Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) - Surrey, BC
I was able to spend a few hours in morning light with the local Long-billed Curlew. We sure are blessed in Metro Vancouver to have this normally rare resident. Long-billed Curlews are threatened in Canada. There are 2 Subspecies of Long-billed Curlew and the subspecies that occurs in the USA (Numenius americanus americanus) is bigger than the ones we get and have longer bills than the Canadian (Numenius americanus) ones. There are only 500 Long-billed Curlews left in BC and with continued development and agricultural land use their breeding habitat gets further reduce we must do all we can to conserve and protect our remaining grasslands in Canada but especially in BC.
Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) - Surrey, BC
I was able to spend a few hours in morning light with the local Long-billed Curlew. We sure are blessed in Metro Vancouver to have this normally rare resident. Long-billed Curlews are threatened in Canada. There are 2 Subspecies of Long-billed Curlew and the subspecies that occurs in the USA (Numenius americanus americanus) is bigger than the ones we get and have longer bills than the Canadian (Numenius americanus) ones. There are only 500 Long-billed Curlews left in BC and with continued development and agricultural land use their breeding habitat gets further reduce we must do all we can to conserve and protect our remaining grasslands in Canada but especially in BC.