At 5:46 am on July 20-2026, Aubrey Parnay found a Sedge Wren in North Pine in the Peace River area of BC.
The bird was singing HERE on 256 Rd.
You can listen to a recording HERE
This is the 7th record for BC.
The bird continues in the same spot on July 21st.
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| Sedge Wren in North Pine - Photo: Aubrey Parnay |
At 6:45 am on July 14-2026, Neill Vanhinsberg and Alison Curtis found an immature Black Phoebe at Jericho Park pond.
The bird quickly flew off.
Map to location HERE
This is the 72nd record for BC.
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| Black Phoebe in Vancouver - Photo: Neill Vanhinsberg |
This is the 71st record for BC.
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| Black Phoebe in Langley - Photo: Dan Tyson |
At 10 am on July 11-2026, Viktor Vandereyk found a Black Phoebe at Cheam Lake Wetlands.
The bird was on an island clump of bushes in the lake just south of the lookout.
Map to location HERE
This is the 70th record for BC.
On July 6-2026, Simon Thompson and John Hanna found and photographed a Hawaiian Petrel traveling ESE from their cruise ship, Royal Caribbean’s “Serenade of The Seas” off Haida Gwaii. The bird was in view for 2 mins before flying off east.
Map to location HERE
This is the 7th record for BC and the 2nd photographed record for the province.
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| Hawaiian Petrel off Haida Gwaii - Photos: Simon Thompson |
At 4:33pm on July 5-2026, Vivien Leong and Millan See found a male Brambling in breeding plumage feeding on the path near the duck pond at Ambleside Park. It flew off 2 mins later at 4:35 pm to the south.
Map to location HERE
The bird was searched for at the duck pond, surrounding beaches and area on July 6th, but was not relocated thus far.
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| Brambling in West Vancouver - Photo: Vivien Leong |
At 10:15 am on July 1-2026, Kathleen Oliver found a male Hooded Warbler singing in the dense trees off the viewing platform at Trout Lake.
Map to location HERE
The bird was also seen HERE
The bird continues HERE as of 8:30 pm and has been viewed by multiple observers.
This is the 10th record for BC.
The bird has not been relocated so far in July 2nd.
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| Hooded Warbler in Vancouver - Photo: Ed Kingma |
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| Hooded Warbler in Vancouver - Photo: Kha Nguyen |
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| Hooded Warbler in Vancouver - Photo: June Pang |
At 5 pm on June 26-2026, Teresa Jones saw a Cocos Booby attempt to land on her sailboat.
The bird was just east of Active Pass. It continued on flying west after the brief encounter.
Map to location HERE
This is the 24th record for BC.
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| Cocos Booby near Active Pass - Photos: Teresa Jones |
On June 26-2026, Jodi Forster found and photographed an Ash-throated Flycatcher in Penticton. The bird was in a Saskatoon berry bush along the KVR Trail, south of the Sunglo Drive entrance and north of Clay Banks.
Map to location HERE
It has not been relocated as of posting.
Please note this trail is actually closed due to safety concerns. If you use this trail you are doing so at your own risk.
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| Ash-throated Flycatcher in Penticton - Photo: Jodi Forster |
At 10:55 am on June 24-2026, Wesley and Riley Fern found an adult Black Phoebe flycatching near the viewing platform at Reifel Bird Sanctuary. The bird flew south and was not relocated as of posting.
Map to location HERE
This is the 69th record for BC.
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| Black Phoebe in Delta - Photo: Wesley Fern |
