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 12 submissions involving 12 species were reviewed through written submissions for Round 31.

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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November 2021 to April 2022

Tricolored Heron (12 July 2021 – Koksilah River, Cowichan Bay)
BCBRC #2021–11 Ken Thorne, Len Van Driel

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Acorn Woodpecker (10 – 16 June 2021– Bralorne)
BCBRC #2021–12 Daryl Thompson

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White-faced Ibis (02 – 04 May 2021 – Khutze Inlet – K’ootz/Khutze
Conservancy, Central Coast)
BCBRC #2021–14 Carol and Doug Stewart

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Redwing (10 February – 20 March 2021 – Elk Lake, Saanich)
BCBRC #2021–15 Jody Wells

Sample eBird photos here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S80820061

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Ferruginous Hawk (25 July 2020 – Kelowna)
BCBRC #2021–17 Nick Swan

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Gray-tailed Tattler (23 – 26 June 2020 – Minette Bay, Kitimat)
BCBRC #2021–18 Joachim Bertrands, Christian Kelly

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Common Pochard (08 – 27 November 2020 – Summit Park, Victoria)
BCBRC #2021–19 Jody Wells.
First observer, Les Peterson.

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Bell’s Vireo (06 – 21 September 2020 – Island View Regional Park, Saanich)
BCBRC #2021–20 Aziza Cooper

Lesser Goldfinch (19 – 23 December 2020 – Kelowna)
BCBRC #2021–21 Jesse Hannebauer, Nathan Early

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Wood Sandpiper (July 5 to 9, 2021; Panama Flats, Saanich)
BCBRC #2021–22 Geoffrey Newell