At 12:20pm on September 9-2023, Lev Frid spotted a juvenile Short-tailed Albatross on a pelagic trip with the Whale Centre out of Tofino.
The bird was banded on the left leg with a metal tag 83C and it’s been sent to a researcher in Japan.
Map to location HERE
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| Short-tailed Albatross off Tofino - Photo: Bruce Di Labio |
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| Banded Short-tailed Albatross off Tofino - Photo: John Forde |
At 3:55 pm on September 7-2023, Sam Heinrich found a Chestnut-sided Warbler in a small mixed flock of chickadees and kinglets. The bird was foraging in trees on the Wild Pacific Trail directly across from a wildlife sign that mentioned bears, cougars and wolves in Ucluelet.
Map to exact location HERE
This is the 88th record for BC.
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| Chestnut-sided Warbler in Ucluelet - Photos: Sam Heinrich |
On Aug 31-2023, Gord Gadsden found a Black Phoebe at Tuyttens Wetland in Agassiz. The bird was at the west end of Cutler Rd before it turns private.
Map to location HERE
The bird continued at HERE on Sept 29th and has been viewed by multiple observers.
This is the 44th record for BC.
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| Black Phoebe in Agassiz - Photos: John Procee |
At 12:45 pm on August 21-2023, Ellen Ramsay found a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Whistler. The bird is on a sandbar and can be viewed from the only bench on the Valley Trail at Green Lake.
Map to location of bird HERE and also seen HERE
Please Park HERE
This is the 39th record for BC.
The bird continues in the same spot on August 23rd and has been viewed by multiple observers.
The bird has not been relocated on August 24th, despite multiple observers looking.
A video of the bird taken by Chris Dale can be viewed HERE
*Please view the bird from the Valley Trail only and do not wade into the water to get to the sandbar*
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| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Whistler - Photo: Sue Flecker |
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| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Whistler - Photo: Ellen Ramsay |
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| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Whistler - Photo: Liz Barrett |
At 11:30am on August 20-2023, Ian Cruickshank found a Snowy Plover on the sand dunes at the NW end of Wickaninnish Beach.
Map to location HERE
This is the 42nd record for BC.
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| Snowy Plover in Tofino - Photo: Ian Cruickshank |
At 8:45am on August 20th-2023, Julia Flesaker found an Ash-throated Flycatcher along the waterfront in Nakusp. The bird was on private property but viewable from the public promenade.
Map to location HERE
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| Ash-throated Flycatcher in Nakusp - Photos: Julia Flesaker |
At 12:15 pm on August 15-2023, Geoffrey Newell found a Black Phoebe in the central meadow of Uplands Park in Victoria. The bird perched on the ground and in a Garry Oak for 30 seconds before flying NE. It has not been relocated since.
Map to location HERE
This is the 43rd record for BC.
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| Black Phoebe in Victoria - Photos: Geoffrey Newell |
At 2 pm on August 11-2023, Ken Willis found an adult Black Phoebe perched on the second pumphouse on the dyke at Blaney Bog.
Map to location HERE
The bird was last seen at the same location on Sept 17th and has been viewed by multiple observers.
This is the 42nd record for BC.
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| Black Phoebe in Pitt Meadows - Photos: Ken Willis |
At 9 am on August 12-2023, Geoff Newhouse found a Black Phoebe on the chain link fence along the shoreline near the lagoon parking area at Royal Roads University. The bird only stayed briefly before disappearing.
Map to last location HERE
This is the 41st record for BC
At 9am on Aug 8-2023, Isamu Marusaki found an immature Black Phoebe 50 m west of the foot of 112th St at Boundary Bay.
At 7:30pm on August 9-2023, the bird was relocated at the pumphouse near the foot of 112th St and was viewed by a few observers.
Map to location HERE
The bird continues at the same location on Sept 27th and has been viewed by multiple observers.
On Oct 2nd, the bird continued in the slough at 112th St and Hornby Dr.
This is the 40th record for BC.
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| Black Phoebe in Delta - Photos: Isamu Marusaki |
