At 10:20 am on Sept 7-2024, Carl Hughes found a Costa’s Hunmingbird on West Coast Rd in Jordan River.
Map to location HERE
On Sept 12th, the bird continues visiting red Hardy Fuschia flowers and has been viewed by multiple observers.
There is a small public parking lot behind the bushes for birders to park in.
This is the 34th record for BC
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| Costa’s Hummingbird in Jordan River - Photos: Carl Hughes |
At 11:55 am on Sept 6-2024, David Bell and Katelyn Fryer found and photographed a Mississippi Kite that flew over Rocky Point Banding Station in Metchosin. The bird first circled around the front meadow, then headed south and then turned around after a few mins and flew north towards Pedder Bay.
There is no public access to Rocky Point.
This is the first record for BC.
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| Mississippi Kite in Metchosin - Photos: David Bell |
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.
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| Ash-throated Flycatcher in Vancouver - Photos: Kevin Lam |
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 |
At 7:30 am on July 24th, Scott Thomson found and photographed 2 adult Least Terns at Rawlings Lake. He viewed both birds until 9:30am.
At 1:30pm Chris Siddle relocated one bird on the lake, while viewing it from Rawlings Lake Rd, on the west side of the lake.
Map to location of where to view the bird from HERE
When viewing the bird please do not trespass or attempt to get close to the lake. You must view the bird from the road by scope or binoculars. The land around the lake is all private property. Please be respectful of the private landowners.
This is the 4th record for BC.
***The bird was not relocated on July 25th, despite multiple observers looking.***
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| Least Terns in Lumby - Photos: Scott Thomson |
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| Least Tern in Lumby - Photo: Chris Siddle |
At 6pm on July 22-2024, Kyle Fitzpatrick found a Common Ringed Plover at Oyster Bay in Campbell River. Kyle was able to photograph and obtain audio recordings of the bird calling. He viewed the bird until 7pm and a few other observers got to see the bird after this as well.
You can listen to the audio below:
Map to location HERE
This is the 3rd record for BC and the second time a Common Ringed Plover has been found at this location.
The bird was not relocated on July 23, despite multiple observes looking.
***The bird was relocated HERE at Oyster Bay in Campbell River on July 25th by Cathy Carlson ***
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| Common Ringed Plover in Campbell River - Photos: Kyle Fitzpatrick |
At 7:45 am on July 17-2024, a Red-headed Woodpecker was found by Brian Banno at Bluffs Park on Galiano Island. The bird flew away to the east at 8:06 am shortly after viewing.
Directions:
If you park at the lot HERE near the top of Bluffs Park and then walk along the trail heading North, Brian spotted the bird about 200yards up the trail, on a large dead Douglas Fie tree that was on the ocean side. It then flew east and stopped on a few trees before it flew away to the east high over the trees.
Map to location HERE
The bird was relocated at 2pm at the same spot and has been viewed by multiple observers. It flew east at 2:45pm and hasn’t been relocated since.
**The bird was not relocated on July 18 or 19th, despite multiple observers looking.**
This is the 7th record for BC.
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| Red-headed Woodpecker on Galiano Island - Photos: Brad Vissia |
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| Red-headed Woodpecker on Galiano Island - Photo: Brian Banno |
At 10am on July 12-2024, Brian Self, Kevin Louth, Roger Foxall and Philip Wright found an adult Least Tern in the channel off the mansion near 96th St at Boundary Bay in Delta.
Map to location HERE
This is the third record for BC.
The bird was viewed by a few birders before flying high towards White Rock at 10:50am. It was not relocated, thus far, despite multiple observers looking.
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| Least Tern in Delta - Photo: Philip Wright |
At 4pm on July 1st-2024, Sebastian Pardo found an immature Short-tailed Albatross south of the Scott Islands while aboard the CCGS Sir John Franklin research vessel.
Map to location HERE
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| Short-tailed Albatross near Cape Scott off Vancouver Island - Photo: Sebastian Pardo |
At 1:45pm on June 24-2024, Gord Smith found and photographed a Black Phoebe at Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park.
Map to location HERE
This is the 47th record for BC
The bird was not relocated, despite multiple observers looking.
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| Black Phoebe in Vancouver - Photo: Gord Smith |
On June 19-2024, Angela Moore found and photographed a female Acorn Woodpecker on her farm in the Ryder Lake area of Chilliwack. She also viewed the bird on June 20th.
This is the 16th record for BC.
The home is currently not open to the public.
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| Acorn Woodpecker in Chilliwack - Photos: Angela Moore |
At 6pm on June 15-2024, Stephan Dryagin found an Ash-throated Flycatcher west of the bridge at Colony Farm in Coquitlam. He viewed it for a minute before it flew off to the west.
Map to location HERE
On the evening of June 18-2024, Kerri Zhao relocated the bird briefly at the community gardens at Colony Farm, before it flew towards the forensic hospital.
Map to last location HERE
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| Ash-throated Flycatcher in Coquitlam - Photo: Stephan Dryagin |
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| Ash-throated Flycatcher in Coquitlam - Photo: Kerri Zhao |
At 7 am on June 7-2024, Ilya Povalyaev found a male Northern Parula singing in bushes near the dog park at Blackie Spit Park.
Map to location HERE
The bird was last seen at 11 am in an Oak tree by Dunsmuir St and Gilley St HERE and was viewed and heard by multiple observers.
The bird has not been relocated since 11 am, despite multiple observers looking.
This is the 27th record for BC.
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| Northern Parula in Surrey - Photo: Ilya Povalyaev |
On May 4-2024, Meredith McGill found a male Costa’s Hummingbird coming to her hummingbird feeder at her private home on Quadra Island.
The homeowner is generously allowing birders to come see the bird by appt only.
Please contact the RBA at bcbirdergirl@gmail.com to arrange visitation.
The bird continues on June 3rd and has been viewed by multiple observers.
This is the 33rd record for BC.
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| Costa’s Hummingbird on Quadra Island - Photo: Danielle Lacasse |
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| Costa’s Hummingbird on Quadra Island - Photos: Tristan Chapman |
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| Costa’s Hummingbird on Quadra Island - Photo: James MacKenzie |
On May 12-2024, Sunder Green found a male Indigo Bunting at her private home on Hwy 20 near Snootli Creek Regional Park in Hagensborg in the Bella Coola Valley.
The bird continued on May 18th and was viewed by multiple local observers.
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| Indigo Bunting in Bella Coola - Photo: Harvey Thomassen |
At 6:45 pm on May 11-2024, Joachim Bertrands and Sean McElaney found a Temminck’s Stint at the SE corner of Panama Flats in Victoria.
Map to location HERE
The bird was viewed for over 40 mins foraging with Least Sandpipers, before it flew off with them towards the Central Dyke and was not relocated as it was dark.
This is the second record for BC.
The bird was photographed on May 10-2024 by Gordon Hart who initially thought it was a Spotted Sandpiper. You can view that image HERE
The bird continued HERE at Panama Flats on the Centre Dyke and HERE in the SE corner on May 12th and 13th and has been viewed by multiple observers.
***The bird was not relocated on May 14th and 15th, despite multiple observers looking.***
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| Temminck’s Stint in Victoria (Photos: Joachim Bertrands) |
*Parking is on Baker Street HERE off Carey Rd or on Barrington Rd off Baker St HERE Please do not block driveways or park too close to street corners.
The entrance to Panama Flats is on Carey Rd near Baker Rd - walk around the gray metal gates with the No Parking signs to access Panama Flats and the trail to the bird.*
Videos of the bird filmed by Joachim Bertrands on May 11th, can be viewed below:
Kelsey Freitag photographed a Lesser Nighthawk at 8:45pm on May 4th-2024. She originally viewed the same bird the night before on May 3rd at 8pm and took video. She initially thought it was a Common Nighthawk but her photos show a bird with white wing bars extending closer to the tips of the wings and the time of year fits Lesser Nighthawk much better as well.
Map to location she viewed the bird both nights is HERE
The bird was not relocated on May 5th, despite many looking.
This is the 4th record for Vancouver Island and the 5th record for BC.
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| Lesser Nighthawk in Tofino - Photos: Kelsey Freitag |
At 9:30 am on May 4-2024, Paul Foth photographed a Ferruginous Hawk that flew east over the intersection of Sherlaw and Extrom Rds in the Ryder Lake area of Chilliwack.
Map to location HERE
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| Ferruginous Hawk in Chilliwack - Photos: Paul Foth |
At 2:45 pm on May 1-2024, Daryl Henderson and Annette Bailey found a Snowy Plover at the mouth of Sandhill Creek on Comber’s Beach in Tofino.
Map to location HERE
On May 4th-2024, Ian Cruickshank found a new or relocated the same Snowy Plover HERE on Wickaninnish Beach.
On May 5th-2024, Michelle Hamilton relocated the bird HERE 500m south of Greenpoint on Comber’s Beach.
The bird continues on Comber’s Beach on May 6th and has been viewed by multiple observers.
On May 7-11th, 2024, 2 Snowy Plovers were observed side by side HERE on Wickaninnish Beach.
On May 12th, 2 were found on Wickaninnish Beach by Nygel N. but one was banded and all previous birds were not banded proving this was at least one new individual.
On May 14th, 2024 Adrian Dorst relocated one of the birds or found a new one on Long Beach in Tofino.
**On May 23rd, 2024 Ian Cruickshank found another unbanded Snowy Plover on Comber’s Beach.**
These are presumed to be the 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th and 49th record for BC
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| Snowy Plover in Tofino - Photo: Daryl Henderson |
On April 26-2024, a Brambling hit Leanne Davies’s window at her private home in Puntchesakut Lake near Quesnel. The bird survived and flew off once recovered.
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| Brambling in Quesnel - Photo: Leanne Davies |
