Post by goshawk on Dec 28, 2022 15:16:08 GMT -8
So many great BC birds to see this year, and so few EV charging stations in distant places to chase them all.
Below is a snapshot of what I believe to be the most interesting birds to show up in our province, or in our provincial waters in 2022.
You may choose another bird not mentioned on this list if you wish that, for you, was "THE" BC bird of the year.
The long-anticipated and lonesome Victoria Black-capped Chickadee could be just that type of outlier that would make other BC birders utterly bewildered with your vote, and that's ok.
Red-shouldered Hawk - Jan-Feb - Agassiz - 1st BC photo documentation
Blue Grosbeak - Jan-Apr - Tofino - 2nd confirmed BC record
Nazca Booby - Feb & July - Victoria area - 3rd confirmed BC record
Whooper Swan - Mar & Nov - Vancouver & Courtenay - 1st/2nd confirmed BC records
Scarlet Tanager - June & Nov - Vancouver & Kaslo - 4th/5th BC records
Sedge Wren - July - Fort St-John - 1st confirmed BC breeding record
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - July - Lardeau
Yellow Wagtail - Aug - Sechelt - 5th BC record
Hawaiian Petrel - Sept - Off Vancouver Island - 6th BC record
Bell's Vireo - Nov - Victoris - 2nd BC record
Prairie Warbler - Nov - Victoria - 6th BC record
Prothonotary Warbler - Dec - Vancouver - 1st winter record in Canada
Honorable mention:
Black-throated Blue Warbler - FSJ
Curlew Sandpiper - Vanc
Snowy Egret - N.Cowichan
Brown Booby - Off of VI
So, please do vote by one manner only if possible, and that is by sending me an email at g o s h a w k 6 7 a t s h a w d o t c a
I do enjoy hearing the reasoning behind your vote, and some really go to town on that explanation. Deep thinkers are welcome.
Kevin Neill
Victoria, BC
