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 are made by consensus.

A total of 12 submissions involving 10 species were discussed by the BRC during its February 2015 conference call.

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:

 

CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER (GOSPEL ROCK, GIBSONS – 12 JUNE 2104
BCBRC#2015–001 John Hodges

 

 

WHITE-EYED VIREO (KOKANEE CREEK P.P., REDFISH CAMPGROUND, 1 – 6 DECEMBER 2014)
First Provincial Record
BCBRC#2015–002 Gary Davidson, Paul Prappas, Carolee Colter

 

 

 

WHITE-WINGED DOVE – (RICHMOND, Date unknown 2001 or 2002)
BCBRC#2015–003 Janice Moat, Alan Moat

 

COSTA’S HUMMINGBIRD – (GIBSONS, multiple date spring through fall 2012 – 2014)
BCBRC#2015–004 Barry Janyk

 

 

BRAMBLING – (GIBSONS, First seen December 2012, date unknown; last seen February 5, 2013 )
BCBRC#2015–005 Peter Feichner

 

 

LESSER NIGHTHAWK – (WHIFFEN SPIT, SOOKE, 28 May 2011 )
BCBRC#2015–006 Jeremy Gatten

 

 

NORTHERN PARULA – (EDGEWOOD, 05 June 2009)
BCBRC#2015–007 Jeremy Gatten

 

 

CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR – (BURTON CREEK, 07 June 2009)
BCBRC#2015–08 Jeremy Gatten

 

WHITE-WINGED DOVE – (SHIRLEY, 20 September 2014)
BCBRC#2015–09 Cathy Carlson

 

 

LESSER GOLDFINCH – (SHIRLEY, 01 – 04 May 2011)
BCBRC#2015–10 Cathy Carlson

 

LESSER GOLDFINCH – (SHIRLEY, 26 April 2014 – one day only)
BCBRC#2015–11 Cathy Carlson