Jan 1-4 (Jack Smith et al., m.obs)

Swamp Sparrow in Coquitlam - Photo: Mari  Petznek

Wilson's Warbler (1)

Location: on West Dyke at foot of Blundell Rd - Richmond
Reported: Dec 24/25-Jan 3/26 (James MacKenzie, m.obs)

Townsend’s Solitaire (1)

Location: in parking lot and first seen HERE at Grant Narrows - Pitt Meadows
Reported: Dec 28/25-Jan 3/26 (Ilya Povalyaev, m.obs)

Common Yellowthroat (1)

Location: in reeds and heard from tower at Reifel - Delta
Reported: Dec 12/25-Jan 2/26 (Kiera Fritsch)

Ancient Murrelet (10)

Location: viewed by scope off the end of White Rock Pier - White Rock
Reported: Jan 2 (Raymond Liu, m.obs)

Townsend’s Solitaire (1)

Location: HERE at Deboville Slough - Coquitlam
Reported: Jan 1 (Mari Petznek)

Red-naped Sapsucker (1)

Location: HERE at Deboville Slough - Coquitlam
Reported: Jan 1 (Mari Petznek)

Red-naped Sapsucker in Coquitlam - Photo: Mari  Petznek

Redhead (1)

Location: Iona main outer pond - Richmond
Reported: Dec 26/25-Jan 1/26 (Heather Tocher, m.obs)