RBA: SNOWY PLOVER in Tofino - Sept 11th

At 8:50am on Sept 11-2023, Michelle Hamilton found a banded juvenile Snowy Plover on Comber's Beach in Tofino. The bird is on the beach near the trailhead entrance. The bird has been viewed by multiple observers.

**The bird was first photographed by Peter McAllister on September 10th at Chesterman’s Beach but it was misidentified as a Sanderling.**

Map to location HERE

This is the 43rd record for BC.

This bird was banded and the band number sent in and the researcher Micah Ashford revealed this bird was banded as a chick in Coos County Oregon on June 20, 2023.

Snowy Plover in Tofino - Photos: Lev Frid

Snowy Plover in Tofino (Photo: Michelle Hamilton)

RBA: SHORT-TAILED ALBATROSS in Tofino - Sept 9th

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

Short-tailed Albatross off Tofino - Photo: Bruce Di Labio

Banded Short-tailed Albatross off Tofino - Photo: John Forde

RBA: CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER in Ucluelet - Sept 7th

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.

Chestnut-sided Warbler in Ucluelet - Photos: Sam Heinrich

RBA: BLACK PHOEBE in Agassiz - Aug 31-Sept 29th

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.

Black Phoebe in Agassiz - Photos: John Procee 

RBA: SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER in Whistler - Aug 21-23rd

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*

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Whistler - Photo: Sue Flecker 

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Whistler - Photo: Ellen Ramsay

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Whistler - Photo: Liz Barrett

RBA: SNOWY PLOVER in Tofino - Aug 20th

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.

Snowy Plover in Tofino - Photo: Ian Cruickshank 

RBA: ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER in Nakusp - Aug 20th

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

Ash-throated Flycatcher in Nakusp - Photos: Julia Flesaker

RBA: BLACK PHOEBE in Victoria - Aug 15th

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.

Black Phoebe in Victoria - Photos: Geoffrey Newell

RBA: BLACK PHOEBE in Pitt Meadows - August 11-Sept 17th

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.

Black Phoebe in Pitt Meadows - Photos: Ken Willis

RBA: BLACK PHOEBE in Colwood - Aug 11th

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