The large shorebirds, a species of curlew, spend their winters in California and Mexico and show up in Victoria during their peak migration, generally mid-April to late May.
Geoffrey Newell has fond childhood memories of going to the Victoria Golf Club with his father to see migrating flocks of whimbrels on the fairways.
The large shorebirds, a species of curlew, spend their winters in California and Mexico and breed in Alaska in the Arctic tundra, said Newell. They show up in Victoria during their peak migration, which is generally mid-April to late May. They eat earthworms and insects, just like robins and starlings do, but they also feed on small animals in the water or on the beach, like sand crabs or sand fleas.
“It’s a series of fast notes — qui qui qui qui qui qui — 15 notes in a row and they will often call when they’re flying. That’s how you know they’re in the area.”
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