At 4pm on Sept 1-2024, Elliot Steed found a Lark Bunting in Tofino. The bird was foraging on the lawn of the Pacific Sands Beach Resort. He viewed the bird for 15 mins.
Map to exact location HERE
*Please note that these grounds are only open to those staying at the resort.*
Elliot was not able to relocate the bird the following day.
This is the 42nd record for BC.
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| Lark Bunting in Tofino - Photos: Elliot Steed |
At 7:30 am on Sept 1-2024, Eric Newton found a Prairie Warbler in his yard. He saw the bird again at 9:30 am and it was last seen flying southeast and has not returned to the property.
The home is not open to the public.
This is the 7th record for BC.
At 6:20pm on July 29, 2024, Juan Sanchez found a Nazca Booby while aboard the John P. Tully (Canadian Coast Guard) with Ali Loewen. They viewed the bird for 10 mins at a close range, as they were travelling south. The vessel was 13 nautical miles from Quatsino Sound when the booby was first spotted.
Map to approximate location HERE
This is the 5th record for BC.
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| Nazca Booby off NW Coast of Vancouver Island - Photo: Juan Sanchez |
At 7:50 am on August 28-2024, Craig Sandvig found a female Orchard Oriole moving along a hedgerow near Welsh Rd in Castlegar.
Map to location HERE
The bird continued as of 11 am on Aug 28, 2024 and was been viewed by multiple observers. It was not relocated the following day.
This the 13th record for BC.
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| Orchard Oriole in Castlegar - Photo: Jakob Dulisse |
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| Orchard Oriole in Castlegar - Photo: Craig Sandvig |
At 10am on Aug 20-2024, Ed and Hazel Beynon found an Ash-throated Flycatcher near the Brilliant Cemetery in Castlegar.
Map to location HERE
The bird was still present at 5:30 pm and was viewed by multiple observers.
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| Ash-throated Flycatcher in Castlegar - Photo: Barbara Maytom |
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| Ash-throated Flycatcher in Castlegar - Photo: Ed Beynon |
At 10 am on Aug 19th-2024, John Hodges found a Black Phoebe off the causeway on Field Rd at Wilson Creek Estuary.
Map to location HERE
This is the 48th record for BC and 1st record for the Sunshine Coast.
The bird continues in the same location on Aug 20th and has been viewed by multiple observers.
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| Black Phoebe in Sechelt - Photo: Rand Rudland |
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| Black Phoebe in Sechelt - Photo: John Hodges |
At 9:30 am on Aug 19-2024, Larry Cowan found a Chestnut-sided Warbler in a mixed warbler flock at Blakeburn Lagoons in Port Coquitlam.
Map to location HERE
This is the 91st record for BC.
The bird has not been relocated since the initial sighting, despite multiple observers looking.
At 7:45 am on Aug 10-2024, Cathy Reader and Evan Lewis found a White-winged Dove at Rocky Point Bird Observatory in Metchosin.
There is no public access to this site.
This is the 24th record for BC.
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| White-winged Dove in Metchosin - Photo: Cathy Reader |
On August 3-2024, Mark Sawyer photographed a juvenile Short-tailed Albatross from his boat offshore from Tofino.
Map to approximate location HERE
At 6pm on July 26th-2024, Mark Wynja found a different Common Ringed Plover at Englishman River Estuary off Mariner Way in Parksville.
Map to location HERE
The bird continued on July 28th and was viewed by multiple observers.
The bird was not relocated on July 29th, despite multiple observers looking.
This is the 4th record for BC and 1st for Nanaimo County.
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| Common Ringed Plover in Parksville - Photos: Cos van Wermeskerken |
