Surfbirds at Oak Bay, Victoria BC |
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Highly migratory along the
Pacific Coast of the Americas, Surfbird at Bowker Avenue, Oak Bay,
Victoria BC on 18 September 2018. |
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Please watch Surfbirds video and listen to their haunting
vocalizations |
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Spread wing shows upperwing pattern and white
rump. Surfbirds fed on the kelp-covered rocks at Oak Bay, Victoria
BC on 18 September 2018 |
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This adult Surfbird has almost molted from
breeding to winter plumage. It still has several patterned breeding
plumage feathers on the upperparts. Oak Bay, Victoria BC on 18
September 2018. |
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Bowker Avenue, Oak Bay has great shorebird
habitat with kelp-covered rocks. We arrived early before the
shorebirds are disturbed. Oak Bay, Victoria BC on 18 September 2018. |
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