At 11:40 am on Aug 21-2026, John Forde et al. found and photographed a juvenile Short-tailed Albatross on a pelagic with The Whale Centre off Tofino .
Map to location HERE
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At 11:40 am on Aug 21-2026, John Forde et al. found and photographed a juvenile Short-tailed Albatross on a pelagic with The Whale Centre off Tofino .
Map to location HERE
At 8:49 am on August 19-2026, Émile Brisson-Curadeau found a Northern Parula in Port Hardy.
Map to location HERE
Photo to come.
This is the 30th record for BC.
At 10:24 am on August 15-2026, Kiah Jaspaer viewed an Elegant Tern flying east and then west past Rocky Point Bird Observatory in Metchosin. This location is not open to the public and restricted access only.
On August 15-2026, Greg Foxman found 9 Elegant Terns on the rocks at Whiffin Spit in Sooke.
Map to location HERE
On August 13, 2026, Freddie Lohnes photographed an Acorn Woodpecker that flew over Point Holmes in Comox.
Map to location HERE
This is the 18th record for BC.