Tropical Kingbird                                  Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot
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Here is our British Columbia database for Tropical Kingbird.  It includes a selection of noteworthy observations.  If you have additional records that would be important to include, please let us know.

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Noteworthy observations of Tropical Kingbird in British Columbia.

Status:  Rare visitor to southwestern British Columbia, mainly in the fall.  Most records are from the southern and western coastlines of Vancouver Island.

Date

Sources

Location

Number

Notes

November 12, 2003

Dorst 2003

Tofino

1

(Adrian Dorst)

October 23, 2003

Dorst 2003

Ucluelet

1

(Brian Slater)

November 15-20, 2002

Allinson 2002

Saanich

1

Swan Lake

October 7-15, 2002

Slater 2003

Ucluelet

1

(Ewen Brittain et al.)

October 27, 2001

Victoria RBA

Carmanah Point

2

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October 16 & 21, 2001

Adrian Dorst

Tofino

1

(Adrian Dorst)

October 18-19, 2001

Adrian Dorst

Chesterman Beach

1

(Adrian Dorst)

October 14-15, 2001

Monty 2001

Ucluelet

1

(Brian Slater et al.)

November 6-9, 2000

Michael G. Shepard

Beacon Hill Park

1

(Michael G. Shepard, Cynthia Shepard et al.)

October 21, 2000

Dorst 2001

Carmanah Light

1

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October 17, 1999

Victoria RBA on
Tweeters (newsgroup)

Jordan River

1

(D. Johnson, Derrick Marven)

November 21, 1998

Victoria RBA

Metchosin

1

Weirs Beach (Arlene Yaworski)

October, 1998

Victoria RBA

Tofino

2

Two birds present in early October, with one present as late as October 31, 1998 (Rory Patterson)

October 18-25, 1998

Victoria RBA

Esquimalt Lagoon

1

Observers:  Grant Keddie et al.

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