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RBA: RED-THROATED PIPIT in Tofino - Oct 3rd
At 11:40 am on Oct 3-2023, Kaiden Bosch found a Red-throated Pipit with 5 American Pipits on Comber's Beach directly south of the Sandhill Creek Mouth as they foraged within the driftwood. The birds...
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RBA: PALLAS'S BUNTING in Victoria - Oct 4th
At 8:35am on Oct 4-2023, a Pallas's Bunting was photographed by Les Peterson at Clover Point in Victoria. The bird was seen with Savannah Sparrows in the fenced off area near the main parking lot. He...
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RBA: BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER in Victoria - Oct 9-Dec 6th
At 4:50pm on Oct 9-2023, Geoffrey Newell found a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher at Uplands Park in Victoria.The bird was travelling in a small flock of Ruby-crowned Kinglets and was in the meadow next to Dorset...
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RBA: LARK BUNTING in Vancouver - Oct 13-19th
At 5:40pm on Oct 13-2023, Nick Park found and photographed a Lark Bunting on a fence of a private residence on Discovery St across from Jericho Park.Map to first location HEREPlease be respectful of...
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RBA: NAZCA BOOBY in Haida Gwaii - Oct 23rd
At 3:34pm on Oct 23-2023, Josef Vavra found a Nazca Booby that flew aboard and landed on the FV Ocean Pearl fishing vessel, that he was working on in Haida Gwaii.Map to location HEREThis is the 4th...
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RBA: BROWN BOOBY in Haida Gwaii - Oct 26th and BC’s 1st record of MASKED BOOBY!
At 5pm on Oct 26-2023, William Woodbury photographed a Brown Booby that landed on and rode his fishing vessel “The Hannio Lio.”The Booby was trying to escape gulls that had been harassing it at sea....
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RBA: SHORT-TAILED ALBATROSS in Haida Gwaii - Nov 3rd
At 12:34pm on Nov 3-2023, while working on the FV Ocean Pearl, Lindsay Dealy found and photographed an immature Short-tailed albatross.Map to location HEREShort-tailed Albatross in Haida Gwaii -...
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RBA: ORCHARD ORIOLE in Victoria - Nov 5-28th
At 8:30am on Nov 5-2023, Geoffrey Newell found a female Orchard Oriole in Victoria. The bird is frequenting Blackberry and Ivy bushes along Radcliffe Lane near McMicking Park. It was also seen on...
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RBA: BROWN BOOBY in Victoria - Nov 8th
At 3pm on Nov 8-2023, a Brown Booby was photographed by Walter Thorne while riding the M.V. COHO Ferry. The bird was seen in Canadian Waters on the return trip from Port Angeles.Map to approximate...
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RBA: SUMMER TANAGER in North Saanich - Nov 11/23-Jan 28/24
At 1 pm on Nov 11-2023, Max and Gib Maxwell found a male Summer Tanager at their suet feeder in their front yard. It also has been seen in the Arbutus trees along the driveway.The home is open to the...
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RBA: GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE on Denman Island - Nov 15-19th
At 9:50 am on Nov 15th-2023, Teresa Bouchard found a Green-tailed Towhee on Gladstone Beach on Denman Island. The bird is spending time on the grasses above the shoreline.Map to location HEREBirders...
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RBA: GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE in Jordan River - Nov 18-22nd
At 10:25 am on Nov 18-2023, Carl Hughes found a Green-tailed Towhee in an empty lot in Jordan River. Map to location HEREThis is the 15th record for BC.On Nov 22nd, the bird continued in the same...
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RBA: DICKCISSEL in Prince Rupert - Nov 27/23-Jan 19/24
At 1:30pm on November 27-2023, Teresa Weismiller found a male Dickcissel in a flock of House Sparrows coming to a feeder on a lawn at 516th 5th Ave E. in Prince Rupert.Map to location HEREPlease be...
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RBA: BAIKAL TEAL in Sarita - Nov 28th
At 3pm on Nov 28-2023, Andrew Westerhof found a probable immature male Baikal Teal at the mouth of Carnation Creek. The bird was with 7 Green-winged Teals. The bird is in eclipse plumage moulting into...
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RBA: TUFTED DUCK in Duncan - Dec 1/23-Jan 28/24
On Dec 1-2023, Jeremy Gatten found the returning male Tufted Duck at the Duncan Sewage Lagoons. This is likely the same bird that he first found at the site in 2020.There is no public access inside the...
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RBA: COOK'S PETREL in Port Coquitlam - Dec 28/2022 (LATE REPORT)
On Dec 28, 2022 a female Cook's Petrel was found alive (but grounded) at 2110 Rowland Street, Port Coquitlam. The bird was discovered by a member of the public and taken to the Wildlife Rescue...
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RBA: GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL in Penticton, Vernon, and Kelowna - Dec 6/23-Jan...
At 11:40 am on Dec 6- 2023, Chris Charlesworth and Ryan Tomlinson found a first year Great Black-backed Gull on the beach of Okanagan Lake in Penticton. The bird was sitting on the beach with 1...
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RBA: BRAMBLING in Kitimat - Dec 10-13th
At 10:30am on Dec 10-2023, April MacLeod found a Brambling at her home in Kitimat. The home is open to the public and is located at 72 Skeena Street. Map to location HEREOn Dec 11th, the bird continued...
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RBA: PINYON JAY in West Vancouver - Oct 27/23-Jan 27/24
At 2:30pm on Dec 16-2023, Michelle Baudais, Sigal Blay and Masahito Yamada found a Pinyon Jay on Sinclair St in West Vancouver during the Vancouver Christmas Bird Count. The bird also has been sighted...
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RBA: HOODED ORIOLE in Cobble Hill - Jan 12-15th
At 11am on Jan 12-2024, a male Hooded Oriole was photographed at a hummingbird feeder at a private backyard of a home, on Pineridge Dr (near Pineridge Pl), in the gated community of Arbutus Ridge in...
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RBA: REDWING in Vancouver - March 14
At 3:40pm on March 14-2024, Mark Swanson found a Redwing at Fraser River Park in Vancouver. The bird was seen associating with American Robins on the grass in the southeast corner of the park.Map to...
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RBA: HOODED ORIOLE in Port Alberni - March 11-16
On March 11-2024, a male Hooded Oriole was photographed on private property in Port Alberni, and reported to Jeremy Kimm. The observer wishes to remain anonymous. The home is not open to the...
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RBA: BLACK PHOEBE in Langley - April 3-4th
At 9 am on April 3-2024, Cos van Wermeskerken found a Black Phoebe calling at the NW corner of Brydon Lagoon.Map to location HEREThis is the 46th record for BC.On April 4th, the Black Phoebe continued...
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RBA: KING EIDER in Ucluelet - April 10th
At 10:30 am on April 10-2024, Chris Coxson found a female King Eider in a large mixed Scoter flock of over 900 birds off of Little Beach in Ucluelet.Map to location of bird HEREBest spot for birders to...
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RBA: ORIENTAL TURTLE-DOVE in Surrey - April 17th
At 4:36pm on April 17-2024, Cos van Wermeskerken found an Oriental Turtle-Dove sitting on the grass at the edge of the slough near Dunsmuir St at Blackie Spit.He watched the bird for a few mins before...
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