At 2:30pm on June 25-2022, Mike Klotz and Carli Gilmore found a male Chestnut-sided Warbler singing from the cottonwoods on the dyke at Catbird Slough.
Map to location HERE
The bird was last seen in the same spot on July 10th and was viewed by multiple observers. It has not been relocated since.
This is the 85th record for BC.
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| Male Chestnut-sided Warbler in Pitt Meadows - Photo: Carli Gilmore |
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| Chestnut-sided Warbler in Pitt Meadows - Photo: Sue Flecker |
At 11:45 am on June 23-2022, Benoit Hilty photographed a male Chestnut-sided Warbler at Bear Creek Provincial Park in Kelowna.
Map to exact location HERE
The bird continues HERE in the parking lot to Canyon Rim Trail at Bear Creek Provincial Park and also flies to the entrance of the campground across the street on July 7th and has been viewed by multiple observers.
This is the 84th record for BC.
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| Chestnut-sided Warbler in Kelowna - Photo: Kalin Ocana |
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| Chestnut-sided Warbler in Kelowna - Photo: Mike Force |
At 7:15 am on June 12-2022, Julia Flesaker found a Chestnut-sided Warbler at the ski and snowboard area at Summit Lake which is 18 km SE of Nakusp.
Map to location of bird HERE
This is the 83rd record for BC.
It has not been relocated, despite multiple observers looking.
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| Chestnut-sided Warbler in Nakusp - Photo: Julia Flesaker |
At 8am on June 6-2022, Suzy Wright found a male Indigo Bunting with Lazuli Buntings at her home on Freeman Rd.
The bird may be viewed from along Freeman Rd near HERE but please do not trespass.
It has not been relocated since.
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| Indigo Bunting near Quesnel - Photo: Suzy Wright |
At 12:30pm on June 5-2022, Luke Downs found a Snowy Egret on the Cowichan Estuary Conservation Trail in Cowichan Bay.
The bird was feeding in the slough HERE and perching in trees and has been viewed by multiple observers.
On June 6th the bird was last seen HERE in the marsh along Westcan Terminal Rd and hasn’t been seen since.
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| Snowy Egret in Cowichan Bay - Photo: Nathan Hentze |
At 12:30pm on June 4-2022, Kayne Meyers-Harris found an Ash-throated Flycatcher perched in shrubs near the pond on the pipe at Iona Regional Park.
Map to location HERE
The bird has not been relocated as of 7pm, despite multiple observers looking.
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| Ash-throated Flycatcher in Richmond - Photo: Kayne Meyers-Harris |
At 7:25 am on June 4-2022 Ian Burgess and Brent Diakow found a male Scarlet Tanager at the upper main parking lot in a flock of Western Tanagers at Queen Elizabeth Park.
Map to location HERE
The bird has also been seen HERE near the lawn bowling area. However the main location at the upper parking lot is where it prefers most.
On June 5th, Sharon Toochin discovered a second male Scarlet Tanager at the same location. While one was being viewed at the main upper parking lot HERE a second bird was being seen and photographed at the quarry garden beneath Seasons in the Park Restaurant HERE. Then both birds were viewed together at the upper main parking lot by several observers.
On June 6th both bird continue at the original location (main upper parking lot).
**The birds were not relocated on June 7th**
**This is the 4th confirmed photographed record for BC and the 1st record for Metro Vancouver.**
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| Male Scarlet Tanager in Vancouver - Photo: Cole Gaerber |
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| Male Scarlet Tanager in Vancouver - Photo: Ian Burgess |
At 7am on May 28-2022, Ian Cruickshank found a Manx Shearwater flying NW 1 km out from Amphitrite Point.
He viewed the bird through his scope and described it as the following: “small shearwater with long/slender wings and noticeably snappy, fast wingbeats (a few beats at a time interspersed with long glides, of course); at distance appeared entirely clean white from throat to undertail, contrasting dark upper half to head, uniformly very dark upperwings and upperparts, underwings mostly pale but could make out dark borders. Smaller bird with quicker/snappier wingbeats than solo PFSH seen earlier today.”
Map to location HERE
This is the 73rd record for BC.
At 2pm on May 26-2022, Steve Ogle found a Brown Thrasher at McQueen’s Slough. The bird is 250m down from the start of the main trail in the area where the trail has a small corridor of trees on both sides. The bird was singing and was viewed by all in his group.
Map to location of bird HERE
This is the 43rd record for BC.
The bird was not relocated on May 27th, despite observers looking.
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| Brown Thrasher in Dawson Creek - Photo: Sue Milks |
At 10:47 am on May 26-2022, Joshua Brown and Amicie Lavault spotted a Manx Shearwater flying south near the south end of Calvert Island which is south of Bella Bella. They viewed the bird while aboard a BC Ferries Vessel.
Map to location HERE
This is the 72nd record for BC.
Manx Shearwater near Calvert Island - Photo: Amicie Lavault
At 11:43 am on May 24-2022, Joshua Brown found a Manx Shearwater in Hecate Strait in a flock of Sooty Shearwaters while he was aboard a BC Ferries vessel. The bird was last seen flying south.
Map to location HERE
This is the 71st record for BC.
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| Manx Shearwater in Hecate Strait - Photo: Joshua Brown |
This morning (May 23-2022), Mona Walsh found a male Indigo Bunting at her private residence in the East Kootenay town of Elkford. The bird was in her garden for much of the morning and remained until early afternoon, at which point it was not seen again.
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| Indigo Bunting. Elkford, BC. May 23, 2022. Photo: Mona Walsh. |
At 3pm on May 20-2022, Jim Sims, Lubna Khan and Sean and Betty Donahue found an adult Snowy Plover at Chilanko Marsh in Chilanko Forks (near Tatla Lake).
Map to location HERE
This is the 39th record for BC.
The bird was not relocated on May 21st despite multiple observers looking.
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| Snowy Plover in Chilanko Forks - Photos: Jim Sims |
At 9:15am on May 13-2022, Craig Huish found a Snowy Plover sitting on the south jetty and then it flew to the mudflats off the north side of the south jetty (near marker 207) at Iona Regional Park.
Map to location of bird HERE
**The bird was last seen 2:15pm in the same location on May 14th and was viewed by multiple observers. It flew north and has not been relocated as of 2:45pm**
***The bird has not been relocated on May 15th.**
This is the 38th record for BC.
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| Snowy Plover in Richmond - Photo: Craig Huish |
On April 29-2022, David Caudwell found a Snowy Plover on Chesterman Beach. He was able to photograph the bird before it was flushed by a dog.
At 12pm on April 30-2022, Bob Hansen relocated the bird HERE on Chesterman Beach near Frank Island. The bird was in a flock of Semipalmated Plovers.
A second bird was also seen at 1:40pm alone at Comber’s Beach by Michelle Hamilton. The bird was near the Comber's Beach Trailhead.
At 8:30am on May 1-2022, Ian Cruickshank saw 3 birds together on Comber’s Beach near the sandhill creek mouth HERE.
2 birds continue HERE on Wickaninnish Beach on May 2-12th.
On May 14-15th - 1 bird continues on Comber’s Beach at the sandhill creek mouth HERE.
This is the 35th, 36th and 37th record for BC.
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| Snowy Plover on Chesterman Beach in Tofino - Photos: Harry Sedin |
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| 3 Snowy Plovers on Comber's Beach, Tofino - Photo: Michelle Hamilton |
At 7:10 am on April 24-2022, Krista Kaptein spotted a female King Eider at Singing Sands Beach in Comox. The bird was with 2000 Surf Scoters, some Black Scoters, Long-tailed Ducks and Greater Scaup. She was able to get photographs of the bird.
**After reviewing photos today, Iwan van Veen noticed that he had photographed the female King Eider HERE in a mixed scoter flock from the Comox to Powell River ferry at 9:25am on April 23rd.**
This is the 39th record for BC.
The bird was not relocated on April 25th.
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| King Eider in Comox - Photos: Krista Kaptein |
The birds were seen HERE
This is the 47th record for BC.
At 1 pm on April 10-2022, Ilya Povalyaev and Yousif Attia spotted a Manx Shearwater off the same boat. It was viewed by half on board as the bird did one quick flyby and didn’t allow for photos.
The bird was seen HERE
This is the 69th record for BC.
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| 1 of 5 Parakeet Auklets off Tofino - Photo: Melissa Hafting |
On April 2-2022, Joachim Bertrands et al found 6 Parakeet Auklets during a pelagic out of Tofino to the Clayoquot Canyon.
Three of the birds were seen HERE.
This is the 46th record of Parakeet Auklet for BC.
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On March 27-2022, Blair Dudeck, Joachim Bertrands, et al found a Short-tailed Albatross and Parakeet Auklet during a pelagic with Ocean Outfitters out of Tofino. The Short-tailed Albatross was with a small group of Black-footed Albatrosses but not at a fishing boat. The Parakeet Auklet was seen by only a few on board.
The Short-tailed Albatross was observed HERE and the Parakeet Auklet was observed HERE.
This is the 45th record of Parakeet Auklet for BC.
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| Short-tailed Albatross off Tofino - Photo: Joachim Bertrands |
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| Parakeet Auklet off Tofino - Photo: Blair Dudeck |
At around 2:15pm on March 26-2022, Derek Isbister found a light morph adult Ferruginous Hawk along Blacktail Rd near Spider Lake. This road is accessed by exiting the Inland Island Highway (Hwy 19) at Horne Lake Rd. The bird was observed on a large snag.
Map to location HERE
The bird has not been located since, despite multiple observers looking.
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| Ferruginous Hawk near Spider Lake on Vancouver Island - Photo: Derek Isbister |
At 5:30pm on March 17-2022, Edward Nygren found an adult Whooper Swan at the NE corner of Trout Lake. Both legs were able to be fully visualized and they are unbanded. The bird is also not wing clipped as it flew in there this evening with 28 Trumpeter Swans.
This could be the same bird seen recently (March 16th) in Monroe, WA.
If accepted by the BC Bird Records Committee as a wild vagrant, this would be the 1st confirmed record for BC.
Map to location HERE
The bird was last seen at Trout Lake just after 12pm on March 18th and was viewed by multiple observers.
The Whooper Swan and the flock of Trumpeter Swans took off and flew high and away heading NW at 12:15pm and have not returned to Trout Lake.
The bird was relocated in a field HERE in Richmond at 3:30pm with a flock of Trumpeter Swans near Number 7 Rd off the East-West Connector (Hwy 91) but has since picked up and flown north.
***The bird has not been relocated in either location on March 19th.***
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| Whooper Swan in Vancouver - Photos: Ilya Povalyaev |
At 2 pm on March 12-2022, a Brown Booby was spotted by the crew as it landed on the research vessel the Canadian Coast Guard ship John P. Tully.
Map to location of where the bird flew on the ship HERE
The vessel is now heading towards Triangle Island. Marie Robert was able to get photos on March 13th. The bird is being fed sardines on board and heaters placed by it since it didn’t appear to be doing well.
At 2:30pm on March 13th-2022, the bird flew off the ship which was positioned HERE.
This is the 19th record for BC.
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| Brown Booby on CCGS J P. Tully - Photo: Marie Robert |
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| Apparent Nazca Booby off Vancouver Island - Photos: Rebecca LaForge |
On Dec 16-2021, Tom and Kristine Greig found a first year male Blue Grosbeak at the feeder at their home in Tofino.
The bird continued in their yard up to April 28th, 2022.
The home is not open to the public.
This is the second confirmed record for BC.
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| Blue Grosbeak in Tofino - Photo: Tom Greig |
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| Blue Grosbeak in Tofino - Photos: Adrian Dorst |
At 3pm on Dec 23-2021, Suzy Wright found a Brambling in her yard in a flock of American Goldfinches.
The bird was briefly present before a Northern Shrike scared it away and has not returned since.
The home is currently not open to the general public but this may change if the bird returns.
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| Brambling near Quesnel - Photo: Suzy Wright |
At 2 pm on December 23-2021, Jeremy Gatten found a male Tufted Duck at the sewage lagoons in Duncan.
There is no public access inside the lagoons but birders can view the bird through the fence from the elevated trail off Wharncliffe Rd that gives a good view over most of the sewage lagoon.
Map to location HERE
The bird continues in the same location as of March 30, 2022.
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| Tufted Duck in Duncan - Photo: Jeremy Gatten |
At 4:15pm on Dec 17-2021, David Caudwell found a female King Eider swimming off Steve Fonyo Beach on Dallas Rd near the foot of Menzies St.
Map to location HERE
The bird was relocated on Dec 18th and was last seen flying west past McMicking Point at 9am. It has not been relocated since.
This is the 38th record for BC.
**As per current Public Health directives due to COVID-19 - Please remain 2 meters apart when viewing any birds on this list during this time. Please follow all public health directives during this pandemic (including not birding in groups, please wear a mask if you are unable to social distance). The BC Public Health directives can be found HERE*
**eBird's statement on how to bird mindfully during the pandemic can be viewed HERE.**
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| King Eider in Victoria - Photo: David Caudwell |
At 12:50pm on Dec 12-2021, Susan Fennellow found an adult Red-shouldered Hawk perched in a tree on Tuyttens Rd in Agassiz.
Map to location HERE
PLEASE DO NOT TRESPASS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY WHILE VIEWING THIS BIRD. PARK WELL OFF THE ROAD AND DO NOT BLOCK DRIVEWAYS OR ROADWAYS.
*This is the first photo-documented record for BC.*
It was not relocated on Dec 16th, despite multiple observers looking.
On Dec 19th, the bird was last seen in the same location and was viewed by multiple observers.
The bird was not relocated on Dec 20-21st, despite multiple observers looking.
At 10:30 am on Dec 22nd the bird was relocated HERE along Whelpton Rd in a tall willow in a yard just west of the junction with Agassiz-Rosedale Hwy and East of the Junction with Tuyttens Rd.
On Dec 28th the bird was seen at the west end of Cutler Rd.
It was relocated on Jan 14th and 15th on nearby Whorley Rd.
On Jan 18th the hawk was seen on Whelpton Rd.
**On Jan 23rd the hawk continued in the original location and HERE on Caignou Rd. It has also been seen on Bridge Rd just north of Whelpton Rd**
**On Feb 11th the hawk continued at the original location and on Whorley Rd. It has not been seen since.**
**As per current Public Health directives due to COVID-19 - Please remain 2 meters apart when viewing any birds on this list during this time. Please follow all public health directives during this pandemic (including not birding in groups, please wear a mask if you are unable to social distance). The BC Public Health directives can be found HERE*
**eBird's statement on how to bird mindfully during the pandemic can be viewed HERE.**
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| Red-shouldered Hawk in Agassiz - Photos: Marc Sole |
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| Red-shouldered Hawk in Agassiz - Photo: Susan Fennellow |
On Dec 8-2021, Dwayne Flexhaug found a White-winged Dove at a feeder at his private home.
This home is not open to the public.
This is the 23rd record for BC.
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| White-winged Dove in Osoyoos - Photo: Jayme Flexhaug |
At 2pm on Dec 6-2021, Carey Bergman found an adult Emperor Goose within the Skidegate Inlet IBA. The bird was still present 2 hours later when she returned.
The exact location is being kept as private by request.
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| Emperor Goose in Haida Gwaii - Photos: Carey Bergman |
At 1:30pm on Nov 19-2021 Darlene Cancelliere found a female Brambling at the feeders in the front yard of her home at 407 Edward St. This is the second she has had in her yard over the years.
Map to location HERE
Birders are welcome to come view the bird but please view the bird from the public street and do not enter the yard. Please do not block driveways and be respectful of neighbours.
*The bird was relocated at a neighboring home at the corner of 5th St E and Downie St on Nov 28th.
Darlene relocated the bird at her place in her front yard on Nov 29th. It was travelling with house finches and eating Mountain Ash Berries.
On Dec 4th and 8th, the bird continued at the feeders HERE at 5th St E and Downie St.
**On Jan 11/22 the bird continued in the original location in Darlene’s front yard.**
**As per current Public Health directives due to COVID-19 - Please remain 2 meters apart when viewing any birds on this list during this time. Please follow all public health directives during this pandemic (including not birding in groups, please wear a mask if you are unable to social distance). The BC Public Health directives can be found HERE*
**eBird's statement on how to bird mindfully during the pandemic can be viewed HERE.**
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| Brambling in Revelstoke - Photos: Melissa Hafting |
At 10am on Nov 18-2021, Margo Hearne et al. photographed an Asian subspecies of Eurasian Skylark in the pekinensis group at Mather’s Bight in Sandspit.
Map to general location HERE
**As per current Public Health directives due to COVID-19 - Please remain 2 meters apart when viewing any birds on this list during this time. Please follow all public health directives during this pandemic (including not birding in groups, please wear a mask if you are unable to social distance). The BC Public Health directives can be found HERE*
**eBird's statement on how to bird mindfully during the pandemic can be viewed HERE.**
