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Native and Naturalized (229)

  1. Last observed by Dale Whitmee on 24 Apr 2024
  2. Last observed by Dale Whitmee on 24 Apr 2024
  3. Last observed by Midisland Birder on 14 Apr 2019
  4. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 25 Oct 2023
  5. Last observed by Warren Cronan on 10 Apr 2024
  6. Last observed by Ian Cruickshank on 2 Aug 2011
  7. Last observed by Sean Casey on 5 Apr 2024
  8. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 25 Oct 2023
  9. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 25 Mar 2024
  10. Last observed by Curtis Rispin on 18 May 2023
  11. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 23 Sep 2004
  12. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 26 Mar 2024
  13. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 26 Mar 2024
  14. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 26 Mar 2024
  15. Last observed by Warren Cronan on 10 Apr 2024
  16. Last observed by Warren Cronan on 10 Apr 2024
  17. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 13 Dec 2006
  18. Last observed by Warren Cronan on 10 Apr 2024
  19. Last observed by Dale Whitmee on 24 Apr 2024
  20. Last observed by Bryan Vroom on 17 Nov 2018
  21. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 18 Jan 2024
  22. Last observed by Curtis Rispin on 12 Oct 2023
  23. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 18 Jan 2024
  24. Last observed by Rory Brown on 17 Dec 2023
  25. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 18 Jan 2024
  26. Last observed by Blair Dudeck on 27 Oct 2021
  27. Last observed by franci Holtslander on 31 Oct 2022
  28. Last observed by Taylor Brown on 1 Jan 2017
  29. Last observed by Dale Whitmee on 24 Apr 2024
  30. Last observed by Dana Gullison on 15 Apr 2024
  31. Last observed by Alexandra Goguen on 17 Mar 2024
  32. Last observed by Bryan Vroom on 31 Mar 2024
  33. Last observed by Dale Whitmee on 24 Apr 2024
  34. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 30 Mar 2024
  35. Last observed by Leonel Richard on 7 Nov 2019
  36. Last observed by Blair Dudeck on 29 Apr 2023
  37. Last observed by Derek Isbister on 4 Nov 2022
  38. Last observed by Joe Cash on 16 Mar 2024
  39. Last observed by Bryan Vroom on 3 Mar 2024
  40. Last observed by Pete Boon on 7 Nov 2023
  41. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 17 Apr 1999
  42. Last observed by Ken Langelier on 23 Jan 2017
  43. Last observed by Blair Dudeck on 17 Oct 2021
  44. Last observed by Pete Boon on 7 Nov 2023
  45. Last observed by Dana Gullison on 15 Apr 2024
  46. Last observed by Pete Boon on 28 Sep 2021
  47. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 1 Aug 2023
  48. Last observed by Marc Sole on 18 Sep 2021
  49. Last observed by Donna Ferguson on 28 Jun 2023
  50. Last observed by Curtis Rispin on 9 Apr 2024
  51. Last observed by Dana Gullison on 15 Apr 2024
  52. Last observed by Blair Dudeck on 10 Nov 2021
  53. Last observed by Curtis Rispin on 4 Jan 2023
  54. Last observed by Warren Cronan on 27 Sep 2023
  55. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 16 May 2001
  56. Last observed by Robyn Byrne on 30 Mar 2024
  57. Last observed by Blair Dudeck on 12 Aug 2023
  58. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 1 Jun 1999
  59. Last observed by Mark Wynja on 27 Oct 2023
  60. Last observed by Dale Whitmee on 24 Apr 2024
  61. Last observed by Curtis Rispin on 18 Aug 2022
  62. Last observed by Blair Dudeck on 19 Sep 2021
  63. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 14 Sep 2019
  64. Last observed by franci Holtslander on 18 Sep 2023
  65. Last observed by Curtis Rispin on 3 Nov 2023
  66. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 18 Jan 2024
  67. Last observed by Mark Wynja on 16 Jun 2019
  68. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 6 Jan 2006
  69. Last observed by Braden Judson on 18 Jul 2018
  70. Last observed by franci Holtslander on 7 Oct 2023
  71. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 16 Jul 1999
  72. Last observed by franci Holtslander on 18 Sep 2023
  73. Last observed by Dale Whitmee on 24 Apr 2024
  74. Last observed by Sean Casey on 14 Jan 2023
  75. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 22 Jan 1999
  76. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 4 Sep 2000
  77. Last observed by Blair Dudeck on 22 Sep 2021
  78. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 5 Sep 2000
  79. Last observed by Nick Smith on 17 Aug 2014
  80. Last observed by Dale Whitmee on 24 Apr 2024
  81. Last observed by Bryan Vroom on 2 Aug 2020
  82. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 1 Aug 2004
  83. Last observed by Dale Whitmee on 24 Apr 2024
  84. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 3 Sep 2023
  85. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 25 Oct 2023
  86. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 23 Jul 2023
  87. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 28 Sep 1999
  88. Last observed by John Bargman on 28 Mar 2015
  89. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 2 Jan 2000
  90. Last observed by John Bargman on 28 Mar 2015
  91. Last observed by Garrett Beisel on 30 Oct 2021
  92. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 26 Dec 1998
  93. Last observed by Dana Gullison on 13 Nov 2022
  94. Last observed by Sean Casey on 5 Apr 2024
  95. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 30 Mar 2024
  96. Last observed by Wayne Weber on 11 Feb 2021
  97. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 30 Jan 2024
  98. Last observed by Pete Boon on 17 Feb 2023
  99. Last observed by Sean Casey on 5 Apr 2024
  100. Last observed by Dana Gullison on 15 Apr 2024
  101. Last observed by Pete Boon on 19 Feb 2017
  102. Last observed by Sean Casey on 5 Apr 2024
  103. Last observed by Mark Ring on 22 Jun 2023
  104. Last observed by David Baird on 12 Oct 2017
  105. Last observed by William O'Shea on 8 Nov 2020
  106. Last observed by Blair Dudeck on 16 Feb 2024
  107. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 28 Dec 2004
  108. Last observed by Justyn Foth on 12 Sep 2023
  109. Last observed by greg robertson on 3 Oct 2023
  110. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 30 Mar 2024
  111. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 22 Jan 1999
  112. Last observed by john cooper on 31 Oct 2006
  113. Last observed by Russell Cannings on 27 Sep 2013
  114. Last observed by Dale Whitmee on 24 Apr 2024
  115. Last observed by franci Holtslander on 16 Apr 2024
  116. Last observed by Tom Pawloski on 20 Oct 2023
  117. Last observed by Cathy Carlson on 5 Jan 2020
  118. Last observed by Dale Whitmee on 24 Apr 2024
  119. Last observed by Alexandra Goguen on 23 Mar 2024
  120. Last observed by Curtis Rispin on 9 Apr 2024
  121. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 17 Nov 2005
  122. Last observed by Dale Whitmee on 24 Apr 2024
  123. Last observed by Dana Gullison on 15 Apr 2024
  124. Last observed by Garrett Beisel on 30 Oct 2021
  125. Last observed by Graham Ford on 12 Feb 2006
  126. Last observed by Enid Angelstad on 29 Dec 2013
  127. Last observed by Miles Tindal on 7 Apr 2019
  128. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 18 Apr 2023
  129. Last observed by Warren Cronan on 2 Feb 2024
  130. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 2 Jan 2000
  131. Last observed by Dana Gullison on 15 Apr 2024
  132. Last observed by Curtis Rispin on 9 Apr 2024
  133. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 25 Mar 2024
  134. Last observed by Sean Casey on 14 Jan 2024
  135. Last observed by Warren Cronan on 22 Mar 2024
  136. Last observed by Dana Gullison on 15 Apr 2024
  137. Last observed by Blair Dudeck on 26 Dec 2023
  138. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 19 Mar 2024
  139. Last observed by Warren Cronan on 9 Jan 2024
  140. Last observed by joyce lee on 17 Jun 2020
  141. Last observed by Blair Dudeck on 15 Jun 2017
  142. Last observed by Pete Boon on 6 Sep 2023
  143. Last observed by Curtis Rispin on 7 Jun 2022
  144. Last observed by Graham Gillespie on 7 Jul 2023
  145. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 14 Apr 2007
  146. Last observed by Braden Judson on 15 Jun 2021
  147. Last observed by Jeff Gaskin on 3 Feb 2024
  148. Last observed by joyce lee on 18 May 2021
  149. Last observed by Curtis Rispin on 25 May 2022
  150. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 19 Jul 2001
  151. Last observed by Sean Casey on 5 Apr 2024
  152. Last observed by Curtis Rispin on 9 Apr 2024
  153. Last observed by Dale Whitmee on 24 Apr 2024
  154. Last observed by Dale Whitmee on 24 Apr 2024
  155. Last observed by Dana Gullison on 15 Apr 2024
  156. Last observed by Mark Wynja on 8 Oct 2023
  157. Last observed by David Baird on 3 Sep 2019
  158. Last observed by Dale Whitmee on 24 Apr 2024
  159. Last observed by Dale Whitmee on 24 Apr 2024
  160. Last observed by Curtis Rispin on 29 Jun 2023
  161. Last observed by Dana Gullison on 15 Apr 2024
  162. Last observed by Dale Whitmee on 24 Apr 2024
  163. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 29 Aug 2023
  164. Last observed by Bryan Vroom on 31 Mar 2024
  165. Last observed by Curtis Rispin on 9 Apr 2024
  166. Last observed by Bryan Vroom on 3 Mar 2024
  167. Last observed by Curtis Rispin on 12 Oct 2023
  168. Last observed by David Marriott on 11 Jul 2023
  169. Last observed by Curtis Rispin on 7 Jun 2022
  170. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 26 Mar 2024
  171. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 18 Jan 2024
  172. Last observed by franci Holtslander on 16 Apr 2024
  173. Last observed by Richard Hilton on 1 Apr 2006
  174. Last observed by Dale Whitmee on 24 Apr 2024
  175. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 14 Apr 2007
  176. Last observed by Cathy Carlson on 4 Nov 2022
  177. Last observed by Steve Large on 21 Mar 2015
  178. Last observed by David Baird on 4 Apr 2024
  179. Last observed by Bryan Vroom on 23 Apr 2023
  180. Last observed by Dale Whitmee on 24 Apr 2024
  181. Last observed by Blair Dudeck on 12 Aug 2023
  182. Last observed by joyce lee on 25 Mar 2021
  183. Last observed by Dale Whitmee on 24 Apr 2024
  184. Last observed by Rand Rudland on 22 Jan 2019
  185. Last observed by Justyn Foth on 12 Sep 2023
  186. Last observed by Enid Angelstad on 30 Mar 2024
  187. Last observed by Warren Cronan on 10 Oct 2019
  188. Last observed by Curtis Rispin on 9 Apr 2024
  189. Last observed by Randy Dzenkiw on 14 Feb 2017
  190. Last observed by Curtis Rispin on 9 Apr 2024
  191. Last observed by Curtis Rispin on 9 Apr 2024
  192. Last observed by Curtis Rispin on 14 Dec 2021
  193. Last observed by b haley on 24 Mar 2023
  194. Last observed by Dana Gullison on 15 Apr 2024
  195. Last observed by Robyn Byrne on 30 Mar 2024
  196. Last observed by Curtis Rispin on 3 Nov 2023
  197. Last observed by Blair Dudeck on 3 Dec 2019
  198. Last observed by Blair Dudeck on 16 Jun 2023
  199. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 5 Dec 2023
  200. Last observed by Warren Cronan on 7 Apr 2024
  201. Last observed by Dana Gullison on 15 Apr 2024
  202. Last observed by Dale Whitmee on 24 Apr 2024
  203. Last observed by franci Holtslander on 16 Apr 2024
  204. Last observed by Susan Knoerr on 20 Jan 2019
  205. Last observed by David Baird on 7 Oct 2023
  206. Last observed by greg robertson on 8 Jul 2021
  207. Last observed by Dale Whitmee on 24 Apr 2024
  208. Last observed by franci Holtslander on 16 Apr 2024
  209. Last observed by Dana Gullison on 15 Apr 2024
  210. Last observed by Bryan Vroom on 17 Nov 2018
  211. Last observed by franci Holtslander on 16 Apr 2024
  212. Last observed by Devan Johnson on 13 May 2017
  213. Last observed by Curtis Rispin on 9 Apr 2024
  214. Last observed by Dale Whitmee on 24 Apr 2024
  215. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 29 Aug 2023
  216. Last observed by Blair Dudeck on 10 Nov 2021
  217. Last observed by Bryan Vroom on 31 Mar 2024
  218. Last observed by Dana Gullison on 15 Apr 2024
  219. Last observed by Braden Judson on 15 Jun 2021
  220. Last observed by Warren Cronan on 27 Sep 2023
  221. Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 3 Sep 2023
  222. Last observed by David Baird on 7 Oct 2023
  223. Last observed by franci Holtslander on 16 Apr 2024
  224. Last observed by Curtis Rispin on 17 May 2023
  225. Last observed by Claire Moore on 10 Jun 2022
  226. Last observed by Blair Dudeck on 16 Jun 2023
  227. Last observed by Blair Dudeck on 16 Jun 2023
  228. Last observed by Curtis Rispin on 29 Jun 2023
  229. Last observed by David Baird on 23 May 2014

Hybrids (9)

  1. Domestic goose sp. x Canada Goose (hybrid) Anser sp. (Domestic type) x Branta canadensis
    Last observed by Bryan Vroom on 25 May 2019
  2. Eurasian x American Wigeon (hybrid) Mareca penelope x americana
    Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 5 Dec 2023
  3. Common x Barrow's Goldeneye (hybrid) Bucephala clangula x islandica
    Last observed by Warren Cronan on 10 Jan 2018
  4. Herring x Glaucous Gull (hybrid) Larus argentatus x hyperboreus
    Last observed by Blair Dudeck on 26 Feb 2017
  5. Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) Larus occidentalis x glaucescens
    Last observed by David Baird on 4 Apr 2024
  6. Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) Larus argentatus x glaucescens
    Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 12 Mar 2024
  7. Glaucous x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) Larus hyperboreus x glaucescens
    Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 18 Jan 2024
  8. White-crowned x Golden-crowned Sparrow (hybrid) Zonotrichia leucophrys x atricapilla
    Last observed by Blair Dudeck on 7 Oct 2021
  9. Golden-crowned x White-throated Sparrow (hybrid) Zonotrichia atricapilla x albicollis
    Last observed by David Baird on 7 Oct 2019

Additional Taxa (47)

  1. Cackling/Canada Goose Branta hutchinsii/canadensis
    Last observed by Staffan Lindgren on 24 Apr 2023
  2. Trumpeter/Tundra Swan Cygnus buccinator/columbianus
    Last observed by David Korver on 11 Nov 2021
  3. swan sp. Cygnus sp.
    Last observed by Historical Nanaimo Area Data on 14 Mar 1978
  4. goose sp. Anatidae (goose sp.)
    Last observed by Staffan Lindgren on 9 Feb 2020
  5. Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal Spatula discors/cyanoptera
    Last observed by Leonel Richard on 24 Oct 2015
  6. dabbling duck sp. Anatidae sp. (dabbling duck sp.)
    Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 26 Mar 2024
  7. Greater/Lesser Scaup Aythya marila/affinis
    Last observed by Nigel Milius on 26 Oct 2023
  8. Aythya sp. Aythya sp.
    Last observed by Andrew & Karen Westerhof on 5 Feb 2022
  9. scoter sp. Melanitta sp.
    Last observed by Alan Smith on 11 Apr 1973
  10. Common/Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala clangula/islandica
    Last observed by Dana Gullison on 2 Jan 2024
  11. Common/Red-breasted Merganser Mergus merganser/serrator
    Last observed by William O'Shea on 8 Nov 2020
  12. duck sp. Anatidae (duck sp.)
    Last observed by Bob Hay on 6 Apr 2024
  13. swift sp. Apodidae sp.
    Last observed by Braden Judson on 11 Sep 2018
  14. hummingbird sp. Trochilidae sp.
    Last observed by Andrew Gray on 24 Jul 2021
  15. American/Pacific Golden-Plover (Lesser Golden-Plover) Pluvialis dominica/fulva
    Last observed by Bryan Vroom on 22 Sep 2019
  16. Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus/scolopaceus
    Last observed by Bryan Vroom on 2 Aug 2020
  17. Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes/melanoleuca
    Last observed by Gerald Frost on 19 Apr 2022
  18. peep sp. Calidris sp. (peep sp.)
    Last observed by Eric Demers on 4 Sep 2023
  19. shorebird sp. Charadriiformes sp.
    Last observed by Staffan Lindgren on 3 Nov 2023
  20. jaeger sp. Stercorarius sp. (jaeger sp.)
    Last observed by David Baird on 28 Sep 2016
  21. Western/Glaucous-winged Gull Larus occidentalis/glaucescens
    Last observed by logan kahle on 19 Jan 2020
  22. Herring/Iceland Gull Larus argentatus/glaucoides
    Last observed by Blair Dudeck on 21 Feb 2018
  23. Larus sp. Larus sp.
    Last observed by Bob Hay on 6 Apr 2024
  24. gull sp. Larinae sp.
    Last observed by Curtis Rispin on 9 Apr 2024
  25. loon sp. Gavia sp.
    Last observed by David Baird on 3 Jan 2018
  26. cormorant sp. Phalacrocoracidae sp.
    Last observed by Guy L. Monty on 23 Sep 2023
  27. Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk Accipiter striatus/cooperii
    Last observed by Emily Wharin on 1 Nov 2022
  28. Accipiter sp. Accipiter sp.
    Last observed by Don Wilshere on 23 Oct 2022
  29. Buteo sp. Buteo sp.
    Last observed by Travis B. Poitras on 27 Dec 2001
  30. hawk sp. Accipitridae sp. (hawk sp.)
    Last observed by Staffan Lindgren on 28 Mar 2022
  31. owl sp. Strigiformes sp.
    Last observed by Cathy Carlson on 30 Jan 2024
  32. Downy/Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens/villosus
    Last observed by Krista Kaptein on 15 Nov 2018
  33. woodpecker sp. Picidae sp.
    Last observed by Leonel Richard on 27 Aug 2019
  34. falcon sp. Falco sp.
    Last observed by Sherry Beswetherick on 13 Oct 2019
  35. diurnal raptor sp. Accipitriformes/Falconiformes sp.
    Last observed by franci Holtslander on 19 Feb 2023
  36. Empidonax sp. Empidonax sp.
    Last observed by Ken Willis on 22 Jul 2017
  37. crow/raven sp. Corvus sp.
    Last observed by Tom Pawloski on 3 Dec 2023
  38. Tree/Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta bicolor/thalassina
    Last observed by Curtis Rispin on 9 Apr 2024
  39. swallow sp. Hirundinidae sp.
    Last observed by Dana Gullison on 15 Apr 2024
  40. Catharus sp. Catharus sp.
    Last observed by Blair Dudeck on 6 Dec 2016
  41. House/Purple Finch Haemorhous mexicanus/purpureus
    Last observed by joyce lee on 25 Mar 2021
  42. finch sp. Fringillidae sp.
    Last observed by Staffan Lindgren on 30 Oct 2021
  43. Zonotrichia sp. Zonotrichia sp.
    Last observed by Liam Steele on 30 Oct 2021
  44. new world sparrow sp. Passerellidae sp.
    Last observed by Bob Hay on 11 Dec 2023
  45. blackbird sp. Icteridae sp.
    Last observed by David Baird on 2 Dec 2023
  46. new world warbler sp. Parulidae sp.
    Last observed by Curtis Rispin on 3 Dec 2020
  47. passerine sp. Passeriformes sp.
    Last observed by franci Holtslander on 31 Mar 2024