British Columbia Bird Records Committee Review Results … · 2019. 2. 18. · Emperor Goose Anser canagicus 4/12/1994 1 Centennial Park taken to rehab after powerline collision 1994-023

British Columbia Bird Records Committee Review Results

A summary of bird records reviewed by the British Columbia Field Ornithologists Bird Records Committee, February 2019.Taxonomy follows eBird/Clements v2018.

LocationNum CommentsStatusBCBRC #Date (dd/mm/yyyy) Initial Final City/Town Documentation Type

Emperor Goose Anser canagicus

Centennial Park14/12/1994 taken to rehab afterpowerline collision

5/12/1994 accepted1994-023 Delta photo & written report

Observer(s): Allen Poynter

West Steveston Dyke119/10/2009 at Steveson Dyke 19-21October, relocated atReifel Refuge 25October by Marc Sole(photos)

25/10/2009 accepted2014-020 Richmond photo & written report

Observer(s): Hank Tseng, Peter Candido, et al.

Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus

Martindale Flats218/01/2017 sightings at otherlocations on SaanichPeninsula

19/03/2017 accepted2017-023 Saanich photo & written report

Observer(s): John Peetsma, Liron Gertsman, m.obs.

Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus

Seal Bay125/07/1996 27/07/1996 not accepted; originuncertain

1996-006 Comox written report

Observer(s):

Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa

Sandspit12/05/1996 2/05/1996 accepted1996-013 Sandspit, Haida Gwaii written report

Observer(s): Peter Hamel, Margo Hearne


Deltaport Causeway18/01/2013 10/01/2013 not accepted; identificationnot established

2015-032 Delta written report

Observer(s):

Garganey Spatula querquedula

Iona Island Wastewater TreatmentPlant

113/09/1992 14/09/1992 accepted1992-009 Richmond written report

Observer(s): Richard Klauke, Jo Ann MacKenzie, et al.

Falcated Duck Mareca falcata

Tofino mudflats119/04/1994 formerly Falcated Teal22/04/1994 accepted1994-002 Tofino written report

Observer(s): Rory Paterson, William Paterson, Aurora Paterson

Tofino Inlet 120/01/1995 formerly Falcated Teal;same bird as last year(?)

26/02/1995 accepted1995-001 Tofino written report

Observer(s): Bryan Gates, Barbara Begg, Mark Wynja, Guy Luneau, Aziza Cooper, Robert Ramsey

Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula


111/01/2016 3/03/2016 accepted2017-007 Richmond photo & written report

Observer(s): Paul Clapham, m.obs.

Bullock Lake, Salt Spring Island117/02/2014 17/02/2014 accepted2017-008 Ganges photo & written report

Observer(s): Ren Ferguson

New Brighton Park114/03/2017 19/03/2017 accepted2017-058 Vancouver photo & written report

Observer(s): Daphne Lang, Mike Tabak, Brian Stech

Squamish River Estuary16/04/2017 6/04/2017 accepted2017-059 Squamish photo & written report

Observer(s): Chris Dale, Chris Murrell, Chistopher Di Corrado, Grant Danielson


Ganges Harbour, Salt Spring Island115/11/2015 15/11/2015 not accepted; identificationnot established

2017-060 Ganges written report & sketch

Observer(s):

Saanichton Spit12/04/2018 2/04/2018 accepted2018-033 Saanich written report & sketch

Observer(s): Geoffrey Newell

King Eider Somateria spectabilis

Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal124/10/2017 possibly present on5/12/2017; and likelysame bird seen inBurrard Inlet andEnglish Bay, Vancouverwaterfront 4 or 5December until 16/12/2017


Observer(s): Michael Klotz, et al.

Georgia Strait, off Eaglecrest112/03/2018 12/03/2018 accepted2018-020 Qualicum Beach photo & written report

Observer(s): Neil Robins, John Purves

Common Eider Somateria mollissima

English Bay; Georgia Strait115/11/1996 progressed fromimmature to adultplumage

6/04/1998 accepted1996-010 Vancouver photo & written report

Observer(s): Derrick Marven, Michael Price, m.obs.

Skidegate113/05/1996 13/05/1996 not accepted; identificationnot established

1996-014 Skidegate, Haida Gwaii written report

Observer(s):

Clark’s Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii

Okanagan Lake, Okanagan Landing129/06/1992 29/06/1992 accepted1992-008 Vernon written report

Observer(s): Chris Siddle, Gary Davidson


Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis

private yard115/08/1992 25/08/1992 accepted1992-013 Tofino written report

Observer(s): Rory Paterson, m.obs.

Stubbs Island126/09/2013 2/10/2013 accepted2014-012 Tofino photo & written report

Observer(s): Adrian Dorst, Artie Ahier

White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica

private yard124/10/1994 5/11/1994 accepted1994-018 Ucluelet photo & written report

Observer(s): Derrick Marven, Keith Taylor, Pat Taylor

private yard11/12/1997 1/12/1997 accepted1997-009 Tofino photo & written report

Observer(s): Bryan Gates, Marie O’Shaughnessy, Adrian Dorst

private yard 11/07/2001 date approximate, couldbe 2002

1/09/2001 accepted2015-003 Richmond photo & written report

Observer(s): Janice Moat, Alan Moat

private yard120/09/2014 20/09/2014 accepted2015-009 Shirley photo & written report

Observer(s): Cathy Carlson

private yard112/09/2017 15/09/2017 accepted2017-068 Maple Ridge photo & written report

Observer(s): Sharon Talson

Terra Nova Playground parking lot110/09/2017 17/09/2017 accepted2017-069 Richmond photo & written report

Observer(s): Steffany Walker, Hugh Griffith, Margaret Butschler, Betty Griffiths, Sandra Bourque

Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus

Kelowna18/07/1992 8/07/1992 accepted1992-014 Kelowna written report

Observer(s): Denise Brownlie, Eileen Dillabough


Kelowna127/07/1994 found dead, UBCCowan VertebrateMuseum specimen#15169

27/07/1994 accepted1994-020 Kelowna specimen

Observer(s): Verna Smythe

Duck Lake, south dyke119/07/1999 22/07/1999 accepted2016-025 Creston photo & written report

Observer(s): Ed McMackin, Helen Erickson, et al.

Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus

about km 4.5, Beaver Lake Road13/07/2014 probably second yearmale(?)

7/07/2014 accepted2018-011 Lake Country photo & written report

Observer(s): Doug Kragh, Michael Force, et al.

Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus

private yard110/06/2018 first confirmed BCrecord

15/06/2018 accepted2018-022 Tlell audio, photo & writtenreport

Observer(s): Michael Richardson

Lesser Nighthawk Chordeiles acutipennis

Pacific Ocean, about 80 km (43 nmi)west of Tofino

15/06/2005 first confirmed BCrecord

5/06/2005 accepted2013-013 photo

Observer(s): Mike Yip

Whiffen Spit Regional Park128/05/2011 28/05/2011 accepted2015-006 Sooke photo & written report

Observer(s): Jeremy Gatten

Iona Island130/06/2006 30/06/2006 accepted2015-037 Richmond photo, written report &specimen

Observer(s): Ilya Povalyaev, Peter Candido


unidentified whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus.arizonae

Amphitrite Point15/11/2001 Mexican/Eastern Whip-poor-will; photos ofsalvaged wing and tail;whereabouts unknown

5/11/2001 accepted2014-011 Ucluelet specimen

Observer(s): Bill McIntyre

House Swift Apus nipalensis

Deltaport118/05/2012 salvaged specimenUBCBBM-CTC#B017056

18/05/2012 not accepted; originuncertain

2017-011 Ladner photo, written report &specimen

Observer(s):

Mexican Violetear Colibri thalassinus

private yard14/09/2014 formerly GreenVioletear; firstconfirmed BC record

4/09/2014 accepted2016-002 Port Alberni photo & written report

Observer(s): Carl and Beverly Sexsmith, Martin Dollenkamp

Rivoli’s Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens

coffee shop feeder128/04/2014 30/04/2014 not accepted; identificationnot established

2016-003 Queen Charlotte City written report

Observer(s):

private yard14/07/2015 formerly MagnificentHummingbird; firstconfirmed BC record

4/07/2015 accepted2016-004 Bridge Lake photo & written report

Observer(s): Yvonne and Daryl Llewellyn

private yard110/07/2015 perhaps same bird asBCBRC #2016-04?

11/07/2015 accepted2016-005 Lillooet photo & written report

Observer(s): Annessa Terry, Kyle Adolph


Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris

private yard117/05/1993 17/05/1993 not accepted; identificationnot established

1993-004 Revelstoke written report

Observer(s):

private yard127/08/2008 29/08/2008 accepted2016-001 Black Creek photo & written report

Observer(s): Martin Dollenkamp, Carl Sexsmith, Mike Yip, et al.

private yard, Taylor Flats214/06/2015 15/06/2015 accepted2016-006 Taylor photo & written report

Observer(s): Peter Candido

private yard14/06/2016 14/06/2016 accepted2017-038 Progress photo & written report

Observer(s): Jarck Carrigan, Chris Carrigan, Deborah Carrigan, Daniele Mitchell

private yard14/06/2017 7/06/2017 accepted2017-039 Trail photo & written report

Observer(s): Jennifer Bergen, Don Young, Chris Charlesworth, Michael Force, Tom Plath

Costa’s Hummingbird Calypte costae

private yard12/06/1995 2/06/1995 accepted1995-013 Port Coquitlam photo & written report

Observer(s): Larry Cowan, Karen Bidniak

private yard18/07/2012 also 30/04/2013,returned 12/05/2013 to10/09/2013; returned1/05/2014 to 15/05/2014(departure dateapproximate)

20/09/2012 accepted2015-004 Gibsons photo & written report

Observer(s): Barry Janyk, et al.

private yard13/05/2015 3/05/2015 accepted2016-039 Burnaby photo & written report

Observer(s): Pat Stephens


private yard115/04/2015 identified by FrankHawkins

21/04/2015 accepted2017-042 Brackendale photo & written report

Observer(s): Ben Hawkins

private yard16/09/2017 accepted2018-014 Powell River photo & written report

Observer(s): Ken Pritchard, Kathie Pritchard, et al.

Xantus’s Hummingbird Hylocharis xantusii

private yard116/11/1997 two rounds; subsequentre-examination; firstconfirmed BC record

21/09/1998 accepted1997-008 Gibsons audio, photos, video,written report

Observer(s): Louise Levy, Gerrie and Lloyd Patterson, m.obs.

Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis

Ottertail Marshes 10 km S of Field,Yoho National Park

110/06/1994 10/06/1994 accepted1994-011 Field written report

Observer(s): Peter Sherrington, Wayne Smith, Cliff Wallis, Cleve Werschler, Ray Werschler

“typical wet grass habitat” Chetwynd13/06/1997 not “3/06/1977” asstated in BC Birds 1999;up to three birds present

13/07/1997 accepted1997-004 Chetwynd written report

Observer(s): Michael Setterington

Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo

Smithers12/05/2002 2/05/2002 not accepted; originuncertain

2014-008 Smithers photo

Observer(s):

Common Crane Grus grus

Haida Gwaii13/07/2011 also 23 Aug, 7 Sept2011; first confirmed BCrecord

09/09/2011 accepted2013-002 Masset photo

Observer(s): Margo Hearne


Whooping Crane Grus americana

Quesnel River, near the GravelleFerry

115/08/1995 15/08/1995 accepted1995-015 written report

Observer(s): Lorraine Andrusiak, Shey Simpson, Brian Mitchell

multiple locations, upper FraserRiver, Prince George to McBride

230/06/2003 multiple sightings andlocations; firstconfirmed BC record

28/08/2003 accepted2013-020 Prince George photo & written report

Observer(s): Terry Bopp, Tim Antill, Rick Zammuto, Doug Trask

Shorts Creek Rim Trail west ofOkanagan Lake

114/06/2015 14/06/2015 not accepted; identificationnot established

2015-041 Fintry written report

Observer(s):

Scout Island Nature Centre123/07/2015 23/07/2015 not accepted; identificationnot established

2015-042 Williams Lake written report

Observer(s):

Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus

Rose Spit, Haida Gwaii122/06/1993 formerly MongolianPlover

22/06/1993 accepted1993-009 written report


Esquimalt Lagoon126/07/1993 formerly MongolianPlover

29/07/1993 accepted1993-014 Victoria photo & written report

Observer(s): Richard Yank, Barbara Begg, Tim Zurowski, Ron Satterfield, m.obs.

Boundary Bay112/07/2007 17/07/2007 accepted2015-017 Delta photo & written report

Observer(s): Carlo Giovanella, m.obs.

Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus

Robert’s Bank115/06/1996 18/06/1996 accepted1996-005 Delta written report

Observer(s): Barbara Begg, Allen Poynter, Helen Poynter, m.obs.


Wickanninish Beach118/12/2014 banded bird18/12/2014 accepted2015-021 Tofino written report

Observer(s): Robin Kite


Observer(s): Cole Gaerber

Upper Arrow Lake123/08/2018 4/09/2018 accepted2018-041 Revelstoke photo & written report

Observer(s): Don Manson, et al.

Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula

Oyster Bay15/09/2018 first confirmed BCrecord; seen andphotographed on finalday by Vibeke Pedersen

6/09/2018 accepted2018-038 Campbell River photo & written report

Observer(s): Guy Monty, Mark Wynja, Vibeke Pedersen

Piping Plover Charadrius melodus

Boundary Bay125/08/2017 first confirmed BCrecord


Observer(s): Jennifer Wu, et al.

Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis

Long Beach124/06/2010 27/06/2010 accepted2015-023 Tofino photo & written report

Observer(s): Daryl Johnson

Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica

Boundary Bay, S end of 112th Street112/07/1992 19/07/1992 accepted1992-011 Delta written report

Observer(s): Paul Lehman, et al.

Haida Gwaii114/05/1993 14/05/1993 accepted1993-003 written report

Observer(s): Margo Hearne


Boundary Bay, S end of 112th Street122/09/1993 L. l. baueri26/09/1993 accepted1993-018 Delta written report

Observer(s): Derrick Marven, Alvaro Jaramillo, Michael Price, et al.

Boundary Bay, S end of 112th Steet16/08/1994 L. l. baueri subspecies;Birders Journal 1996 hasinitial date as 3/08/1994

21/08/1994 accepted1994-014 Delta written report

Observer(s): Alvaro Jaramillo, Richard Veit, et al.

Sandspit17/05/1996 probable female7/05/1996 accepted1996-018 Sandspit written report


Jensen’s Bay16/06/2010 11/06/2010 accepted2014-023 Tofino photo

Observer(s): Adrian Dorst

Long Beach16/07/2010 6/07/2010 accepted2014-024 Tofino photo


Venn Passage, west of Prince Rupert130/06/2015 30/06/2015 accepted2015-045 Metlakatla photo & written report

Observer(s): Ilya Povalyaev, Yousif Attia

Boundary Bay, near 96th Street124/07/2015 3/08/2015 accepted2017-001 Delta photo & written report

Observer(s): Rob Lyske, Mike Toochin, et al.

Ruff Calidris pugnax


Observer(s): Roger Foxall, Jim Martin, Mike Tabak, Melissa Hafting, et al.

George Reifel Migratory BirdSanctuary

13/10/2017 possibly a male based onsize


Observer(s): Quentin Brown


Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea



Observer(s): Mark Wynja, Wayne Weber, et al.

George Reifel Migratory BirdSanctuary; Boundary Bay

110/09/2017 also seen at LighthouseMarine Park, PointRoberts, WA, USA, on16/09/2017

17/09/2017 accepted2017-061 Delta and Point Roberts photo & written report

Observer(s): Anne Murray, Mary Taitt, Julian Sykes, Wayne Weber, Roger Foxall, Mike Klotz, Ilya Povalyaev, et al.

Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta

George Reifel Migratory BirdSanctuary


1995-012 Ladner written report

Observer(s):

Sandspit11/07/1997 1/07/1997 not accepted; identificationnot established

1997-006 Sandspit, Haida Gwaii written report

Observer(s):

Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis

Boundary Bay122/07/2016 definitive alternateplumage


Observer(s): Kevin Louth, Mike Toochin, Sharon Toochin, Ilya Povalyaev, Melissa Hafting

Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima

Kitty Islet, Oak Bay130/12/2016 possibly present as earlyat 29 September 2016;first confirmed BCrecord


Observer(s): Jeremy Gatten, m.obs.


Little Stint Calidris minuta



Observer(s): Richard Veit, Wayne Weber, Michael Price, m.obs.

Sidney13/09/2014 9/09/2014 accepted2015-031 Sidney photo & written report

Observer(s): James Bradley, m.obs.



Observer(s): Rick Toochin, Craig Roberts, et al.

White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis


13/09/1994 prebasic moult4/09/1994 accepted1994-017 Richmond photo & written report

Observer(s): Rick Toochin, Tom Plath, Sharon Toochin, m.obs.


Observer(s): Ilya Povalyaev, et al.

Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus

Delkatla Slough Wildlife Sanctuary,Haida Gwaii

124/04/2015 24/04/2015 accepted2015-049 Masset photo & written report


small lake headwaters of EdouardCreek


2017-030 written report

Observer(s):


Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola

Delkatla Slough Wildlife Sanctuary13/11/1994 9/11/1994 accepted1994-028 Masset, Haida Gwaii photo & written report

Observer(s): Peter Hamel, Margo Hearne, Oakley Dyer, Betsy Williams

Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus

Vancouver124/08/1993 24/08/1993 not accepted; identificationnot established

1993-020 Vancouver written report

Observer(s):

Dovekie Alle alle

Sharp Bay, Campania Island121/08/2013 first confirmed BCrecord

21/08/2013 accepted2013-015 photo & written report

Observer(s): Luke Halpin, Megan Willie

Kittlitz’s Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris

Skidegate Inlet18/11/1995 9/11/1995 accepted1995-022 Masset, Haida Gwaii photo & written report

Observer(s): Peter Hamel, Charlotte Husband

Scripps’s Murrelet Synthliboramphus scrippsi

Pacific Ocean, about 200 km (108nmi) WSW of Brooks Peninsula,Vancouver Island



Observer(s):

Pacific Ocean 2 km (1 nmi) west ofTofino

11/10/2006 1/10/2006 accepted2015-025 Tofino photo



Pacific Ocean, near Nitinat Canyon,Vancouver Island



Observer(s):


27/09/2016 7/09/2016 accepted2018-008 photo & written report

Observer(s): Ryan Merrill



Observer(s): Ryan Merrill

Guadalupe Murrelet Synthliboramphus hypoleucus

Pacific Ocean, about 35 nmi (65 km)W of Moresby Island, Haida Gwaii

22/08/1994 Provisional List2/08/1994 accepted2018-003 written report

Observer(s): Michael Force, Richard Rowlett, Robert Pitman

Northeast Pacific Ocean, about 132nmi (244.5 km) southwest of EstevanPoint



Observer(s): Michael Force, Chris Hoefer, Juan Carlos Salinas

Parakeet Auklet Aethia psittacula

east end of Active Pass, Gulf Islands14/09/2017 4/09/2017 not accepted; identificationnot established

2017-062 Miner’s Bay, MayneIsland

written report

Observer(s):

Northeast Pacific Ocean, ClayoquotCanyon, about 30 miles (48.2 km)west of Tofino


Observer(s): Joachim Bertrands, Blair Dudeck, Roger Foxall, Dale Jensen, John Ford


Least Auklet Aethia pusilla

Pacific Ocean, about 97 km (52 nmi)NW of Cape Scott, Vancouver Island


Observer(s): Paul Lehman, Larry Peavler

Skidegate Inlet, Haida Gwaii14/05/2015 Provisional List4/05/2015 accepted2015-051 Masset written report


Whiskered Auklet Aethia pygmaea

Pacific Ocean, about 172 nmi (318km) W of Moresby Island, Haida Gwaii


Observer(s): Michael Force

Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella

Cleland Island130/07/2013 basic type1/08/2013 accepted2014-022 Tofino photo

Observer(s): Orin Lawson

alcid sp. Alcidae sp

near Tofino11/07/2004 date approximate“summer 2004”

1/07/2004 not accepted; identificationnot established

2015-038 Tofino photo

Observer(s):

Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea

Matsqui Flats, Page Road110/11/2007 13/11/2007 accepted2015-046 Abbotsford photo & written report

Observer(s): Chris Kinman, m.obs.


Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Trout Lake, John Hendry Park125/01/2016 31/01/2016 accepted2017-009 Vancouver photo & written report

Observer(s): Edward L. Nygren, m.obs.

Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus

Kuskanax Creek128/04/2014 28/04/2014 accepted2014-027 Nakusp photo & written report

Observer(s): Gary Davidson

Active Pass, Gulf Islands13/05/2013 definitive alternateplumage


Observer(s): Geoffrey Newell, David Newell

Okanagan Lake, Penticton lake front117/11/2017 18/11/2017 accepted2018-017 Penticton photo & written report

Observer(s): Chris Charlesworth, Jesse Hannebauer, et al.

Ross’s Gull Rhodostethia rosea

Tachick Lake110/11/2007 11/11/2007 accepted2018-042 Vanderhoof written report

Observer(s): Jeremy Gatten, Nathan Hentze, Cathy Antoniazzi, Nancy Krueger, Angie Hentze, Sandra Kinsey, Larid Law

Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla

Roberts Bay17/07/2016 first confirmed BCrecord

15/07/2016 accepted2017-004 Sidney photo & written report

Observer(s): Kerry Finley, Ruth Keough, m.obs.

Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris

Courtenay/Comox118/11/2008 1/12/2008 accepted2013-021 Comox photo

Observer(s): Jukka Jantunen, Mike Yip, et al.

Nass River14/05/2017 definitive alternateplumage

4/05/2017 accepted2018-004 Gingolx (Kincolith) photo & written report

Observer(s): Jeremy Gatten, Marc d’Entremont


Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides

Esquimalt Lagoon118/12/2010 26/03/2011 accepted2015-015 Esquimalt photo & written report

Observer(s): Val George, m.obs.

Kelowna Landfill111/03/2015 11/03/2015 accepted2015-029 Kelowna photo & written report

Observer(s): Chris Charlesworth, Ryan Tomlinson

Maude Roxby Bird Sanctuary14/03/2000 4/03/2000 accepted2015-030 Kelowna written report

Observer(s): Chris Charlesworth, Laurie Rockwell, Bill Cutfield

Qualicum Beach viewing station15/11/2015 5/11/2015 not accepted; identificationnot established

2016-013 Qualicum Beach photo & written report

Observer(s):

mouth of Vernon Creek122/01/2016 possible Larusglaucoides glaucoides

22/01/2016 accepted2017-043 Okanagan Landing photo & written report

Observer(s): Chris Siddle

Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus

east side of Arrow Lake128/09/1993 definitive alternate18/10/1993 accepted1993-019 Burton photo & written report

Observer(s): Gary Davidson, Chris Siddle, m.obs.

Kootenay River, College Trails16/11/2015 18/11/2015 accepted2016-032 Castlegar photo & written report

Observer(s): Craig Sandvig

Rotary Pier, north end of KalamalkaLake

119/10/2016 not reported onintervening dates

17/11/2016 accepted2017-044 Vernon photo & written report


Salmon Arm Bay, Shuswap Lake17/07/2015 third cycle7/07/2015 accepted2017-046 Salmon Arm photo & written report

Observer(s): Reba Dupilka, Allan Dupilka


Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus

Mouth of Goldstream Creek, andVernon Landfill

111/11/1993 not seen on 12November

14/11/1993 accepted1993-022 Vernon written report

Observer(s): Chris Siddle, Gary Davidson, et al.

Revelstoke Landfill and ColumbiaRiver

117/10/1993 23/10/1993 accepted1993-026 Revelstoke photo & written report

Observer(s): Patrick Sullivan, Orville Gordon, Doug Powell

Burns Bog Landfill127/12/1993 26/02/1994 accepted1993-028 Delta written report

Observer(s): Alvaro Jaramillo, Rick Toochin, Mike Toochin, Tom Plath, Steve Metz

Delta119/02/1995 5/03/1995 accepted1995-003 Delta written report

Observer(s): Alvaro Jaramillo, Mark Wynja

Delta121/01/1996 not Mlodoniw as givenin Davidson 1999

21/01/1996 accepted1996-011 Delta written report

Observer(s): Steve Mlodinow

Rose Spit, Haida Gwaii11/08/1997 1/08/1997 not accepted; identificationnot established


Observer(s):

Boundary Bay turf farms127/11/2016 3/12/2016 accepted2017-027 Delta photo & written report

Observer(s): Liron Gertsman, et al.

Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans

Roberts Bank Jetty121/07/1992 2 birds present on 22July

25/07/1992 accepted1992-010B Delta written report

Observer(s): John Luce, John Dorsey, et al.

Boundary Bay118/07/1992 accepted by theVancouver Bird RecordsCommitte


1992-010B Delta written report

Observer(s):


Oak Bay High School soccer fields19/09/2010 fly-over9/09/2010 not accepted; identificationnot established

2017-019 Victoria written report

Observer(s):

Captain Island, Agamemnon Channel14/09/2015 4/09/2015 not accepted; identificationnot established

2017-034 Earl’s Cove written report

Observer(s):

Arctic Loon Gavia arctica

Georgia Strait, northern end of LewisRoad

17/02/2001 Provisional List7/02/2001 accepted2018-001 Nanaimo written report

Observer(s): Guy Monty, Candace Boyle, Colin Bartlett

Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis

Revelstoke53/06/1993 3/06/1993 not accepted; identificationnot established

1993-007 Revelstoke written report

Observer(s):

ferry to Gabriola Island125/07/1993 25/07/1993 not accepted; identificationnot established

1993-013 Nanaimo written report

Observer(s):

Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus

Pacific Ocean, about 38 nmi (70 km)W of Amphitrite Point


Observer(s): John Anderson

Pacific Ocean, off north coast ofHaida Gwaii


Observer(s): Tracee Geernaert, Russel Cameron


Pacific Ocean, about 12 nmi (22 km)SSW of Beresford Island


Observer(s): Joseph Morlan

Northeast Pacific Ocean, ClayoquotCanyon, about 26 nmi (48 km) southof Estevan Point


Observer(s): Mike Toochin, Ilya Povalyaev, Penny Hall, et al.

Ashy Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma homochroa

Pacific Ocean, about 93 nmi (172km) W of Tatoosh Island, WA

16/07/2008 experienced observerson a NOAA cruise

6/07/2008 not accepted; identification not established


Observer(s):

Murphy’s Petrel Pterodroma ultima

Pacific Ocean, about 258 km (139nmi) SW of Tofino, Vancouver Island


Observer(s): Paul Lehman, Bruce Rideout

Providence Petrel Pterodroma solandri

Northeast Pacific Ocean, ClayoquotCanyon, about 32 nmi (59.2 km)west-southwest of Tofino

16/10/2009 6/10/2009 pending2018-035 photo & written report

Observer(s):


Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata

Pacific Ocean, about 29 nmi (54 km)SW of Carmanah Point, VancouverIsland


Observer(s): Ryan Merrill, Scott Mills

Pacific Ocean, about 40 nmi (75 km)SW of Carmanah Point, Vancouver Island


Observer(s): Ryan Merrill, Scott Mills

Hawaiian Petrel Pterodroma sandwichensis

Pacific Ocean, about 242 km (131nmi) SW of Tofino, Vancouver Island


Observer(s): Paul Lehman, Bruce Rideout

Hawaiian/Galapagos Petrel Pterodroma phaeopygia.sandwichensis

Pacific Ocean, about 220 km (119nmi) SW of Brooks Peninsula, Vancouver Island

111/07/2013 Provisional List; likelyHawaiian Petrel


Observer(s): Paul Lehman

Pacific Ocean, about 320 km (173nmi) SW of Estevan Point,Vancouver Island

18/07/2014 Provisional List; likelyHawaiian Petrel


Observer(s): Paul Lehman, Martin Meyers, et al.


Cook’s Petrel Pterodroma cookii

private yard14/12/2007 Cowan VertebrateMuseum, UBC (ID #UBCBBM CTCB016000); firstconfirmed BC record

4/12/2007 accepted2014-003 Lillooet photo, written report &specimen

Observer(s): Christine Colbourne, Ian Routley, Ken Wright, et al.

Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis

Pacific Ocean, about 52 km WSW ofTofino

113/09/2010 seen by others onsubsequent visits; firstconfirmed BC record


Observer(s): Norman Ratcliffe, Christophe Barbraud

Pacific Ocean, about 28 nmi (52 km)SW of Pachena Point, VancouverIsland

124/06/2000 first provincial sighting24/06/2000 accepted2014-010 written report

Observer(s): Richard Rowlett, G. Scott Mills, Barbara Blackie

Pacific Ocean, about 112 km (60nmi) NW of Cape Scott, VancouverIsland


Observer(s): Jeff Gilligan, Paul Lehman, Owen Schmidt, et al.

Hecate Strait15/09/2013 5/09/2013 accepted2015-028 photo & written report

Observer(s): Jared Towers

Pacific Ocean, about 8 nmi (15 km)SSE of Triangle Island




Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus

Strait of Juan de Fuca near RaceRocks


8/08/2004 accepted2013-018 Sooke photo & written report

Observer(s): Jukka Jantunen, et al.

Laskeek Bank, Hecate Strait, about24 nmi (44 km) E of Lyell Island,Haida Gwaii


Observer(s): Michael Force, Gary Kaiser

Gordon Channel110/07/2018 10/07/2018 accepted2018-040 photo & written report


Black-vented Shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas

west of Weah Point, Dixon Entrance,Haida Gwaii


Observer(s): Peter Hamel, Charlie Bellis

Georgia Strait, between Active Passand Tsawwassen


Observer(s): Jo Ann MacKenzie

Schooner Cove, Long BeachNational Park


2014-009 Tofino written report

Observer(s):

Queen Charlotte Sound123/08/2014 23/08/2014 not accepted; identificationnot established


Observer(s):


Nazca Booby Sula granti

Northeast Pacific Ocean, about 69nmi (127.8 km) southwest ofAmphitrite Point



Observer(s): Michael Bentley

Blue-footed Booby Sula nebouxii

Hecate Strait115/07/1995 not Hecate Straits aspublished in the report



Observer(s):

Johnstone Strait off Telegraph Cove,Vancouver Island

124/09/2013 multiple observers onwhale watching trip; firstconfirmed BC record

24/09/2013 accepted2014-001 Telegraph Cove photo & written report

Observer(s): Roy Atkins, Julian Sykes, et al.

Brown Booby Sula leucogaster

32 km W of the southern end ofDundas Island


Observer(s): Gary Krause

Strait of Juan de Fuca, off BeechyHead, Vancouver Island

111/10/2015 11/10/2015 accepted2016-007 Esquimalt photo & written report

Observer(s): Cathy Carlson

Knight Inlet, central BC coast128/08/2015 30/08/2015 accepted2016-008 photo & written report

Observer(s): Derek Kyostia, and 13 additional passengers


unidentified booby Sula sp

Georgia Strait, off Henderson Beach121/05/2018 21/05/2018 not accepted; identificationnot established

2018-024 Roberts Creek written report

Observer(s):

Red-faced Cormorant Phalacrocorax urile

Masset17/05/1995 7/05/1995 not accepted; identificationnot established

1997-003 Masset, Haida Gwaii written report

Observer(s):

W end of Dixon Entrance, about 17nmi (31 km) NW of Langara Island,Haida Gwaii


Observer(s): Michael Force, Gary Kaiser

Gray Heron Ardea cinerea

Sandspit, Haida Gwaii15/05/2015 5/05/2015 not accepted; identificationnot established

2015-052 Sandspit photo & written report

Observer(s):

Snowy Egret Egretta thula

Kalamalka Lake125/09/1994 25/09/1994 accepted1994-010 Vernon written report

Observer(s): Phil Gehlen, Chris Siddle, Mary Collins

Harrison River Bridge16/11/1994 7/11/1994 accepted1994-022 Harrison Mills written report

Observer(s): John Dorsey, Mike Toochin, Rex Kenner, m.obs.

Jensen’s Bay, Tofino119/05/2011 23/05/2011 accepted2015-026 Tofino photo

Observer(s): Ralph Crombie


Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea

mouth of Courtenay River119/09/1993 19/09/1993 accepted1993-017 Courtenay photo & written report

Observer(s): Doug Innes, et al.

Wickanninish Inn, Long BeachNational Park Preserve


2016-015 Tofino written report

Observer(s):

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis

Speers Road119/10/2015 19/10/2015 accepted2016-031 Creston photo & written report

Observer(s): Marcia Long, Linda Van Damme, Craig Sandvig, Marc-André Beaucher, Gary Davidson, Paul Prappas, Terry O’Gorman

White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi

north end of Acland Road113/04/1994 22/04/1994 accepted1994-003 Kelowna photo & written report

Observer(s): Chris Charlesworth, Chris Siddle, et al.

Separation Lake, hwy 5A1213/05/2015 multiple number of birdsseen by many observersover the summer

19/05/2015 accepted2016-012 Merritt photo & written report

Observer(s): Chris Chutter

Blenkinsop Valley120/05/2016 20/05/2016 not accepted; identificationnot established

2017-010 Victoria written report

Observer(s):

Black Vulture Coragyps atratus

Scarlett Point Lighthouse, BalaklavaIsland

16/09/2017 7/09/2017 not accepted; originuncertain

2017-026 Port Hardy photo & written report

Observer(s):


White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus

Victoria Airport and Colwood121/04/1992 seen on two days at twodisparate locations andassumed to be the samebird.

26/04/1992 accepted1992-002 Victoria written report

Observer(s): Barbara Begg, David Allinson

Richmond128/04/1994 28/04/1994 not accepted; identificationnot established

1994-004 Richmond written report

Observer(s):

Pitt Meadows118/04/1995 22/04/1995 not accepted; identificationnot established

1995-008 Pitt Meadows written report

Observer(s):

Bermon Place, North Vancouver114/08/2015 14/08/2015 not accepted; identificationnot established

2015-044 North Vancouver written report

Observer(s):

White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla

Delta128/01/1994 28/01/1994 not accepted; identificationnot established

1994-001 Delta written report

Observer(s):

Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus

Alouette River14/12/1995 4/12/1995 not accepted; identificationnot established

1995-020 Maple Ridge written report

Observer(s):

Rocky Point Bird Observatory117/09/2009 Provisional List17/09/2009 accepted2013-009 Metchosin written report

Observer(s): Ian Cruickshank, Ronald Melcer Jr.


a few kilometres S of Lytton117/06/1999 17/06/1999 not accepted; identificationnot established

2014-017 Lytton written report

Observer(s):

Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus

Highway 97A, 9 km N of Enderby113/05/1995 light morph13/05/1995 accepted1995-011 Enderby written report

Observer(s): Chris Siddle, Elsie Nykyfork

Eaglet Lake113/06/1996 light morph13/06/1996 accepted1996-007A Eaglet Lake written report

Observer(s): Mark Phinney, Stan Phippen

south of Eaglet Lake112/09/1996 dark morph12/09/1996 accepted1996-007B Eaglet Lake written report

Observer(s): Mark Phinney

Blackwater Valley117/05/1996 17/05/1996 not accepted; identificationnot established

1996-012 Donald written report

Observer(s):

Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis

Crescent Bay, Upper Arrow Lake19/05/1992 9/05/1992 accepted1992-001 Nakusp written report

Observer(s): Gary Davidson

Mount Kobau24/06/1993 light morph4/06/1993 accepted1993-008 Osoyoos written report

Observer(s): Denise Brownlie, Chris Charlesworth, Gwynneth Wilson, Lesley Robertson

Separation Lake, Highway 5A11/09/2006 light morph10/09/2006 accepted2015-027 Kamloops photo & written report

Observer(s): Chris Charlesworth, et al.

Kootenay River Road126/11/2016 light morph26/11/2016 accepted2016-038 Creston photo & written report

Observer(s): Carolee Colter, Paul Prappas, Terry O’Gorman


West Bench123/05/2018 23/05/2018 accepted2018-025 Penticton written report

Observer(s): Eric Newton

Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia

near Ferguson Road, Sea Island122/11/2015 26/11/2015 accepted2017-053 Richmond photo & written report

Observer(s): Masaaki Kawabata, et al.

Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Greely110/09/2017 possibly two birdspresent

10/09/2017 accepted2017-067 Revelstoke photo & written report

Observer(s): Don Manson, Dusty Veideman, Chris Veideman, Darlene Cancelliere, Darryl Cancelliere

Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus

private yard 115/06/1996 16/06/1996 accepted1996-008 Maple Ridge photo & written report

Observer(s): Daniel Bastaja, Glen Carelse, Helen Carelse, Richard Kenzie, Amy Newman

Cedar Hills Golf Course18/11/2014 26/11/2014 accepted2015-022 Victoria photo & written report

Observer(s): Klaus Emmaneel, m.obs.

private yard117/06/2017 26/08/2017 accepted2017-065 Victoria photo & written report

Observer(s): Ted Ardley, et al.

White-headed Woodpecker Dryobates albolarvatus

Fairmont Hot Springs125/06/2017 25/06/2017 not accepted; identificationnot established

2017-015 Fairmont Hot Springs written report

Observer(s):

Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway

log sort yard Drury Inlet14/05/1998 first confirmed BCrecord

3/06/1998 accepted2013-017 photo

Observer(s): Richard Chellow, Cathey Strom, Bob Gorsline, et al.


Revelstoke Airport130/06/2011 30/06/2011 accepted2015-043 Revelstoke written report

Observer(s): Russell Cannings

private yard120/07/2015 20/07/2015 accepted2016-033 Nanaimo photo & written report

Observer(s): Graham Ford

Firvale pasture131/05/2018 12/06/2018 accepted2018-034 Bella Coola photo & written report

Observer(s): Catherine Carter, Michael Force, Melissa Hafting, Daniele Mitchell, et al.

Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans



Observer(s): Michael Price



Observer(s): Doug Martin, Carlo Giovanella

Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus

Richmond130/05/1995 30/05/1995 not accepted; identificationnot established


Observer(s):

Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens

Lochside Trail116/07/1993 16/07/1993 accepted1993-012 Saanich written report

Observer(s): Gerry Ansell, et al.

Blackie Spit113/08/1994 13/08/1994 accepted1994-015 Surrey written report

Observer(s): Jo Ann MacKenzie, et al.


Mugaha Marsh Banding Station128/08/2008 banding station capture;band # 1931-27315

28/08/2008 accepted2015-012 Mackenzie photo & written report

Observer(s): Ken Burton, James Bradley, et al.

Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus

Radium Hot Springs122/05/1993 22/05/1993 not accepted; identificationnot established

1993-005 Radium Hot Springs written report

Observer(s):

Triangle Island129/09/1994 30/09/1994 accepted1994-021 written report

Observer(s): Rick Toochin, Mike Toochin

Prince George125/08/1995 26/08/1995 not accepted; identificationnot established

1995-010 Prince George written report

Observer(s):

Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus

Courtenay116/10/1992 17/10/1992 accepted1992-003 Courtenay written report

Observer(s): Barbara Sedgwick, Doug Innes, Vi Chungranes, Sid Belsom


126/09/1992 accepted by theVancouver Bird RecordsCommitte



Observer(s):

Esquimalt Lagoon110/11/1994 14/11/1994 accepted1994-019 Victoria photo & written report

Observer(s): Derrick Marven, Keith Taylor, David Allinson, m.obs.

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus

Port Alberni118/07/1992 18/07/1992 accepted1992-015 Port Alberni written report

Observer(s): Don Cecile


Iona Island116/06/1993 16/06/1993 accepted1993-010 Richmond photo & written report

Observer(s): John Luce, Wayne Weber, Sharon Toochin, m.obs.

Giscome119/07/1998 20/07/1998 accepted2016-024 Giscome photo & written report

Observer(s): Cathy Antoniazzi, et al.

Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus

Martindale Flats16/09/1995 7/09/1995 accepted1995-009 Saanich written report

Observer(s): Bryan Gates, Barbara Begg

SW Campground area, Duck Lake15/04/2016 5/04/2016 accepted2016-030 Creston photo & written report

Observer(s): Marc-André Beaucher, Craig Sandvig

Sea Island19/06/2016 9/06/2016 accepted2017-005 Richmond photo & written report

Observer(s): Stu Mackenzie

Hope Slide viewing site125/04/2017 25/04/2017 accepted2017-066 photo & written report

Observer(s): Guy Monty, Pablo Jost, Sandro Jost

34th Street120/05/2018 20/05/2018 accepted2018-026 Delta photo & written report

Observer(s): Rob Lyske, Ilya Povalyaev, Mike Tooching, Ben Keen, et al.

Black-capped Vireo Vireo atricapilla

Vaseux Lake Banding Station127/09/2008 banding station capture;first confirmed BCrecord

27/09/2008 accepted2013-005 Okanagan Falls photo

Observer(s): Doug Brown, Dick Cannings

White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus

Redfish Campground, KokaneeProvincial Park


6/12/2014 accepted2015-002 Nelson photo & written report

Observer(s): Paul Prappas, Carolee Colter, Gary Davidson, Michael Bentley, et al.


Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis

Stanley Park118/09/2013 first confirmed BCrecord

18/09/2013 accepted2013-019 Vancouver photo

Observer(s): Gary Thorburn

Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus


5/04/2005 accepted2013-012 Lister photo & written report

Observer(s): Kim Asquith, Malcolm Dennington, et al.

California Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica

Musqueam Park128/07/1993 formerly Scrub Jay7/04/1994 accepted1993-021 Vancouver written report

Observer(s): Gloria Sven, Peter Sven, Alvaro Jaramillo, Wayne Weber, Allan Drab, m.obs.

private yard118/05/1995 formerly Western Scrub-Jay

25/07/1995 accepted1995-017 Vancouver written report

Observer(s): Joan Anderson

private yard21/11/2016 1/11/2016 accepted2017-049 Maple Ridge photo & written report

Observer(s): Anne Hamilton

private yard128/10/2016 19/04/2017 accepted2017-050 Vancouver photo & written report

Observer(s): Michael Willis

private yard129/09/2017 30/09/2017 accepted2017-063 Vancouver photo & written report

Observer(s): Talia Garber

Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva


111/11/2012 date of departure givenas 19/11/2012 inWestern Birds 2015;first confirmed BCrecord

15/11/2012 accepted2013-003 Richmond photo

Observer(s): Jamie Fenneman, Jeremiah Kennedy, Paul Levesque, m.obs.


Common House-Martin Delichon urbicum

Masset, Haida Gwaii127/04/2015 27/04/2015 not accepted; identificationnot established

2015-048 Masset written report

Observer(s):

Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis

UBC Museum of Anthropology129/10/2005 first confirmed BCrecord

30/10/2005 accepted2013-014 Vancouver photo & written report

Observer(s): Peter Candido, and about 19 others

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea

private yard112/06/1994 12/06/1994 accepted1994-013 Bowen Island written report

Observer(s): Sandra Sutherland


Observer(s): Kevin Louth, Peter Candido, Mike Toochin, Sharon Toochin, Roger Foxall

Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus

Queens Park113/01/2013 first confirmed BC record

26/03/2013 accepted2013-007 New Westminster photo

Observer(s): Colin McKenzie, m.obs.

Lazo Wildlife Park122/12/2016 14/01/2017 accepted2017-012 Comox photo & written report

Observer(s): Shane Tillapaugh, m.obs.

Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius

Gold Pan Provincial Park16/06/1997 first confirmed BCrecord

6/06/1997 accepted1997-005 Spences Bridge photo & written report

Observer(s): Ian McDonald


Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis


28/05/2009 accepted2013-001 Fort Nelson photo

Observer(s): Penny Hall

Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina

private yard125/10/2015 departure date unknown,presumed to be mid-November; firstconfirmed BC record

15/11/2015 accepted2017-022 Summerland photo & written report

Observer(s): Tom Lowery, Robyn Lowery, et al.

Redwing Turdus iliacus

private yard116/12/2013 Also 19/12/2015 to14/04/2016 and11/02/2017 to10/04/2017. Firstconfirmed BC record.


Observer(s): Ken Orich

Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus

Mayer Lake, Haida Gwaii15/11/1996 5/11/1996 not accepted; identificationnot established


Observer(s):

Fieldfare Turdus pilaris

light industrial park128/12/2003 first confirmed BCrecord

28/12/2003 accepted2014-006 Port Coquitlam photo & written report

Observer(s): Larry Cowan

Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus


9/04/1993 accepted1993-001 Langley photo & written report

Observer(s): John Ireland, Jo Ann MacKenzie, Hue MacKenzie, Richard Cannings, Michael Patten, m.obs.


Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre


7/07/2017 accepted2017-021 Francois Lake photo & written report

Observer(s): Keith Walker

Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum

Wilmer15/06/1993 5/06/1993 not accepted; identificationnot established

1993-006 Wilmer written report

Observer(s):

Tumbler Ridge road, about 8 km SWof Swan Lake


Observer(s): Mark Phinney, Sandra Kinsey, Laird Law

Lovekin Rock parking lot, LongBeach National Park

117/10/2013 17/10/2013 accepted2014-018 Tofino photo


Joseph Creek, 17th Ave North19/12/2017 19/03/2018 accepted2018-012 Cranbrook photo & written report

Observer(s): Ryan Tomlinson, Chris Charlesworth, et al.

private yard11/01/2018 exact arrival anddeparture date unknown

accepted2018-013 Elko written report

Observer(s): homeowner, Bob Livsey

White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus

Long Beach Golf Course127/04/2016 29/04/2016 not accepted; originuncertain

2016-026 Tofino photo & written report

Observer(s):


Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella

Everett Crowley Park115/12/1993 15/12/1993 accepted1993-027 Vancouver written report

Observer(s): Alvaro Jaramillo

private yard25/03/1994 published accounts insistthere were 2 birdspresent (male andfemale?); first confirmedBC record

10/04/1994 accepted1994-024 Tappen photo, video & writtenreport

Observer(s): Doris Kime, Frank Kime, m.obs.

private yard13/01/2016 20/01/2016 accepted2016-014 Surrey photo & written report

Observer(s): George Clulow, Mandy Lu, m.obs.

Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea

Carmanah Point lightstation126/10/2004 first confirmed BCrecord


Observer(s): Jerry Etzkorn, Janet Etzkorn

Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis

Martindale Flats14/09/1995 departure date in Birdsof BC (Campbell, et al.)is given as 7/09/1995

8/09/1995 accepted1995-008 Saanich written report

Observer(s): Jo Ann MacKenzie, Barbara Begg, Derrick Marven, Bryan Gates, m.obs.


2015-050 Sandspit photo & written report

Observer(s):

Charlotte City, Haida Gwaii129/09/2014 29/09/2014 accepted2017-028 Charlotte City photo & written report

Observer(s): James Bradley

Martindale Flats116/05/2010 definitive alternateplumage


2017-033 Saanich written report

Observer(s):


Trent River Estuary113/10/2013 13/10/2013 not accepted; identificationnot established

2018-015 Comox photo & written report

Observer(s):

Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola

Comox fields, Vancouver Island114/11/2012 first confirmed BCrecord

25/03/2013 accepted2013-006 Comox photo

Observer(s): David Routledge, Adele Routledge, Jukka Jantunen, m.obs.

White Wagtail Motacilla alba

fields at 33A Ave and 34th Street14/11/2014 6/11/2014 accepted2015-040 Delta photo & written report

Observer(s): Mark Wynja, et al.

Point Holmes, Vancouver Island124/10/2017 24/10/2017 accepted2018-010 Comox photo & written report

Observer(s): Krista Kaptein

Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus

Vantreight Farms119/09/1992 21/09/1992 accepted1992-004 Saanich photo & written report

Observer(s): Keith Taylor, Bryan Gates, Barbara Begg, m.obs.


1996-017 Sandspit written report

Observer(s):

Martindale Flats19/05/2010 11/05/2010 accepted2015-018 Saanich photo & written report

Observer(s): Michael Bentley, et al.

Rocky Point Bird Observatory18/10/2013 8/10/2013 accepted2015-019 Metchosin audio & written report

Observer(s): Ian Cruickshank


Rocky Point Bird Observatory125/09/2013 heard only, poor views25/09/2013 not accepted; identificationnot established

2015-020 Metchosin written report

Observer(s):

Panama Flats14/05/2016 8/05/2016 accepted2017-020 Victoria photo & written report

Observer(s): Geoffrey Newell, David Newell, et al.

Saanich119/05/2018 19/05/2018 accepted2018-029 Saanich photo & written report

Observer(s): Geoffrey Newell, et al.

Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens

Stanley Park117/01/1993 17/01/1993 not accepted; identificationnot established

1993-002 Vancouver written report

Observer(s):

Brambling Fringilla montifringilla

private yard14/09/1994 4/09/1994 accepted1994-016 Valemont written report

Observer(s): Judy Warne

Graham Island, Haida Gwaii120/11/1995 20/11/1995 not accepted; identificationnot established


Observer(s):

private yard110/12/1996 departure date unknown;wintering bird?

10/12/1996 accepted1996-020 Masset written report

Observer(s): Peter Hamel, Oakley Dyer, Margo Hearne, Betsy Williams

private yard11/12/2012 arrival date approximate5/02/2013 accepted2015-005 Gibsons photo & written report

Observer(s): Peter Feichner, John Hodges, Kai Bosch, Penny Hall, Rand Rudland, et al.

private yard13/12/1998 28/12/1998 accepted2016-018 Prince George photo & written report

Observer(s): Mark Phinney, et al.


private yard12/12/2012 4/04/2013 accepted2017-016 Revelstoke photo & written report

Observer(s): Darlene Cancelliere, et al.

Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica

private yard127/05/2009 subspecies unknown,possible hatch year male


2013-016 Francois Lake photo

Observer(s):

Victoria Golf Course19/11/2015 Believed to be C. s.kawarahiba; firstconfirmed BC record


Observer(s): Geoffrey Newell

Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria

Jericho Park16/09/1993 C. p. psaltria6/09/1993 accepted1993-015 Vancouver written report

Observer(s): Michael Price

private yard11/05/2011 4/05/2011 accepted2015-010 Shirley photo & written report

Observer(s): Cathy Carlson, Jeremy Gatten, Jeremy Kimm, Keith Taylor, et al.

private yard 126/04/2014 26/04/2014 accepted2015-011 Shirley photo & written report

Observer(s): Ian Cruickshank, Cathy Carlson, Daniel Donnecke, Ted Carlson, Pierre Geoffray

private yard111/05/1999 16/05/1999 accepted2016-019 Princeton photo & written report

Observer(s): Tom Henderson, Linda Henderson, Kim Herzig, Jerry Herzig

private yards118/12/2016 seen by out-of-townbirders on final date

29/01/2017 accepted2017-048 Merritt photo & written report

Observer(s): Vic Newton, Liis Jeffries, Jennifer Newton, Susan Newton, Murphy Shewchuck, et al.


Observer(s): Edward Lahaie, et al.


private yard126/04/2016 26/04/2016 accepted2017-071 Princeton written report

Observer(s): Edward Lahaie, et al.


Observer(s): Edward Lahaie, Cathy Lahie, Sue Elwell

Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus

Edgewood17/06/2009 7/06/2009 accepted2015-008 Edgewood photo & written report


Cattle Point124/10/2013 25/10/2013 accepted2015-014 Oak Bay photo & written report

Observer(s): Aziza Cooper, et al.

McKay’s Bunting Plectrophenax hyperboreus

Roberts Creek Jetty124/11/2015 24/11/2015 not accepted; identificationnot established

2016-009 Roberts Creek photos, written report

Observer(s):

Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica

Skonun Point, Haida Gwaii130/08/1994 30/08/1994 not accepted; identificationnot established


Observer(s):

Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla

mouth of Furry Creek130/10/2015 some details included inebird submission; first confirmed BC record

30/10/2015 accepted2016-034 Oliver’s Landing photo & written report

Observer(s): Ken Wright

Esquimalt Lagoon120/11/2016 21/11/2016 accepted2017-014 Esquimalt photo & written report

Observer(s): Ellen Stepniewski, Andy Stepniewski, et al.


Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata

Somenos Lake118/06/1992 19/06/1996 accepted1992-007 Duncan written report

Observer(s): Derrick Marven, Hank Vanderpol, David Allinson

Commonage Road13/07/1994 3/07/1994 accepted1994-008 Vernon written report

Observer(s): Phil Gehlen, Mary Collins

private yard 127/05/1994 4/06/1994 accepted1994-012 Maple Ridge photo & written report

Observer(s): Amy Newman, Greg Vaughan, Jo Ann MacKenzie, Wayne Weber, m.obs.

Sandy Hook, Sunshine Coast17/08/2016 9/08/2016 accepted2017-002 Sechelt photo & written report

Observer(s): Cathy McLellan, John Hodges, Tony Greenfield, Daniele Mitchell, et al.

Whiffen Spit Regional Park129/09/2015 27/10/2015 accepted2017-031 Sooke photo & written report

Observer(s): Kim Beardmore

Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys

1 km N of Nelway border crossing127/05/1995 27/05/1995 accepted1995-002 Nelway written report

Observer(s): Douglas Cooper, Paul van Wijk

Cecil Green Park, UBC111/10/2009 11/10/2009 accepted2015-036 Vancouver photo & written report

Observer(s): Peter Candido, et al.

Botanical Beach15/09/2016 immature5/09/2016 accepted2017-047 Port Renfrew photo & written report

Observer(s): Thomas Barbin

Sagebrush Sparrow Artemisiospiza nevadensis

Grey Canal Road12/03/1996 formerly Sage Sparrow2/03/1996 accepted1996-002 Vernon written report



Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus

Queen Elizabeth Park121/05/1993 singing male22/05/1993 accepted1993-024 Vancouver written report

Observer(s): Gerry Ansell, et al.

Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna

Duncan13/05/1992 3/05/1992 not accepted; identificationnot established

1992-006 Duncan written report

Observer(s):

Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius

Stubbs Island111/10/2013 first confirmed BCrecord

12/10/2013 accepted2014-019 Tofino photo


Scarlett Point Lighthouse, BalaklavaIsland


Observer(s): Ivan Dubinsky, Ann Nightingale

Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus

private yard 16/05/1996 7/05/1996 accepted1996-001 Saanich photo & written report

Observer(s): Robert Wallis, Audrey Wallis, Bryan Gates, Barbara Begg

private yard119/11/1997 11/01/1998 accepted1997-010 Terrace photo & written report

Observer(s): Cheryl Thomas, Garnett Thomas, D.V. George

private yard15/05/2015 6/05/2015 accepted2015-035 Chilliwack photo & written report

Observer(s): anonymous


Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus

Whistler13/04/1992 3/04/1992 not accepted; identificationnot established

1992-018 Whistler written report

Observer(s):

Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus

Okanagan Landing Road15/12/1993 26/02/1994 accepted1993-023 Vernon photo & written report

Observer(s): Chris Siddle, Gary Davidson, Mary Collins, Phil Gehlen, m.obs.

Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera


24/06/2018 accepted2018-023 Quesnel photo & written report

Observer(s): Dwaine Laxdal

Lucy’s Warbler Oreothlypis luciae

Welsh Road Orchard, College Trails15/05/2016 first confirmed BCrecord

5/05/2016 accepted2016-028 Castlegar photo, video & writtenreport


along Brandt’s Creek, Sunset DrivePark

125/09/2016 relocated 12-19November 2016 at thesame location

25/09/2016 accepted2016-036 Kelowna photo & written report

Observer(s): Michelle Lamberson; m.obs.

Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina

private yard14/10/2015 31/10/2015 acceptedaccepted2017-018 Revelstoke photo & written report



Cerulean Warbler Setophaga cerulea

roadside rest stop, highway 5126/06/2017 26/06/2017 not accepted; identificationnot established

2017-013 Barriere written report

Observer(s):

Northern Parula Setophaga americana

private yard19/11/1996 14/11/1996 accepted1996-009 Port Alberni written report

Observer(s): Sandy McRuer, Derrick Marven, et al.

Edgewood15/06/2009 5/06/2009 accepted2015-007 Edgewood photo & written report


Jericho Park121/06/2016 singing21/06/2016 accepted2017-045 Vancouver photo & written report

Observer(s): Jaryd Turner

Rail Trail, southeast end of SummitLake, near Nakusp


Observer(s): Gary Davidson, Catherine McLean, Julia Flesacker, Erin McLeod

Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca

near Steamboat Creek, 60 km W ofFort Nelson


Observer(s): Prue Spitman

Vernon129/08/1995 29/08/1995 accepted1995-006 Vernon written report


Beacon Hill Park11/11/2014 4/11/2014 accepted2015-013 Victoria photo & written report

Observer(s): Ian Cruickshank, et al.



Observer(s): Darlene Cancelliere, Darryl Cancelliere

Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica

Gospel Rock112/06/2014 12/06/2014 accepted2015-001 Gibsons photo & written report

Observer(s): John Hodges, Marcia Mason, Rand Rudland, Arnold Skei, Kai Bosch

Triangle Island, Scott Islands15/07/2001 5/07/2001 accepted2015-034 written report

Observer(s): Chris Chutter

Twin Rivers Park117/09/2015 17/09/2015 accepted2016-010 Castlegar photo & written report


Puntchesakut Lake319/08/1998 adult female feeding 2fledglings

19/08/1998 accepted2016-023 Quesnel written report

Observer(s): Gary Davidson, Marie Davidson

Terra Nova Rural Park111/06/2017 11/06/2017 accepted2017-064 Richmond photo & written report

Observer(s): Hugh Griffith, Margaret Butschler, Steffany Walker, et al.

Jericho Park122/06/2018 22/06/2018 accepted2018-036 Vancouver photo & written report

Observer(s): Cole Gaerber

Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens

private yards112/12/1993 window strike on finaldate; Cowan VertebrateMuseum #15172

16/01/1994 accepted1993-025 Nakusp photo & written report

Observer(s): Lucille Wells, Gary Davidson, m.obs.

UBC Endowment Lands120/04/1994 20/04/1994 accepted1994-005 Vancouver written report

Observer(s): Karen Wiebe




kilometre 12, Camp McKinney Road16/06/2015 6/06/2015 not accepted; identificationnot established

2017-052 Oliver audio & written report

Observer(s):

Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus


2/12/2005 accepted2014-005 Lillooet video

Observer(s): Ian Routley

Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica

private yard126/05/2012 white-lored type26/05/2012 accepted2014-021 Revelstoke photo

Observer(s): Harry van Oort

Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor

Tofino128/09/2009 3/10/2009 accepted2015-024 Tofino photo


Hermit Warbler Setophaga occidentalis

Mount Douglas Park128/04/1992 29/04/1992 accepted1992-005 Saanich written report

Observer(s): Bryan Gates, Hank Vanderpol, Mike McGrenere, et al.

Cypress Mountain Picnic Ground17/05/2017 7/05/2017 accepted2017-055 West Vancouver photo & written report

Observer(s): Don Kitteringham

Mount Washington Ski Hill Road111/06/2018 17/07/2018 accepted2018-039 photo, video & writtenreport

Observer(s): Lori Smith, et al.


Hermit x Townsend’s Warbler Setophaga townsendi.occidentalis

Alberni Valley118/05/1994 originally identified as aHermit Warbler, but re-identified as a hybridHEWA x TOWA


1994-007 audio & written report

Observer(s):

Summer Tanager Piranga rubra

private yard123/11/2011 10/01/2012 accepted2013-004 Parksville photo

Observer(s): Guy Monty, et al.

Blue River17/05/2009 low resolution photo7/05/2009 deferred2013-011 Blue River photo

Observer(s): Michelle Humphrey


2017-006 Kelowna written report

Observer(s):

private yard and vicinity19/12/2017 20/04/2018 accepted2018-032 Vancouver photo & written report

Observer(s): Wendy Kahle, et al.

Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea


2016-016 Grand Forks written report

Observer(s):

Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis

private yard17/11/2017 27/02/2018 accepted2017-051 Cranbrook photo & written report

Observer(s): Katrin Powell, Greg Ross, Bob Whetham, Gretchen Whetham, et al.


private yard118/08/2017 first confirmed BCrecord, believed to bethe same bird seen in Cranbrook (BCBRC2017-051)

18/08/2017 accepted2018-018 Kimberly photo & written report

Observer(s): Kathleen Paterson, Jack Paterson

Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea

Rocky Point Bird Observatory125/08/2015 first confirmed BCrecord

25/08/2015 accepted2016-027 Metchosin photo, video & writtenreport

Observer(s): Ann Nightingale

Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea

Premier Street Landfill113/06/1993 13/06/1993 accepted1993-011 North Vancouver written report

Observer(s): John Luce, Mary Peete-Leslie, Jo Ann MacKenzie, et al.

Lochside Trail, Martindale Road12/08/1998 3/08/1998 accepted2016-022 Saanich written report

Observer(s): Barbara Begg, et al.

Pemberton Meadows Road15/07/2016 5/07/2016 accepted2017-003 Pemberton photo & written report

Observer(s): Seth Stere, Toby Theriault, Joanna Streetly, et al.

private yard121/12/2015 25/12/2015 accepted2017-056 Port Coquitlam photo & written report

Observer(s): John Findlay, Melissa Hafting, Peter Candido, Mike Tabak et al.

private yard122/03/2017 definitive prealternatemoult

19/04/2017 accepted2017-057 Port Alberni photo & written report

Observer(s): Sandy McRuer, Penny Hall

Painted Bunting Passerina ciris

private yard121/03/2006 4/04/2006 accepted2017-037 Brentwood Bay photo & written report

Observer(s): Jeremy Gatten, m.obs.


Dickcissel Spiza americana

Old Hedley Road, 11 km E ofPrinceton

120/05/1994 20/05/1994 accepted1994-006 Princeton written report

Observer(s): Kim Herzig

Swanwick Road12/10/2013 2/10/2013 accepted2015-016 Metchosin audio, photo & writtenreport

Observer(s): Ian Cruickshank


Observer(s): Darlene Cancelliere

Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus

private yard131/07/2013 feral “Red Bishop” type;dates approximate


2015-039 Nanoose Bay photo & written report

Observer(s):

Documents

British Columbia Bird Records Committee Review Results … · 2019. 2. 18. · Emperor Goose Anser canagicus 4/12/1994 1 Centennial Park taken to rehab after powerline collision 1994-023