Note: Rare bird reports and submissions, along with documentation and with photographs where available, are circulated to all committee members for written response in advance. During the subsequent conference call, and after all written responses have been circulated, each submission is discussed in detail. Recommendations to accept, or not accept, are made by consensus.

A total of 10 submissions involving 9 species were reviewed through written submissions for Round 29.

Reflecting the evolution of rare bird reporting and the now wide-spread use of digital photography by birders, newer submissions are frequently supported by photographs. However, the committee strongly encourages observers to continue to make careful field notes to support all submissions. These field notes often prove extremely important to the committee’s decision making even when apparently “good” photographs are provided. To support the taking of field notes see the guide linked here:  A Guide for Taking Field Notes.

A full account of all the decisions made by the committee, including records not accepted, will be published in an upcoming issue of our journal British Columbia Birds.

The following species were accepted to the Main Provincial List

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January to November 2021

Indigo Bunting (21 July 2020 – Darfield, Cariboo)
BCBRC #2021–01 Jacob Bailey

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White-faced Ibis (11 May 2020 – Duck Lake, Creston)
BCBRC #2021–02 Paul Foth

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Ferruginous Hawk (7–17 September 2020 – Creston)
BCBRC #2021–03 Paul Foth

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Chestnut-sided Warbler (15 October 2020 – Kelowna)
BCBRC #2021–04 Michael Force

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Red-legged Kittiwake (27 September 2020 – Deep Bay, Vancouver Island)
BCBRC #2021–05 Mark Wynja

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Red-backed Shrike (29 October 2020 – Powell River)
BCBRC #2021–08 Iwan Van Ween

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Indigo Bunting (30 July – 8 August 2020 – Revelstoke)
BCBRC #2021–09 Darlene Cancelliere

Photos here:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S71961321

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Prairie Warbler (30 October – 26 November 2020 – Vernon)
BCBRC #2021–10 Glen Goerzen

Rounds 31 and 32 are set to be reviewed in the next few weeks. Accepted records for those 2021 rounds should be posted in January 2022.