Long-billed Curlews in the Yukon?

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Not really hunting picture, but first time I have ever seen these birds here. Saw them Saturday evening.



Thought the long-billed curlew range was a long way South of here. Anyone know for sure if that's what they are?

Ted
 
Ted and Longwalker,

Emma just sent to biologist over a note to know exactly which one is it.

a reintroduction has been made so we wont lost about the kind soon.

all the best.
 
Indeed, the range of Long-billed Curlew is well south of the Yukon (southern BC & Alberta, now quite common in central BC) but I think those birds are Whimbrels, as Longwalker suggested. They seem to have a dark eye-line and crown, suggesting a 'stripey' head, which is generally absent from the more plain-headed Long-billed Curlew.
 
badgreenbird, you sound like a birder? I just saw your post on the other ID thread, and agreed.

I've always considered sightings of new bird species to be a sort of secondary trophy on any hunting trips I take.:)
 
guilty as charged... birder / wildlife biologist / ornithologist / hunter. I always keep a list of birds seen during my hunting excursions. Eventually I'll put them in 'ebird' so they'll be more useful to the general birding & scientific community
 
Interesting combination, and one that many people who understand neither interest can't seem to grasp. Tell your hunting buddies that you are a "birdwatcher" and most of them roll their eyes and look at you as though you had revealed you were a closet vegan. Mention to other birders that you also hunt, and you will often be treated like a pedophile.

Of course, it can sometimes be handy to have an ace up your sleeve to offend almost anyone who pisses you off! :)
 
The skills and interests of birders and hunters are complimentary. Actually most of my hunting buddies are also birders, and the other way around. A natural combination in my experience. The best hunters are also "naturalists" and the best naturalists are hunters.
 
Longwalker said:
The skills and interests of birders and hunters are complimentary.
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I agree that they certainly SHOULD be, and you're lucky if it works out that way. I grew up close to Point Pelee, a major birders' mecca in Ontario, and there was a lot of conflict between the two groups.

Try checking out one of the largely-British birding websites and see how you are received as a hunter...those people are the cutting edge of rabid anti-hunting mentality.
 
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