**Ancient Murrelets are being seen in the Lower Mainland at several locations especially Kwomais Point Park in Surrey and White Rock Pier**
WHOOPER SWAN (1)
Location: HERE on Campbell Rd west of Marion Rd - Abbotsford
Reported: Dec 6 (Raymond Ng, m.obs)
Willet (2)
Location: 2 seen off the spit at Blackie Spit in Surrey and at 96th St and 112th St at Boundary Bay - Delta
Reported: Aug 26-Dec 6 (Mike Tabak, m.obs)
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| Willet in Delta - Photo: Peter Candido |
Long-billed Curlew (1)
Location: HERE on spit at Blackie Spit Park - Surrey
Reported: Dec 2-6 (Ilya Povalyaev, m.obs)
Gyrfalcon (1 adult)
Location: Last seen HERE also seen at Vye Rd and Bowman Rd and Cole rd and #5 Rd and Marion and #5 Rd - Abbotsford
Reported: Nov 28-Dec 6 (Ed Klassen, m.obs)
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| Gyrfalcon in Abbotsford - Photo: Joel Schmidt |
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER (1)
Location: HERE and HERE at Squamish River Estuary - Squamish
Reported: Dec 3-5 (Mike, Barb and Kimberly McGrenere, m.obs)
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| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in Squamish - Photo: Mike McGrenere |
Mountain Chickadee (2)
Location: HERE at Oliver’s Landing - Furry Creek
Reported: Dec 5 (Cameron Montgomery)
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| Mountain Chickadee at Furry Creek - Photo: Cameron Montgomery |
American Avocet (1)
Location: seen at Beach Grove Lagoon and at the pilings between 96-104 St at Boundary Bay also seen off the end of 34th St at Brunswick Point. Previously - Delta
Reported: Aug 31-Dec 5 (Yousif Attia, m.obs)
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| American Avocet in Delta - Photo: Moose Stoffregen |
Great Egret (1)
Location: 1 HERE on Camp River Rd just east of Standeven Rd - Chilliwack
Reported: Nov 15-Dec 5 (Chris McDonald, m.obs)
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| Great Egret in Chilliwack - Photo: Justin Flint |
House Wren (1)
Location: just east of the gun club by 4161 Lakemount Rd - Abbotsford
Reported: Nov 28-Dec 5 (Gord Gadsden, m.obs)
California Scrub-Jays
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-Dec 5/24 (Grant Edwards, m.obs)
Location: 5 (2 adult HERE confirmed breeding with 3 young) on #3 Rd near Richmond Music School - Richmond
Reported: May 6-Oct Nov 26 (Tom Plath, m.obs)
Location: 2 at 220th St and Dewdney Trunk Rd - Maple Ridge
Reported: 2015-Nov 26/2024 (m.obs)
Location: 1 at 9515 Hazel St - Chilliwack
Reported: Jan 10-Oct 21 (Jason Alexander, m.obs)
Location: Up to 3 at 7855 Shackleton Drive. Also seen on Eperson Rd and Willowfield Dr - Richmond
Reported: Dec 6/22-Oct 14/24 (Catherine Chow, m.obs)
Location: 3 along Target St at Blackie Spit - Surrey
Reported: Sept 27-29 (Ilya Povalyaev, m.obs)
Location: 1 HERE on 96b Ave - Surrey
Reported: Sept 20 (Ryan Hardy)
Location: 1 at 7439 James St - Mission
Reported: Jan 24-Sept 14 (Brent Schmor, m.obs)
WHITE-FACED/GLOSSY IBIS (2-3 juv)
Location: 2 last seen together at Garden City Lands.1 seen in field (at the same time as the one in Richmond) across from the River Rd Brunswick Point parking lot. 1 seen (at the same time as the Delta bird) in marsh near parking lot and in the NW area of the park in the field near the main pond at Garden City Lands. Previously seen fields on north side of East west connector hwy near No 7 Rd HERE. Best viewed by scope from overpass on No 7 Rd. Before seen flying south over River Rd at Brunswick Point - Delta. First seen at SW inner pond at Iona - Richmond
Reported: Sept 20-Dec 4 (Neill Vanhinsberg, Kris Mirski, m.obs)
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| White-faced/Glossy Ibis in Richmond - Photo: Mario Lam |
Black-throated Gray Warbler (1)
Location: private home - Cloverdale
Reported: Dec 4 (Henry Dejong)
Golden Eagle (1)
Location: flying south over HERE at Squamish River Estuary - Squamish
Reported: Dec 3 (Barb, Mike and Kimberly McGrenere)
Say’s Phoebe (1)
Location: Last seen by the mansion near 64th St. Also seen at the foot of 64th St. First seen HERE between 64-72nd St at Boundary Bay - Delta
Reported: Nov 17-Dec 3 (Sabine Decamp, m.obs)
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| Say’s Phoebe in Delta - Photo: Sabine Decamp |
American Tree Sparrow (2)
Location: between 64-72nd St near the electrical fenced off area at Boundary Bay - Delta
Reported: Nov 15-Dec 3 (Robert Holland, m.obs)
Short-billed Dowitcher (1, late)
Location: on pilings near Purple Martin boxes at Blackie Spit Park - Surrey
Reported: Nov 16-Dec 2 (Ilya Povalyaev, m.obs)
Lesser Yellowlegs (1)
Location: 1 HERE at Blackie Spit park - Surrey
Reported: Dec 2 (Ilya Povalyaev)
Location: 1 flying by private home near Beach Grove park - Tsawwassen
Reported: Nov 27 (Sabine Decamp)
Western Gull (1 adult)
Location: 72nd St turf farm - Delta
Reported: Dec 2 (Richard Wakelam and Dan Tyson)
Redheads
Location: 1 male in main pond at Garden City Lands - Richmond
Reported: Nov 22-Dec 1 (Dan Tyson, m.obs)
Location: 1 in main outer pond at Iona - Richmond
Reported: Nov 26 (Mike Tabak)
Location: 1 off fish and chips restaurant at Crescent Beach - Surrey
Reported: Nov 24 (Yousif Attia)
Location: 1 female in MacLean Pond at Campbell Valley Park - Langley
Reported: Nov 22-23 (Sarah von Innerebner, m.obs)
Harris’s Sparrow (1 juv) *please park at railway tracks and walk down do not block the road when viewing the bird*
Location: HERE and HERE on 96th St, south from the railway tracks - Delta
Reported: Nov 23-Dec 1 (Mike Tabak, m.obs)
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| Harris’s Sparrow in Delta - Photo: Wayne Diakow |
Rock Sandpiper (1)
Location: by light beacon at Lighthouse Marine Park - Point Roberts
Reported: Nov 27-30 (Denise Kitson, m.obs)
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| Rock Sandpiper in Point Roberts - Photo: Denise Kitson |
Golden Eagle (1)
Location: Flying east over HERE - Abbotsford
Reported: Nov 29 (Krissi Martin)
BLACK PHOEBE (1)
Location: seen HERE by bridge also seen HERE also seen by the basketball courts HERE also seen near the WCB memorial also seen by the staircase by the box office HERE. Seen before at the NW corner of park and then flew towards Agrodome. First seen HERE at Hastings Park Sanctuary - Vancouver
Reported: Oct 14-Nov 28 (Alex Leeder and Destiny Greig, m.obs)
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| Black Phoebe in Vancouver - Photo: Alex Leeder |
Wilson's Warbler (2)
Location: 1 HERE between 64-72nd St at Boundary Bay - Delta
Reported: Nov 28 (Sandra Palbiski)
Location: 1 HERE in ivy at Garry Point Park - Richmond
Reported: Nov 25 (Yousif Attia)
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| Wilson’s Warbler in Delta - Photo: Sandra Palbiski |
Rusty Blackbird (1)
Location: HERE with Brewer’s Blackbirds on Squamish Valley Rd - Squamish
Reported: Nov 27 (Joachim Bertrands et al.)
RUFF (1)
Location: HERE in sw inner pond with Long-billed Dowitchers (viewed from the pipe) at Iona - Richmond
Reported: Nov 23-25 (Faye Manning, m.obs)
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| Ruff in Richmond - Photo: Faye Manning |
Rock Sandpiper (3)
Location: on the Sand Heads breakwater viewed by boat - Richmond
Reported: Nov 25 (Carli Wylie, Mike Klotz and Ken Wright)
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| Rock Sandpiper in Richmond - Photo: Ken Wright |
Parasitic Jaeger (1)
Location: off cecil green at UBC viewed by boat - Vancouver
Reported: Nov 25 (Carli Wylie, Mike Klotz and Ken Wright)
Red Knot (1)
Location: turf farm on 72nd St - Delta
Reported: Nov 24 (John Gordon)
Swamp Sparrow (1)
Location: HERE at Garry Point Park - Richmond
Reported: Nov 24 (Melissa Hafting)
Snow Buntings
Location: 1 on south side of ferry jetty halfway along gravel road - Tsawwassen
Reported: Nov 20-23 (Mike Tabak, m.obs)
Location: 3 on path by viewing tower at Grant Narrows - Pitt Meadows
Reported: Nov 15-21 (Sean Sparrow)
Location: 1 on beach logs near light beacon at Lighthouse Park -Point Roberts
Reported: Nov 10-19 (Sarah von Innerebner, m.obs)
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| Snow Bunting in Delta - Photo: Mike Tabak |
BLACKPOLL WARBLER (1)
Location: Seen in trees at the corner of Harwood St and Bute St - Vancouver
Reported: Nov 21 (Nicolas Demers)
Yellow-billed Loon (1)
Location: off Oliver's Landing - Furry Creek
Reported: Nov 21 (Ken Wright et al.)
Swamp Sparrow (2)
Location: 1 HERE at Lost Lagoon - Delta
Reported: Nov 11-19 (Mike Fung, m.obs)
Location: 1 at Horseshoe Slough near Shell Rd - Richmond
Reported: Nov 17-18 (Tom Plath, m.obs)
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| Swamp Sparrow in Vancouver - Photo: Mike Fung |
Osprey (1, late)
Location: flying by Sunset beach heading towards Stanley Park - Vancouver
Reported: Nov 19 (Mike Boyd)
Western Gull (1 adult)
Location: in field behind Tim Hortons on Burns Dr - Delta
Reported: Nov 19 (Mike Tabak)
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| Western Gull in Delta - Photo: Mike Tabak |
Franklin’s Gull (2)
Location: 1 in field on Gibson Rd near Prairie Central Rd - Chilliwack
Reported: Nov 1-Nov 18 (Chris McDonald, m.obs)
Location: 1 HERE on 96th St - Delta
Reported: Nov 11 (Ilya Povalyaev, m.obs)
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| Franklin’s Gull in Chilliwack - Photo: Justin Flint |
Common Yellowthroat (2)
Location: 1 by the washrooms at Blackie Spit - Surrey
Reported: Nov 8-18 (Alison Evely, m.obs)
Location: 1 south of the 64th St dyke - Tsawwassen
Reported: Nov 9 (Debbi Hlady)
Reported: Nov 8-18 (Alison Evely, m.obs)
Reported: Nov 9 (Debbi Hlady)
Red Knot (1, late)
Location: compensation lagoon at ferry jetty - Tsawwassen
Reported: Nov 17 (Kevin Krebs)
Northern Goshawk (1 juv)
Location: briefly perched by the outhouse porta potty on the inner grassy trail at Reifel - Delta
Reported: Nov 17 (Evan Gogal)
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| Northern Goshawk in Delta - Photo: Evan Gogal |
Yellow-billed Loon (2 different birds)
Location: 1 by the main parking and 1 by the light beacon at Lighthouse Park - Point Roberts
Reported: Nov 12-15 (Kevin Louth and Ken Klimko, Roger Foxall, m.obs)
Redheads
Location: 1 at Blakeburn Lagoon - Port Coquitlam
Reported: Nov 11-15 (Mari Petznek)
Location: 1 off end of spit at Blackie Spit - Surrey
Reported: Nov 15 (Krissi Martin)
Location: 3 west of White Rock Pier - White Rock
Reported: Nov 8-12 (Ilya Povalyaev, m.obs)
Snow Bunting (1)
Location: on beach logs near light beacon at Lighthouse Park -Point Roberts
Reported: Nov 10 (Sarah von Innerebner)
Gray Catbird (1)
Location: in flock of robins 200 m east of HERE - Pitt Meadows
Reported: Nov 9 (Mike Tabak)
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| Gray Catbird in Pitt Meadows - Photo: Mike Tabak |
Red Knot (2)
Location: on pilings near Purple Martin boxes at Blackie Spit - Surrey
Reported: Nov 5-8 (Ilya Povalyaev, m.obs)
Wilson’s Warbler (2)
Location: 1 HERE at Trout Lake - Vancouver
Reported: Nov 5-7 (Kathleen Oliver)
Location: 1 at private home near Deer Lake - Burnaby
Reported: Nov 5 (George Clulow)
Snow Bunting (6)
Location: 3 at marker 196 on south jetty at Iona - Richmond
Reported: Oct 21-Nov 7 (Avery Meeker, m.obs)
Location: 4 at Harrison Lagoon - Harrison Hot Springs
Reported: Nov 2-3 (Chris McDonald, m.obs)
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| Snow Bunting in Richmond - Photo: Ben Lambert |
Blue-winged Teal (1 female, late)
Location: in pond at Elgin Heritage Park - Surrey
Reported: Nov 5-6 (Frank Lin, m.obs)
Ancient Murrelet (540+)
Location: 540 Flying by the lighthouse and 20 on the water at Lighthouse Marine Park - Point Roberts
Reported: Nov 5 (Kevin Louth and Ken Klimko, m.obs)
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Location: 30 at Harrison Lagoon - Harrison Hot Springs
Reported: Nov 2-4 (Chris McDonald, m.obs)
Location: 28 HERE on FSR near Florence Lake - Mission
Reported: Nov 3 (Kiera Fritsch)
Lapland Longspurs
Location: 1 on wide gravel section east of taxi pullout at the ferry jetty - Delta
Reported: Oct 31-Nov 3 (Debbi Hlady, m.obs)
Location: 2 by light beacon and overflow campground at Lighthouse Marine Park - Point Roberts
Reported: Oct 24-Nov 3 (Kevin Louth, Ken Klimko and Phil Wright, m.obs)
Location: 3 at marker 145-196 on south jetty at Iona - Richmond
Reported: Oct 21-23 (Avery Meeker, m.obs)
Location: 2 at end of spit at Blackie Spit Park - Surrey
Reported: Oct 13-22 (Ilya Povalyaev, m.obs)
Location: 1 flying over the outer pond/boardwalk at Iona - Richmond
Reported: Oct 21 (Yousif Attia)
Location: 1 by playground at Lighthouse Marine Park - Point Roberts
Reported: Oct 17 (Melissa Hafting)
Ancient Murrelet (30+)
Location: Flying by the lighthouse and on the water at Lighthouse Marine Park - Point Roberts
Reported: Oct 29-Nov 3 (Kevin Louth and Ken Klimko, m.obs)
American Tree Sparrow (1)
Location: 1 HERE on FSR near Florence Lake - Mission
Reported: Nov 3 (Kiera Fritsch)