The VNHS maintains a rare bird hotline (250) 592-3381 to
report rare or interesting sightings of birds within the Greater Victoria
region. Please submit your photos to rba@vicnhs.bc.ca.
To summon birders to confirm the sighting of a rare bird, please call
Barbara Begg at 656-5296, Ed Pellizzon at 216-2789, Rick Schortinghuis
at 652-3326, or Ann Nightingale at 514-6450.
If you have seen a rare or unusual bird in the Victoria Checklist area,
or a bird outside of its normal date range, please submit a report online
or by using this printable form.
Go directly to the latest Rare Bird Alert Transcript at birding.bc.ca
, a website managed by VNHS member Kevin Slagboom.
Rare and Uncommon Birds - 2006:
Rock Wren
Several sightings between October 17, 2006 and March, 2007
Island View Beach
Photo copyright Stu Clarke, 2007
Brown Pelican
December 2006
Several sightings along the Victoria waterfront
Photo by Dave Lynn
Gray-crowned Rosy Finch
Nov. 30 -
KOA Campground, Malahat
Photo by John Erickson
Pine Grosbeaks (4 or 5)
December 4-
South end of Blenkinsop Lake, near Don Mann Excavating
Photos by Ted Ardley
Video by Ed Pellizzon
Short-eared Owl
November 15, 2006
Somenos Marsh
Video by Cory Melchior
Snowy Owl
November 14, 2006
Race Rocks
Photo by Pam Birley (Via the Race Rocks webcam at www.racerocks.com)
Click on the Black Oystercatcher to go directly to the latest Rare
Bird Alert Transcript at birding.bc.ca
, a website managed by VNHS member Kevin Slagboom.
