At 10 am on April 6th-2017, Chris Dale and Chris Murrell found an adult male Tufted Duck at the Squamish River Estuary. The bird was 200m out in the Central Channel of the Estuary with a flock of 40-50 Lesser Scaup and Ring-necked Ducks, halfway between the end of “The Spit” which is Squamish River Spit Rd and the Squamish Terminals Deep Sea Port.
The bird was viewed by multiple observers and was last seen in the same location as of 3pm. The Tufted Duck could not be relocated on April 7, and approximately only half of the scaups present the day before remained.
Map to exact location HERE
A video of the bird taken by Chris Dale can be viewed HERE
This is a first record for the Squamish-Lillooet region.
The bird was viewed by multiple observers and was last seen in the same location as of 3pm. The Tufted Duck could not be relocated on April 7, and approximately only half of the scaups present the day before remained.
Map to exact location HERE
A video of the bird taken by Chris Dale can be viewed HERE
This is a first record for the Squamish-Lillooet region.
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| Photo: Chris Dale |
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