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
Anas acuta (Northern Pintail)
Not observed in 2020.
BC List: S4B,S5N (Yellow)
For more information see: https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Anas acuta
Photo by J.M. Garg
Anas americana (American Widgeon)
Observed in Hyacinthe Bay in 2020.
BC List: S5B,S5N
For more information see: http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Anas americana&ilifeform=11
Photo by Donna Dewhurst
Anas crecca (Green-winged Teal)
Observed in Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area in 2020.
BC List: S5B,S5N (Yellow)
For more information see: https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Anas crecca
Photo by Alan D. Wilson
Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard)
Observed in Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area in 2018, 2019, 2020.
BC List: S5B,S5N (Yellow)
For more information see: https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Anas platyrhynchos
Ardea herodias (Great Blue Heron)
Observed in the Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
BC List: S3? (Blue)
For more information see: https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Ardea herodias
Photo by David Broadland
Arenaria melanocephala (Black Turnstone)
Observed in Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
BC List: S4N,S5M (Yellow)
For more information see: https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Arenaria melanocephala
Photo by Len Blumin
Aythya collaris (Ring-necked Duck)
Not observed in 2020.
BC List: S5B,S5N (Yellow)
For more information see: https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Aythya collaris
Photo by Becky Matsubara
Aythya marila (Greater Scaup)
Not observed in 2020.
BC List: S4N (Yellow)
For more information see: https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Aythya marila
Photo by Calibas
Brachyramphus marmoratus (Marbled Murrelet)
Observed in Hyacinthe Bay on July 14, 2022 by David Broadland
BC List: S3B,S3N (blue)
For more information see: http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Brachyramphus marmoratus&ilifeform=11
Photo by David Broadland
Branta canadensis (Canada Goose)
Observed in the Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
BC List: S5 (Yellow)
For more information see: https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Branta canadensis
Photo by Tom Koerner
Bucephala albeola (Bufflehead)
Observed in Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
BC List: S5B,SNRN (Yellow)
For more information see: https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Bucephala albeola
Bucephala clangula (Common Goldeneye)
Observed in Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area in 2018 and 2019.
BC List: S5 (Yellow)
For more information see: https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Bucephala clangula
Bucephala islandica (Barrow's Goldeneye)
Observed in Hyacinthe Bay in 2020.
BC List: S4S5 (Yellow)
For more information see: http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Bucephala islandica
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
Cepphus columba (Pigeon Guillemot)
Observed in Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area in 2019, 2020.
Provincial Status: Yellow (S4)
For more information see: https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Cepphus columba
Pigeon Guillemot observed in Hyacinthe Bay on July 19, 2019 by David Broadland.
Chroicocephalus philadelphia (Bonaparte's Gull)
Observed in Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area in 2020.
BC List: S5? (Yellow)
For more information see: https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Chroicocephalus philadelphia#39;s Gull
Photo by Gordon E. Robertson
Clangula hyemalis (Long-tailed Duck)
Not observed in 2020.
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
Gavia immer (Common Loon) Photo by John Picken
Observed in Hyacinthe Bay in 2020.
BC List: Yellow (S5)
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Gavia immer&ilifeform=11
Below: Female Common Loon (Photo by David Broadland)
Haematopus bachmani (Black Oystercatcher)
Observed in Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
BC List: S4 (Yellow)
For more information see: https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Haematopus bachmani
Photo by Dick Daniels
Histrionicus histrionicus (Harlequin Duck)
Observed in Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area in 2018, 2019, 2020.
BC List: S4B,S3N (Yellow)
For more information see: https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Histrionicus histrionicus&ilifeform=11
Photo by Peter Massas
Larus glaucescens (Glaucous-winged Gull)
Observed in Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
BC List: S4 (Yellow)
For more information see: https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Larus glaucescens
Photo by Dick Daniels
Lophodytes cucullatus (Hooded Merganser)
Not observed in 2020.
BC List: S5 (Yellow)
For more information see: https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Lophodytes cucullatus
Photo by Ken Billington
Lophodytes cucullatus (Lesser Scaup)
Not observed in 2020.
BC List: S5 (Yellow)
For more information see: https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Lophodytes cucullatus
Photo by Ómar Runólfsson
Melanitta fusca (White-winged Scoter)
Not observed in 2020.
BC List: S4S5 (Yellow)
For more information see: https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Melanitta fusca
Photo by Len Blumin
Melanitta perspicillata (Surf Scoter)
Observed in Hyacinthe Bay in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
BC List: S3 (Blue)
For more information see: https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Melanitta perspicillata
Photo by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren
From Cornell Lab:
On the Pacific Coast, preliminary studies indicate that survivorship is high at major molting sites, but survivorship can be markedly lower during winter depending on location, age, and body mass. During nonbreeding periods, Surf Scoters aggregate in coastal sites where they are often exposed to a suite of human impacts. The role of these impacts on scoter population processes requires further study, but important impacts likely include: degradation and loss of nearshore feeding habitats (e.g., effects of shoreline armoring, and loss of critical habitats such as seagrass beds); developmental and reproductive consequences of elevated contaminant exposure, including both acute and chronic affects of oil exposure (scoters are one of the species most frequently caught in oil spills); changes in predator communities; disturbance by watercraft; and introductions of invasive prey items. https://birdsna.org/Species-Account/bna/species/sursco/introduction
Mergus merganser (Common Merganser)
Observed in the in Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area, August 2019
BC List : S5 (Yellow)
For more information see: https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Mergus merganser
Photo below: Female adult with juveniles just losing their down.
Phalacrocorax auritus (Double-crested Cormorant)
Observed in Village Bay in 2020.
BC List: S3S4 (Blue)
For more information see: https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Phalacrocorax auritus
Photo by Brocken Inaglory
Phalacrocorax pelagicus (Pelagic Cormorant)
Observed in Village Bay in 2020.
BC List: S4 (Yellow)
For more information see: https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Phalacrocorax pelagicus
Photo by Alan Vernon
Phalacrocorax penicillatus (Brandt's Cormorant)
Observed in Village Bay in 2020.
BC List: S1B,S4N (Red)
For more information see: https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Phalacrocorax penicillatus#39;s Cormorant
Photo by Alan Vernon
Podiceps auritus (Horned Grebe)
This non-breeding/immature bird was observed in Hyacinthe Bay in March 2020.
Listed as a Species of Concern by COSEWIC.
BC List: S4B, SNRN (Yellow)
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Podiceps auritus&ilifeform=11
Uria aalge (Common Murre)
Not observed in 2020.
BC List: S2B,S3S4N (Red)
For more information see: https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Uria aalge