Significant bird observations by Maurice Ellison in the West Kootenay area of British Columbia, 1940 to 1997

Bill Merilees

3205 Granite Park, Nanaimo, B.C., V9T 3C8; email: bmerilees@hotmail.com

Abstract: Significant observations and first records of birds by Maurice Ellison for the West Kootenay area, B.C. between 1940 and 1997 are presented. Between 1948 and 1968, as vegetation was re-established near the Cominco smelter at Trail, the number of landbird species recorded gradually increased while the number of waterbird species remained stable.

Key words: Maurice Ellison, historic bird records, West Kootenay, Cominco smelter Trail

PDFicon Merilees, B. 2020. Significant bird observations by Maurice Ellison in the West Kootenay area of British Columbia, 1940 to 1997. British Columbia Birds 30:15–19. First published on-line June 2019.

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