Not observed in 2020.
BC List: S2 (Red)
Read more about the Northern Goshawk.pdf
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Accipiter gentilis&ilifeform=11
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Animal species observed on the Discovery Islands that are endangered, threatened or species of concern
Accipiter gentilis ssp. laingi (Northern Goshawk)
Not observed in 2020.
BC List: S2 (Red)
Read more about the Northern Goshawk.pdf
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Accipiter gentilis&ilifeform=11
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Aechmophorus occidentalis (Western Grebe)
Not observed in 2020.
BC List: S1B,S2N (Red)
For more information see: https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Aechmophorus occidentalis
Photo by Dominic Sherony
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Aneides vagrans (Wandering Salamander)
Observed at Darkwater Mountain old-growth forest in 2019.
BC List: S3 (Blue)
Read more about the Wandering Salamander.pdf
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Aneides vagrans
Photo by Leslie Campbell
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Ardea herodias ssp. herodias (Great Blue Heron)
Observed in the Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
BC List: S3 (Blue)
Read more about the Great Blue Heron ssp fannini.pdf
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Ardea herodias
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Brachyramphus marmoratus (Marbled Murrelet)
Observed on Hyacinthe Bay, July 14, 2022 by David Broadland.
BC List: S3B,S3N (Blue)
Read more about the Marbled Murrelet.pdf
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Brachyramphus marmoratus
Photo by David Broadland
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Branta bernicla (Brant)
Not observed in 2020.
BC List: S3M (Blue)
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Branta bernicla
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Butorides virescens (Green Heron)
Has been observed in Hyacinthe Bay. Not observed in 2020.
BC List: S3 (Blue)
For more information see: http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Butorides virescens&noTransfer=0
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Cercyonis pegala ssp. incana (Common Woodnymph)
Observed in the Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area in 2020
BC List: S2 (Red)
BC Conservation Data Centre information on species
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Cercyonis pegala
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Chordeiles minor (Common Nighthawk)
Observed in the Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area in 2019.
BC List: S4B (Yellow)
BC Conservation Data Centre status report
Read more about the Common Nighthawk.pdf
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Chordeiles minor&ilifeform=11
Photo by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren
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Clangula hyemalis (Long-tailed Duck)
Observed by Oliver Kellhammer on February 8, 2014.
BC List: S2S3,S4N (Blue)
For more information see: https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Clangula hyemalis
Photo by Wolfgang Wander.
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Contopus cooperi (Olive-sided Flycatcher)
Observed in the Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area in 2020 by David Broadland.
BC List: S34B (Blue)
Read more about the Olive-sided Flycatcher.pdf
BC Conservation Data Centre species summary
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Contopus cooperi&ilifeform=11
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Eschrichtius robustus (Gray Whale)
Not observed (2019, 2020).
BC List: S3 (Blue)
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Eschrichtius robustus&ilifeform=38
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Eumetopias jubatus (Steller Sea Lion)
Observed in Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area (2019).
BC List: S3B,S4N (Blue)
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Eumetopias jubatus
Photo by David Broadland
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Euphyes vestris (Dunn Skipper)
Observed in the Hyacinthe Bay Creek Watershed in 2019 by Luna Loiseau-Tremblay.
BC List: S3 (Blue)
Read more about the Dun Skipper.pdf
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Euphyes vestris&ilifeform=141
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Falco peregrinus (Peregrine Falcon) Observed in the Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area in 2019 and 2020.
BC List: S3 to S2 depending on subspecies (Blue-Red)
Read more about the Peregrine Falcon.pdf
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Falco+peregrinus
The bird in the images below, taken on August 25, 2019, on the tide flats of Hyacinthe Bay on Quadra Island, is believed to be Falco peregrinus ssp Pealei, which is blue-listed In BC. This individual was observed attacking (unsuccessfully) juvenile Bonaparte's gulls. It appeared to be a juvenile itself. Observed through a spotting scope and photographed by David Broadland.
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Glaucidium gnoma (Northern Pygmy-Owl)
Observed in the Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area in March 2020.
BC List: S4B (Yellow)
Subspecies Glaucidium gnoma swarthi, which occurs in this area, is listed as S3S4 (Blue)
Read more about the Northern Pygmy Owl.pdf
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Glaucidium gnoma&ilifeform=11
Photo by David Broadland
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Hesperia colorado oregonia (Western Branded Skipper)
Observed in the Hyacinthe Bay Creek Area in 2018 by Lunabelle Loiseau-Tremblay, and on Cortes Island by "chapina," as recorded on iNaturalist.
BC List: S2 (Red)
Read more about the Western Branded Skipper.pdf
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Hirundo rustica (Barn Swallow)
Observed in the Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area (2018, 2019).
BC List: S3S4B (Blue)
Read more about the Barn Swallow.pdf
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Hirundo rustica&ilifeform=11
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Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback Whale)
Observed in the Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area (2018, 2019).
BC List: S3 (Blue)
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Megaptera novaeangliae
Photo by David Broadland
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Megascops kennicottii kennicottii (Western Screech Owl)
Not observed in 2020.
BC List: S3 (Blue)
For more information: Read more about the Western Screech Owl.pdf
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Melanitta perspicillata (Surf Scoter)
Observed in the Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
BC List: S3B,S4N (Blue)
BC Conservation Data Centre's Status Report
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Melanitta perspicillata
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Mirounga angustirostris (Northern Elephant Seal, females)
Not observed in 2019 or 2020.
BC List: S1B (Red)
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Mirounga angustirostris
Photo by Frank Schulenburg
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Monadenia fidelis (Pacific Sideband Snail)
Observe in the Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
BC List: S3S4 (Blue)
For more information: Read more about the Pacific Sideband Snail.pdf
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Orcinus orca (Killer Whale)
Observed in the Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area (2019).
BC List: There are 6 populations of orca in BC waters; at least three of these are known to spend some time in the waters around the Discovery Islands. Five of the six populations are red-listed, the sixth is unlisted.
Read more about the Southern Resident Orca.pdf
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Orcinus orca&ilifeform=38
Photo by Mark Malleson
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Patagioenas fasciata (Band-Tailed Pigeon)
Observed in the Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area in 2019 and 2020.
BC List: S3S4 (Blue)
SARA summary of Band-tailed pigeon.pdf
Read more about the Band-Tailed Pigeon.pdf
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Patagioenas+fasciata
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Phalacrocorax auritus (Double-crested Cormorant)
Not observed in 2020.
BC List: S3B (Blue)
For more information read: Read more about the Double-Crested Cormorant.pdf
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Phalacrocorax penicillatus (Brandt's Cormorant)
Observed at Village Bay in 2020.
BC List: S1B,S4N (Red)
BC Conservation Data Centre's Species Summary
For more information see https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Phalacrocorax penicillatus&ilifeform=11
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Pinicola enucleator (Pine Grosbeak)
Not observed in 2020.
BC List: S3B (Blue)
Read more about the Pine Grosbeak.pdf
For more information see: http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Pinicola enucleator&ilifeform=11
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Progne subis (Purple Martin)
Observed at Heriot Bay public wharf in 2019.
Provincial List: S3 (Blue)
Read more about the Purple Martin.pdf
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Progne subis
Photo by David Broadland
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Ptychoramphus aleuticus (Cassin's Auklet)
Not observed in 2020.
BC List: S2B,S3N (Red)
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Ptychoramphus aleuticus
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Rana aurora (Northern Red-legged Frog)
Observed in the Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area in 2019.
BC List: S3 (Blue)
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Rana aurora
Read more about the Red-Legged Frog.pdf
Photo by David Broadland
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Thaleichthys pacificus (Eulachon)
Not observed in 2020.
BC List: S2S3 (Blue)
BC Conservation Data Centre Status Report
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Thaleichthys+pacificus
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Uria aalge (Common Murre)
Not observed in 2020.
BC List: S2B,S3S4N (Red)
BC Conservation Data Centre Status Report
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Uria aalge
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