Kenneth G. Wright
6090 Blink Bonnie Road, West Vancouver, B.C. V7W 1V8
Abstract: A male Common Eider, first seen in sub-adult plumage in West Vancouver in November 1996, provides the fourth confirmed record for British Columbia, and the southern-most for the Pacific Coast of North America. Presumably the same bird was observed frequently in the greater Vancouver area until 6 April 1998.
Key words: Common Eider, extralimital occurrence, Somateria mollisima v-nigra, Vancouver
Wright, K.G. 1997. Common Eider: a fourth British Columbia record. British Columbia Birds 7:13-14.
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