At 2:15pm on Aug 1-2023, David Bell, Mara Hanneson, Evan Lewis and James Kennerley watched a Black Phoebe fly in and land on a dead tree in front of them at Witty’s Lagoon.
They watched the bird for 30 seconds before it took off and flew south over the trees. The bird has not been relocated since.
Map to location HERE
This is the 39th record for BC.
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| Black Phoebe in Metchosin - Photo: David Bell |
At 7:25 am on July 24-2023, David Bell found a Northern Parula at Cape Calver on the eastern side of Rocky Point Bird Observatory in Metchosin. He was able to take some digiscoped photos with his binoculars.
The bird continued in the same location on Aug 29th.
The location is not open to the public and is restricted access.
This is the 24th record for BC.
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| Northern Parula in Metchosin - Photos: Joachim Bertrands |
At 7:40pm on July 13-2023, Ilya Povalyaev found an adult Red-necked Stint in breeding plumage at Boundary Bay near the mansion between 88th St and 96th St.
Map to location HERE
The bird was viewed by one other observer but flew off and was not relocated as of 8:35pm on July 13th.
On July 14th-17th - the bird continued off the foot of 96th St and has been viewed by multiple observers. It has not been relocated since, despite multiple observers looking.
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| Red-necked Stint in Delta - Photo: Ilya Povalyaev |
At 9:50am on July 10-2023, Stephen Greenwood found an adult Nazca Booby ~43 nmi (~79.6 km) W of Calvert Island, Queen Charlotte Sound, while aboard the Noordam cruise ship. He watched the bird for 45 minutes as it flew north alongside the ship.
Map to location HERE
At 8am on July 11th, the bird was viewed again circling near the Noordam cruise ship by Jeffrey Pozner HERE offshore from Port Hardy.
This is the 4th confirmed record for BC.
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| Nazca Booby in Queen Charlotte Sound - Photos: Stephen Greenwood |
At 11:50am on June 29-2023, Larry Joseph found 2 Dickcissels (a male and female) on a fence post in a field off Kispiox Rd in Kispiox.
He was able to obtain photographs of both birds.
Map to location HERE
This is the 32nd record for BC.
Both birds continues in the same location on July 11th and have been viewed by multiple observers.
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| Female and male Dickcissels in Kispiox - Photos: Larry Joseph |
On June 28-2023, Debbie Wheeler banded a male Indigo Bunting at ƛ̓éxətəm Regional Park
The site is restricted access and is not open to the public.
**On June 30th the bird was relocated HERE on the Wilson Farm Dyke Trail in willows and birds trees by Lise Owens in a publicly accessible area.**
The bird continued in the same area on July 13th and was viewed by multiple observers.
On July 30th, the bird was relocated by the TMX work yard HERE
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| Indigo Bunting at Colony Farm - Photo: Frank Lin |
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| Indigo Bunting in Coquitlam - Photo: Debbie Wheeler |
At 11:45 am on June 21-2023, Blaire Smith and Katrin Powell found a male Chestnut-sided Warbler singing HERE near the SW corner of Elizabeth Lake in Cranbrook.
On June 22nd, the bird continued HERE on and has been viewed by multiple observers.
This is the 87th record for BC.
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| Chestnut-sided Warbler in Cranbrook - Photos: Bob Whethem |
At 8:30pm on June 9-2023, Blair Dudeck found and photographed a Cave Swallow flying over and sitting on power lines at the settling ponds at Somass Estuary in Port Alberni.
Map to exact location HERE
This is the second record for BC.
The bird was not relocated in June 10th.
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| Cave Swallow in Port Alberni - Photos: Blair Dudeck |
At 5:40pm on June 4-2023, Melissa Hafting and Ilya Povalyaev found an adult Snowy Plover at the foot of 96th St at Boundary Bay in Delta.
Map to location HERE
The bird flew north at 7:40pm and was not relocated.
This is the 41st record for BC.
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| Snowy Plover in Delta - Photos: Andrew Boycott |
At 6:30am on June 3-2023, Joachim Bertrands found a White-eyed Vireo in Ucluelet. The bird was singing from alders.
Map to original location HERE
This is the second record for BC.
On June 4th, the bird continued HERE and HERE and was viewed by multiple observers.
On June 5, Mike Bentley heard the bird at Helen Rd and Marine Dr, which is several kms from the original location.
At 4:30pm on June 5th, Ian Cruickshank viewed the bird singing from the trees by the fuel dock at the east end of Eber Rd HERE (1.4 Km from the original location).
At 7:10am on June 6th, the bird continued across from 1241 Eber Rd and was last seen at Alder Park on Eber Rd before moving north.
**On June 13- Ian Cruickshank relocated the bird on the NW side of Rainforest Drive, 200 m NW of Marine Drive.**
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| White-eyed Vireo in Ucluelet - Photo: Joachim Bertrands |
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| White-eyed Vireo in Ucluelet - Photo: Sabine Decamp |
