RBA: BRAMBLING in Terrace - Dec 21/25-Jan 11/26

At 2 pm on December 21-2025, Eileen LeFrancois and Teresa and Diane Weismiller found a Brambling in a junco flock at a feeder in the front yard of the house at 4632 Scott Ave in Terrace.

Map to location HERE

The bird continues in the same location as of Jan 11/2026 and has been viewed by multiple observers.

Brambling in Terrace - Photos: Eileen LeFrancois

RBA: PINE WARBLER in Victoria - Dec 15/25-Jan 3/26

At 12:10pm on December 15-2025, Simon Dakin found a Pine Warbler at his private home visiting his suet feeder in Victoria.

The bird continues on Dec 16th at the same home and has been viewed by multiple observers. The homeowner is allowing birders to view from the public street. 

The bird is coming to the suet feeder on Harriet Rd just north of Burnside Rd E. in Victoria. The homeowner has graciously moved the feeder to the front yard.

The bird has also been seen in a mixed chickadee and bushtit flock in a tall cedar at 3264 Irma St across from Rudd Park.

Map to location HERE

On Dec 17/25-Jan 3/26, the bird was relocated at the feeders near the tree with Christmas ornaments at 3229 Irma St.

Map to location HERE

Please be respectful of private residences and do not block driveways or stand on driveways and do not trespass when viewing this bird.

This is the third record for BC.

**On Jan 3rd the bird appeared to sustain a window strike injury and was not seen on Jan 4th.**

Pine Warbler in Victoria - Photo: Adam Ross

Pine Warbler in Victoria - Photo: Geoffrey Newell

Pine Warbler in Victoria - Photo: Daniel Donnecke

RBA: SUMMER TANAGER in Surrey - Nov 28-Dec 12th

At 12:50 pm on Nov 28-2025 Fred Dobson found a Summer Tanager at his suet feeder at his private home. The bird stayed until 4:30pm but has not returned since.

This is the 12th record for BC.

The bird was relocated in Krystal McEwan’s private yard on Dec 8 and stayed until Dec 12th-2025.

Summer Tanager in Surrey - Photo: Fred Dobson

RBA: PRAIRIE WARBLER in Surrey - Nov 20th (late report)

A Prairie Warbler was photographed by Hsien Chong Tan and viewed as well by Ju Dee Ang at 10 am on Nov 20th in a blackberry bush near the Maple St Pumphouse at Blackie Spit Park.

Map to location HERE

This is the 10th record for BC.

The bird has not been relocated so far on Nov 28th.

Prairie Warbler in Surrey - Photo: Hsien Chong Tan

RBA: TUFTED DUCK in Richmond - Nov 23/25-Feb 9/26

On November 23-2025, Ethan Gosnell found a male Tufted Duck moulting out of eclipse plumage at the outer pond at Iona Regional Park in Richmond.

Map to location HERE

The bird was also seen in the NW inner pond on Nov 24-Dec 9th

From Dec 11/2025-Feb 9/2026, the bird was in the main outer pond and in the scaup flock off the base of the causeway and also back in the NW inner pond.

Tufted Duck in Richmond - Photo: Terri Gueck

Tufted Duck in Richmond - Photo: Frank Lin

RBA: PAINTED BUNTING in Williams Lake - Nov 15-18th

On Nov 15-2025, Kelly Price found and photographed a male Painted Bunting. The bird was at the feeder in the yard of his sister’s private residence, in Williams Lake.

The bird continues at the feeder on Nov 18th.

**The home is NOT open to the public.**

Painted Bunting in Williams Lake - Photos: Phil Ranson

RBA: BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER in Prince George - Nov 11-17th

At 11 am on Nov 11-2025, Kalum Srochenski found a male Black-throated Blue Warbler at his private home off Frontage Rd near Sykes Rd W in Prince George.

Birders are welcome to view the bird from the public street.

Map to location HERE

The bird was not relocated on Nov 12th.

The bird returned to the same location on Nov 17th and birders are welcome to come view it.

Black-throated Blue Warbler in Prince George - Photo: Kalum Srochenski

RBA: HOODED ORIOLE in Smith Inlet - Nov 10th

On Nov 10-2025, Thomas Rivest found a male Hooded Oriole feeding from the planters at Great Bear Lodge at the end of Smith inlet in BC's Central Coast. This lodge is NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC and CLOSED for the winter season.

This is the 31st record for BC.

Hooded Oriole in Smith Inlet - Photos: Thomas Rivest

RBA: BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER in Victoria - Nov 10-Dec 22nd

At 10:15 am on Nov 10-2025, Thompson Hyggen found a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher at Finlayson Point and then at 11 am it moved 200m to the west off Dallas Rd, where it was viewed by multiple birders for at least 20 mins. It was loosely associating with a flock of bushtits.

Map to location HERE

On Nov 11-Dec 22nd, the bird continues HERE and HERE and has been viewed by multiple observers.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in Victoria - Photo: Andrew Boycott

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in Victoria - Photo: Thompson Hyggen

This is the 30th record for BC.

RBA: RED-THROATED PIPIT in Cowichan Bay - Nov 6-9th

At 9 am on Nov 6, 2025, Blair Dudeck and Aiva Noringseth found a Red-throated Pipit at the Cowichan Estuary in Cowichan Bay.

Map to location HERE

This is the 71st record for BC.

The bird continues in the same spot on Nov 9th.