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British Columbia Field Ornithologists

BRC Rounds 18, 19, 20, and 21 Accepted Records – November/December 2017

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 42 submissions involving 32 species were reviewed through written submissions for Rounds 18, 19, 20, and 21.

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.

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

Round 18 November/December 2017

Black-throated Sparrow (29 Sept.-27 Oct. 2015 – Sooke)
BCBRC #2017–031 Kim Beardmore

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Photo: Kim Beardmore

 

Black Phoebe (25-28 July 2017 – Richmond)
BCBRC #2017–032 Doug Martin

BLPH_Martin

Photo: Doug Martin

Little Gull (3 May 2013 – Active Pass)
BCBRC #2017–035 Geoffrey Newell
Written report

 

Red-necked Stint (22-26 July 2016 – Boundary Bay, Delta)
BCBRC #2017–036 Kevin Louth
(submitted by Melissa Hafting)

Red-necked Stint_Povalyaev

Photo: Ilya Povalyaev

 

Painted Bunting (21 March – 4 April 2006 – Brentwood Bay)
BCBRC #2017–037 Jeremy Gatten

PABU_Mike Yip

Photo: Mike Yip

 

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (4-14 June 2016 – Progress)
BCBRC #2017–038 Jack Carrigan

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Photo: Jack Carrigan

 

Ruby-throated Hummingbird (4-7 August 2017 – Trail)
BCBRC #2017–039 Jennifer Bergen
Submitted by Don Young

RTHU_Charlesworth

Photo: Chris Charlesworth

 

Ruff (29 August to 3 Sept. 2016 – Boundary Bay, Delta)
BCBRC #2017–040 Roger Foxall
Submitted by Melissa Hafting

Ruff_Hafting

Photo: Melissa Hafting

 

Round 19 – November/December 2017

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (16 October 2015 – Boundary Bay, Delta)
BCBRC #2017–041 Kevin Louth
Submitted by Peter Candido

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Photo: Peter Candido

 

Costa’s Hummingbird (15-21 April 2015 – Brackendale)
BCBRC #2017–042 Ben Hawkins

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Photo: Ben Hawkins

 

 

Lesser Black-backed Gull (19 October – 17 November, 2016 – Kalamalka Lake, Vernon area)
BCBRC #2017–044 Chris Siddle

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Photo: Chris Siddle

 

Northern Parula (21 June 2016 – Jericho Beach, Vancouver)
BCBRC #2017–045 Jaryd Turner

NOPA_Turner

Photo: Jaryd Turner

 

Lesser Black-backed Gull (7 July 2015 – Salmon Arm)
BCBRC #2017–046 Reba Dupilka, Allan Dupilka

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Photo: Reba and Allan Dupilka


Lark Bunting (5 September 2016 – Botanical Beach, Port Renfrew)

BCBRC #2017–047 Thomas Barbin

LARB_Barbin

Photo: Thomas Barbin


Lesser Goldfinch (18 December 2016 – 3 January 2017 – Merritt)

BCBRC #2017–048 Vic Newton, Liis Jeffries, Jennifer Newton, Susan Newton, Murphy Shewchuk, m.ob.
Submitted by Alan Burger

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Photo: Alan Burger

 

California Scrub-Jay (1 November 2016 – Maple Ridge)
BCBRC #2017–049 Anne Hamilton

CASJ_Hamilton

Photo: Anne Hamilton

 

California Scrub-Jay (28 October 2016 – 19 April 2017 – Copley St and Grandview Highway, East Vancouver)
BCBRC #2017–050 Mike Willis

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Photo: Mike Willis

 

 

Round 20 – November/December 2017

 

Northern Cardinal (07 November 2017, continuing as of 06 January 2018 – Cranbrook)
BCBRC #2017–051 Katrin Powell, Greg Ross

First Provincial Record

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Photo: Katrin Powell

 

Burrowing Owl (22-26 November 2015 – Richmond)
BCBRC #2017–053 Masaaki Kawabata
Submitted by Ben Keen.

 

Dickcissel (05 May 2017 – Revelstoke)
BCBRC #2017–054 Darlene Cancelliere

DICK_Cancelliere

Photo: Darlene Cancelliere

 

Hermit Warbler (07 May 2017 – Cypress Mountain)
BCBRC #2017–055 Don Kitteringham

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Photo: Don Kitteringham

 

Indigo Bunting (21-25 December 2015 – Port Coquitlam)
BCBRC #2017–056 John Findlay
Submitted by Melissa Hafting.

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Photo: Hilary Maguire

 

Indigo Bunting (22 March to 19 April 2017 – Port Alberni)
BCBRC #2017–057 Sandy McRuer
Submitted by Penny Hall.

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Photo: Penny Hall

 

Tufted Duck (14-19 March 2017 – Vancouver)
BCBRC #2017–058 Daphne Lang

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Photo: Brian Stetch

 

Tufted Duck (06 April 2017 – Squamish)
BCBRC #2017–059 Chris Dale

Video (Chris Dale) at: https://youtu.be/7BQKL3v9q_A

 

Round 21 November/December 2017

Curlew Sandpiper (10 and 17 September 2017 – Delta)
BCBRC #2017–61 Anne Murray, Mary Taitt, Julian Sykes

California Scrub-Jay (29-30 September 2017 – Vancouver)
BCBRC #2017–63  Talia Garber

CASJ_Garber (1)

Photo: Talia Garber

 

Chestnut-sided Warbler (11 June 2017 – Vancouver)
BCBRC #2017–64 Hugh Griffith

CSWA_Gaerber

Photo: Cole Gaerber

 

Acorn Woodpecker (17 June – 26 August 2017 – Victoria)
BCBRC #2017–65 Ted Ardley

ACWO_Ardley

Photo: Ted Ardley

 

Loggerhead Shrike (25 April 2017 – Hope)
BCBRC #2017–66 Guy Monty

LOSH_Monty

Photo: Guy Monty

 

Red-headed Woodpecker (10 September 2017 – Revelstoke)
BCBRC #2017–67 Don Manson, Dusty Veideman, Darlene Cancelliere

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Photo: Darlene Cancelliere

 

White-winged Dove (12-15 September 2017 – Maple Ridge)
BCBRC #2017–68 Sharon Talson

WWDO_Talson

Photo: Sharon Talson

 

White-winged Dove (10-17 September 2017 – Richmond)
BCBRC #2017–69 Steffany Walker

WWDO_Candido

Photo: Peter Candido

 

Lesser Goldfinch (02-03 June 2014 – Princeton)
BCBRC #2017–70 Ed Lahaie

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Photo: Ed Lahaie

 

Lesser Goldfinch (26 April 2016 – Princeton)
BCBRC #2017–71 Ed Lahaie
Written report

 

Lesser Goldfinch (02-05 May 2017 – Princeton)
BCBRC #2017–72 Ed Lahaie

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Photo: Cathy Lahaie

End of Accepted Records Rounds 18, 19, 20, and 21