Birds in strange places (1 Viewer)

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Lomvia girl

New member

• Jul 23, 2005

• #1

I've just read a bird list of those seen in Hudson Straight (between S. Baffin Island and Northern Quebec, Canada) from a ship in July (10-17) 2005. Some of them don't seem to make sense to me and include: Arctic Loon, Pigeon Guillemot, and Dovekie. Any ideas?

 

davedorsey

Rehab Grunt

• Jul 23, 2005

• #2

Your Arctic Loon, Pigeon Guillemot are a west coast birds. Usually in southern Alaska, western Canada and the NW continuos states. The Devekie is an NE bird.

Ships have been known to have birds land on them and accidentally take them out of their travleing range.

 

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Lomvia girl

New member

• Jul 23, 2005

• #3

davedorsey said:

Your Arctic Loon, Pigeon Guillemot are a west coast birds. Usually in southern Alaska, western Canada and the NW continuos states. The Devekie is an NE bird.

Ships have been known to have birds land on them and accidentally take them out of their travleing range.

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Thanks. Ya, I checked out all of that and this is why I was confused. What's strange is that the ship reported having an ornithologist on it.... but people make mistakes all the time. I know that the Dovekie might be there but the timing is a bit off. Anyway, thanks for confirming what I was suspecting.

 

davedorsey

Rehab Grunt

• Jul 24, 2005

• #4

Last year I recovered a Hawiian red-footed booby from Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE) ship S.S. Northern Lights. He was a loooonnnngggggg way from home.