RBA: ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER in Vancouver - Sept 2nd

At 5pm on Sept 2-2024 Kevin Lam found an Ash-throated Flycatcher in his private yard in Vancouver.

The home is not open to the public.

Ash-throated Flycatcher in Vancouver - Photos: Kevin Lam

RBA: LARK BUNTING in Tofino - Sept 1st

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.

Lark Bunting in Tofino - Photos: Elliot Steed

RBA: PRAIRIE WARBLER in Penticton - Sept 1st

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.

RBA: NAZCA BOOBY off NW Vancouver Island - July 29th (late report)

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.

Nazca Booby off NW Coast of Vancouver Island - Photo: Juan Sanchez

RBA: ORCHARD ORIOLE in Castlegar - Aug 28th

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.

Orchard Oriole in Castlegar - Photo: Jakob Dulisse

Orchard Oriole in Castlegar - Photo: Craig Sandvig

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

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.

Ash-throated Flycatcher in Castlegar - Photo: Barbara Maytom 

Ash-throated Flycatcher in Castlegar - Photo: Ed Beynon

RBA: BLACK PHOEBE in Sechelt - Aug 19-20th

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.

Black Phoebe in Sechelt - Photo: Rand Rudland

Black Phoebe in Sechelt - Photo: John Hodges

RBA: CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER in Port Coquitlam - Aug 19th

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. 

RBA: WHITE-WINGED DOVE in Metchosin - Aug 10th

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.

White-winged Dove in Metchosin - Photo: Cathy Reader

RBA: SHORT-TAILED ALBATROSS off Tofino - August 3rd

On August 3-2024, Mark Sawyer photographed a juvenile Short-tailed Albatross from his boat offshore from Tofino.

Map to approximate location HERE