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harlequin duck#89695

By Zach40hrs - Jul 17 10:50 am

- Jul 17 10:50 am #89695

Does anyone know where I can find this beautiful waterfowl near Victoria? I've only seen 1 female at Cattle Point and I would really like to see a male.

Re: harlequin duck#89696

By airsearescueguy - Jul 17 5:51 pm

- Jul 17 5:51 pm #89696

Most Island Harlies are away in the Rockies right now and will be back in the fall.

Re: harlequin duck#89703

By Zach40hrs - Jul 21 5:31 pm

- Jul 21 5:31 pm #89703

airsearescueguy wrote:Most Island Harlies are away in the Rockies right now and will be back in the fall.

So is there a specific place where they are more populous? Thanks for the reply by the way!

Re: harlequin duck#89709

By airsearescueguy - Aug 02 7:05 pm

- Aug 02 7:05 pm #89709

Sorry for the delay, got logged out and had to reset...
Harlies are still around in low numbers during the summer but numbers return in the fall according to eBird results. Here it is for the Capital region: https://ebird.org/species/harduc/CA-BC-CP

Bottom line, back sometime in September.
Cheers, Bruce