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Updated ~6 day(s) ago.

Last seen First seen High counts

Observations - Last seen - Sorted by Date descending

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Observer

Location

species 1.

Great Horned Owl

Count 2

James Kennerley

Winfall Road Garden

species 2.

Dark-eyed Junco

Count 5

Alex Vierich

Beacon Hill Park

species 3.

Anna's Hummingbird

Count 1

Brigit Tronrud

Henderson Recreational Centre Trail

species 4.

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Count 5

Brigit Tronrud

Henderson Recreational Centre Trail

species 5.

American Robin

Count 12

Brigit Tronrud

Henderson Recreational Centre Trail

species 6.

Fox Sparrow

Count 1

Brigit Tronrud

Henderson Recreational Centre Trail

species 7.

Spotted Towhee

Count 9

Brigit Tronrud

Henderson Recreational Centre Trail

species 8.

Bufflehead

Count 3

Donald Kramer

Barnard Park

species 9.

Glaucous-winged Gull

Count 3

Donald Kramer

Barnard Park

species 10.

American Crow

Count 1

Donald Kramer

Barnard Park

species 11.

European Starling

Count 2

Donald Kramer

Barnard Park

species 12.

Snow Goose

Count 24

Anonymous eBirder

Central Saanich

species 13.

Canada Goose

Count 34

Anonymous eBirder

Central Saanich

species 14.

Trumpeter Swan

Count 26

Anonymous eBirder

Central Saanich

species 15.

Mallard

Count 12

Anonymous eBirder

Central Saanich

species 16.

Red-breasted Merganser

Count 4

Anonymous eBirder

Central Saanich

species 17.

Great Blue Heron

Count 3

Anonymous eBirder

Central Saanich

species 18.

Cooper's Hawk

Count 1

Anonymous eBirder

Central Saanich

species 19.

Bald Eagle

Count 4

Anonymous eBirder

Central Saanich

species 20.

Bewick's Wren

Count 1

Anonymous eBirder

Central Saanich

species 21.

Varied Thrush

Count 1

Anonymous eBirder

Central Saanich

species 22.

House Sparrow

Count 10

Anonymous eBirder

Central Saanich

species 23.

House Finch

Count 2

Anonymous eBirder

Central Saanich

species 24.

Common Merganser

Count 6

Sean McElaney

Thetis Lake Regional Park

species 25.

Common Raven

Count 1

Sean McElaney

Thetis Lake Regional Park

species 26.

Pine Siskin

Count 40

Sean McElaney

Thetis Lake Regional Park

species 27.

Steller's Jay

Count 1

Alice Cassidy

Rockhampton Close

species 28.

Downy Woodpecker

Count 2

Anne Cotter

Beaver Road, Victoria CA-BC

species 29.

Pileated Woodpecker

Count 1

Anne Cotter

Beaver Road, Victoria CA-BC

species 30.

Northern Flicker

Count 2

Anne Cotter

Beaver Road, Victoria CA-BC

species 31.

Bushtit

Count 11

Anne Cotter

Beaver Road, Victoria CA-BC

species 32.

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Count 2

Anne Cotter

Beaver Road, Victoria CA-BC

species 33.

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Count 3

Anne Cotter

Beaver Road, Victoria CA-BC

species 34.

Song Sparrow

Count 1

Anne Cotter

Beaver Road, Victoria CA-BC

species 35.

Hairy Woodpecker

Count 1

Vickue Forster

Galiano Island--Sturdies Bay

species 36.

Brown Creeper

Count 1

Vickue Forster

Galiano Island--Sturdies Bay

species 37.

Common Goldeneye

Count 5

M Hegge

Oak Bay--Cattle Point

species 38.

Barrow's Goldeneye

Count 2

Jane McCoy

373 Isabella Point Rd, Salt Spring Island BCCapital CA-BC 48.76072, -123.45302

species 39.

Hooded Merganser

Count 1

M Hegge

Oak Bay--Cattle Point

species 40.

Double-crested Cormorant

Count 2

Jane McCoy

373 Isabella Point Rd, Salt Spring Island BCCapital CA-BC 48.76072, -123.45302

species 41.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Count 1

Jane McCoy

373 Isabella Point Rd, Salt Spring Island BCCapital CA-BC 48.76072, -123.45302

species 42.

Brant

Count 9

Bob Hay

Clover Point

species 43.

Harlequin Duck

Count 2

Bob Hay

Clover Point

species 44.

Surf Scoter

Count 8

Bob Hay

Clover Point

species 45.

Red-necked Grebe

Count 2

Bob Hay

Clover Point

species 46.

Black-bellied Plover

Count 1

Bob Hay

Clover Point

species 47.

Rhinoceros Auklet

Count 1

Bob Hay

Clover Point

species 48.

Pigeon Guillemot

Count 6

Bob Hay

Clover Point

species 49.

Common Loon

Count 2

Bob Hay

Clover Point

species 50.

Brandt's Cormorant

Count 2

Bob Hay

Clover Point

species 51.

Pelagic Cormorant

Count 6

Bob Hay

Clover Point

species 52.

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Count 1

Andrew Jacobs

Saanich Field

species 53.

Rock Pigeon

Count 9

Carolyn Pullman

Uptown Mall

species 54.

Pied-billed Grebe

Count 1

Justin Post

9096 Ardmore Dr, North Saanich CA-BC 48.62902, -123.47828

species 55.

Horned Grebe

Count 1

Justin Post

9096 Ardmore Dr, North Saanich CA-BC 48.62902, -123.47828

species 56.

Marbled Murrelet

Count 2

Justin Post

9096 Ardmore Dr, North Saanich CA-BC 48.62902, -123.47828

species 57.

Pacific Loon

Count 5

Justin Post

9096 Ardmore Dr, North Saanich CA-BC 48.62902, -123.47828

species 58.

White-winged Scoter

Count 8

Bob Hay

Victoria--McMicking Point

species 59.

White-crowned Sparrow

Count 2

Bob Hay

Victoria--McMicking Point

species 60.

Red-winged Blackbird

Count 4

Bob Hay

Victoria--McMicking Point

species 61.

Brewer's Blackbird

Count 12

Bob Hay

Victoria--McMicking Point

species 62.

Cackling Goose

Count 31

Adam Ross

Island View Road

species 63.

Gadwall

Count 4

Adam Ross

Martindale Flats--McIntyre Reservoir

species 64.

Redhead

Count 2

Adam Ross

Martindale Flats--McIntyre Reservoir

species 65.

Lesser Scaup

Count 3

Adam Ross

Martindale Flats--McIntyre Reservoir

species 66.

American Kestrel

Count 1

Adam Ross

Martindale Flats--McIntyre Reservoir

species 67.

Belted Kingfisher

Count 1

Kayleigh Weaver

10357–10399 W Saanich Rd, Union Bay 4 CA-BC 48.66467, -123.45390

species 68.

American Wigeon

Count 20

Richard Snyders-Blok

Bazan Bay - Reay Creek mouth

species 69.

Black Oystercatcher

Count 3

Richard Snyders-Blok

Bazan Bay - Reay Creek mouth

species 70.

Short-billed Gull

Count 1

Richard Snyders-Blok

Bazan Bay - Reay Creek mouth

species 71.

Purple Finch

Count 3

Linden Light

"Hummingbird Haven" Backyard

species 72.

Mute Swan

Count 10

Jane McCoy

373 Isabella Point Rd, Salt Spring Island BCCapital CA-BC 48.76072, -123.45302

species 73.

Pacific Wren

Count 1

Michael Shepard

Sooke Bay--Ella Road

species 74.

Long-tailed Duck

Count 4

Bob Hay

Oak Bay--Cattle Point

species 75.

California Quail

Count 9

Alison Prentice

9138 Inverness Rd, North Saanich

species 76.

Killdeer

Count 8

Karen Brickett

8143 Marcott Close, Central Saanich CA-BC 48.60308, -123.43886

species 77.

White-throated Sparrow

Count 1

Anonymous eBirder

916 Southgate St., Victoria BC

species 78.

Short-billed Dowitcher

Count 2

Karen Burns

Oak Bay--Bowker Avenue

species 79.

Greater Yellowlegs

Count 2

Karen Burns

Oak Bay--Bowker Avenue

species 80.

Ring-necked Duck

Count 14

Bob Simons

Pender Island--Magic Lake

species 81.

American Coot

Count 1

Bob Simons

Pender Island--Magic Lake

species 82.

Turkey Vulture

Count 1

Bob Simons

Pender Island--Magic Lake

species 83.

American Goldfinch

Count 1

Mary Robichaud

Victoria--Fisherman's Wharf

species 84.

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Count 2

Mary Robichaud

Victoria--Fisherman's Wharf

species 85.

Black Turnstone

Count 10

Anonymous eBirder

Clover Point

species 86.

Dunlin

Count 13

Anonymous eBirder

Clover Point

species 87.

Brown-headed Cowbird

Count 1

Don Scott

Victoria--King's Pond

species 88.

Bonaparte's Gull

Count 1

Adam Ross

Ferry - Tsawwassen to Active Pass

species 89.

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Count 1

Lily Mah-Sen

6591 Lincroft Rd, Sooke CA-BC 48.37768, -123.71727

species 90.

Cedar Waxwing

Count 3

Karen Burns

Victoria--Ross Bay Cemetary

species 91.

Surfbird

Count 2

Caryn Fehr

Victoria--Sahsima / Harling Point (including Chinese Cemetery)

species 92.

Herring Gull

Count 1

Caryn Fehr

Victoria--Sahsima / Harling Point (including Chinese Cemetery)

species 93.

Northern Shoveler

Count 20

klaus emmaneel

Saanich--Panama Flats

species 94.

Northern Pintail

Count 40

klaus emmaneel

Saanich--Panama Flats

species 95.

Green-winged Teal

Count 30

klaus emmaneel

Saanich--Panama Flats

species 96.

Virginia Rail

Count 1

klaus emmaneel

Saanich--Panama Flats

species 97.

Marsh Wren

Count 4

klaus emmaneel

Saanich--Panama Flats

species 98.

Red Crossbill

Count 1

Anonymous eBirder

my yard

species 99.

Wood Duck

Count 30

Joanne Cormier

Saanich--Beckwith Park

species 100.

Red-tailed Hawk

Count 1

Joanne Cormier

Saanich--Beckwith Park

species 101.

Hutton's Vireo

Count 1

Nina Morrell

126–150 Becher Bay Rd, Capital CA-BC 48.32953, -123.63928

species 102.

Townsend's Warbler

Count 1

Don Moffatt

Don Moffatt home

species 103.

Eurasian Wigeon

Count 2

Anonymous eBirder

Beacon Hill Park

species 104.

Barred Owl

Count 1

Mary Robichaud

Ten Mile Point--Konukson Park

species 105.

California Gull

Count 1

Les Peterson

Esquimalt Lagoon

species 106.

Western Meadowlark

Count 1

Lily Mah-Sen

Sooke--Whiffin Spit Park

species 107.

Barn Swallow

Count 10

Wendy Lopez

Victoria--Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary

species 108.

Orange-crowned Warbler

Count 1

morna tudor

james bay neighbourhood walk

species 109.

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Count 1

Kevin Kennedy

Horticultural Center of the Pacific

species 110.

Band-tailed Pigeon

Count 4

Gerald McKeating

Pender Island--Gardom Pond Park

species 111.

Mourning Dove

Count 1

Gordon Hart

Blue Valley Home

species 112.

Peregrine Falcon

Count 1

Michael Shepard

Kitty Islet

species 113.

Greater Scaup

Count 1

Elizabeth Ruberg

Victoria--The Gorge

species 114.

Canvasback

Count 5

Anne Cotter

Horticultural Center of the Pacific

species 115.

Merlin

Count 1

Anne Cotter

Horticultural Center of the Pacific

species 116.

Wilson's Snipe

Count 1

Colin Veerkamp

Victoria--Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary

species 117.

Northern Harrier

Count 1

David Fraser

Central Saanich--ȾIKEL (Maber Flats)

species 118.

Hermit Thrush

Count 1

Bob Simons

Home

species 119.

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Count 4

Ulrich von Sacken

Sidney -- Amherst Rd Beach Access

species 120.

Western Grebe

Count 1

Stuart Scholefield

Clarinch House

species 121.

Common Murre

Count 30

Stuart Scholefield

Clarinch House

species 122.

Short-eared Owl

Count 1

Evie Chauncey

Martindale Flats

species 123.

Summer Tanager

Count 1

Michael Kennedy

Stakeout Summer Tanager 2449 Tryon Rd, North Saanich CA-BC

species 124.

Iceland Gull

Count 24

Dan Guinan

Mayne Island Bennett Bay

species 125.

Pine Grosbeak

Count 1

Bevin Wigmore

Home

species 126.

Western Gull

Count 1

Anonymous eBirder

Lagoon near washrooms

species 127.

American Dipper

Count 1

Aziza Cooper

Goldstream Provincial Park

species 128.

Red-throated Loon

Count 1

Mary Robichaud

Island View Beach

species 129.

Northern Shrike

Count 1

Mary Robichaud

Island View Beach

species 130.

Spotted Sandpiper

Count 1

Anne Spiers

Albert Head Lagoon Regional Park

species 131.

Savannah Sparrow

Count 6

Elizabeth Ruberg

Martindale Flats--McIntyre Reservoir

species 132.

Rusty Blackbird

Count 1

Dallas MacNeill

Victoria--King's Pond

species 133.

Greater White-fronted Goose

Count 2

Kevin Slagboom

Victoria--Blenkinsop Lake

species 134.

White-breasted Nuthatch

Count 1

Maddy Vallee

Victoria--Ross Bay Cemetary

species 135.

Eared Grebe

Count 2

Daniel Donnecke

Cordova Bay

species 136.

Sora

Count 1

kirsten mills

Victoria--Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary

species 137.

Tree Swallow

Count 1

kirsten mills

Victoria--Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary

species 138.

Ancient Murrelet

Count 2

Robyn Byrne

Jordan River

species 139.

Ruddy Duck

Count 1

Jon Butler 🦉

Beacon Hill Park

species 140.

Tundra Swan

Count 4

Kai Spratt

Island View Beach

species 141.

Violet-green Swallow

Count 4

Hayden Marschall

Victoria--Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary

species 142.

Sanderling

Count 6

Bruce McK

Esquimalt Lagoon

species 143.

Lincoln's Sparrow

Count 1

Gordon Hart

Central Saanich--ȾIKEL (Maber Flats)

species 144.

Northern Saw-whet Owl

Count 1

Mike Fisher

my parke

species 145.

Barn Owl

Count 1

Exotic: Escapee

Indian Peafowl

Count 1

Alex Vierich

Beacon Hill Park

Hybrids

Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)

Count 1

Carl Hughes

My house near Quicks Bottom Park

Mallard x Northern Pintail (hybrid)

Count 1

Jody Wells

Puckle and Lamont Roads

Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid)

Count 1

Andrew Jacobs

East Sooke Regional Park--Beechey Head

Blue-winged Teal x Northern Shoveler (hybrid)

Count 1

Kevin Meldrum

Central Saanich--ȾIKEL (Maber Flats)

Additional taxa

passerine sp.

Count 6

Brigit Tronrud

Henderson Recreational Centre Trail

Larus sp.

Count 2

Adam Ross

Island View Road

Western/Glaucous-winged Gull

Count 2

Linden Light

"Hummingbird Haven" Backyard

duck sp.

Count 6

Mary Robichaud

Victoria--Fisherman's Wharf

gull sp.

Count 10

Elizabeth Ruberg

Clover Point

cormorant sp.

Count 1

Elizabeth Ruberg

Clover Point

House/Purple Finch

Count 2

Linda Barnes

3000 Beach Dr, Oak Bay CA-BC 48.44177, -123.29469

Greater/Lesser Scaup

Count 2

Nathan Hentze

Beacon Hill Park

new world sparrow sp.

Count 1

Scott & Rebecca MacNaughton

Beacon Hill Park

woodpecker sp.

Count 1

David Dahl

Beacon Hill Park

Cackling/Canada Goose

Count 342

Kathleen Maser

Salt Spring Island Pond at Sunset Dr and Channel Ridge Drive

sapsucker sp.

Count 1

Anonymous eBirder

10664 McDonald Park Rd, North Saanich CA-BC 48.67169, -123.42263

alcid sp.

Count 7

John F. Peetsma

South Pender Island--Brooks Point Park

dabbling duck sp.

Count 2

Mike Fisher

village bay

shorebird sp.

Count 1

Beatrice Gentili-Hittos

Shoreline close to Oak Bay Marina

swallow sp.

Count 30

Jocelynn Johannesson

Victoria--Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary

Common/Barrow's Goldeneye

Count 8

Anonymous eBirder

Patricia Bay

hawk sp.

Count 3

Mary Vincent

Capital District British Columbia CA

Downy/Hairy Woodpecker

Count 1

Winona Pugh

Prospect Lake/ Killarney Creek

Common/Red-breasted Merganser

Count 2

Stuart Scholefield

Drummond Bay

blackbird sp.

Count 18

Patrick Fair

Victoria--Blenkinsop Lake

pigeon/dove sp.

Count 5

Mike Fisher

my parke

Trumpeter/Tundra Swan

Count 1

Mary Vincent

Capital District British Columbia CA

crow/raven sp.

Count 1

Valhowla stirling

Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park

loon sp.

Count 1

Andrew Jacobs

East Sooke Regional Park--Beechey Head

Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk

Count 1

Anonymous eBirder

University of Victoria

Zonotrichia sp.

Count 4

Liam Ragan

Island View Beach

More about this region

GBBC Feb 16-19, 2024

Explore recent checklists of birds in this area.
Observer	Date	Location	Species
James Kennerley	19 Feb 2024	Winfall Road Garden	1
Alex Vierich	19 Feb 2024	Beacon Hill Park	2
Brigit Tronrud	19 Feb 2024	Henderson Recreational Centre Trail	6
Donald Kramer	19 Feb 2024	Barnard Park	6
Anonymous eBirder	19 Feb 2024	Central Saanich	17
Sean McElaney	19 Feb 2024	Thetis Lake Regional Park	9
Alice Cassidy	19 Feb 2024	Rockhampton Close	2
Jane McCoy	19 Feb 2024	373 Isabella Point Rd, Salt Spring Island BCCapital CA-BC 48.76072, -123.45302	1
Anne Cotter	19 Feb 2024	Beaver Road, Victoria CA-BC	14

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Top eBirders sorted by number of observed species
Rank	eBirder	Total
1	Mary Robichaud	80
2	Andrew Jacobs	72
3	Joanne Cormier	67
4	Evie Chauncey	65
5	Les Peterson	60
6	Liam Ragan	59
6	Robyn Byrne	59
6	Mark Byrne	59
9	Carla Springinotic	57
9	Elizabeth Ruberg	57

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Species

Explore eBird hotspots with the most species in this area.
Rank	Hotspot name	Total
1	Victoria--Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary	58
2	Island View Beach	53
3	Esquimalt Lagoon	52
4	Victoria--Blenkinsop Lake	51
5	Saanich--Panama Flats	45
6	Beacon Hill Park	42
7	Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park	42
8	Central Saanich--ȾIKEL (Maber Flats)	41
9	Horticultural Center of the Pacific	41
10	Ten Mile Point--Konukson Park	40