Subject: Fw: [bcintbird] Sea Duck Irruption
Date: Oct 16 07:13:01 2002
From: Andy Stepniewski - steppie at nwinfo.net


Birders,,
More on the migration of scoters from central B.C.

Andy Stepniewski
Wapato WA
steppie at nwinfo.net

----- Original Message -----
From: Phil Ranson <philr at midbc.com>
To: <bcintbird at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 6:18 AM
Subject: Re: [bcintbird] Sea Duck Irruption


> If anything Scoter sightings are probably down in the Cariboo this fall,
> which may tie in with an increase in the south. The more regularly seen
(in
> fall) White-winged Scoters have been virtually absent in migration, with
> just a few scattered reports of fem/imm type Surfs - the last being 2 on a
> small lake outside Horsefly on Oct 13.
>
> Having said that, only a tiny fraction of the lakes in the vast area get
any
> sort of coverage.
>
> Phil Ranson
> Williams Lake
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick Howie" <rick.howie at shaw.ca>
> To: <bcintbird at yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: October 15, 2002 19:59
> Subject: Re: [bcintbird] Sea Duck Irruption
>
>
> > Thanks for the compilation. While I think that there is a real increase
> in
> > observations to the south of us (possibly due to upper level winds as
> noted
> > by Jack Bowling),
> > I should note that Surf Scoters in the numbers noted for the
> > Kamloops-Merritt area , are not unexpected or unprecedented..
> > If people had not been discussing invasions in the Washington area, we
> would
> > not have thought anything of such small numbers. However, as part of a
> > larger picture they are perhaps of some interest.
> >
> > It looks as if there has been a displacement of more birds to the south
> > which is apparently not usual for Washington. I do not know the status
> well
> > in that state. However for our area, Surf Scoters occur periodically
> > throughout September & October & occasionally into November.
White-winged
> > Scoters also occur during the same time period in normally small
numbers.
> > Although my records for 25 years show some annual gaps, I rather suspect
> > that they occur annually in the fall but are missed.
> > Spring numbers for White-winged are much higher and Surfs occur as well,
> but
> > during a shorter time window.
> >
> > So not to take away from the fascination of this special year, but just
to
> > add perspective that the phenomenon may be a little more special just to
> the
> > south of us. The numbers are obviously higher than we have experienced
> here
> > in the past.
> >
> > Rick
> >
> >
> >
> >
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