Published on: December 11, 2017 |
Last Updated: December 11, 2017 10:08 AM PST
A wayward summer tanager is being
observed for the first time in Metro Vancouver — and is attracting a throng of
birders from around the region.
This particular summer tanager is
an immature male and should be wintering in much warmer climes to the south,
but it showed up Saturday morning in Wendy Kahle’s backyard is southwest
Vancouver.
The colourful bird has only been
recorded six times in B.C. and never before in Metro Vancouver, according to
the B.C. Rare Bird Alert website.
“I put some peanuts out as I do
every day,” Kahle said. “I glanced out and noticed it was very different from
all the other birds I usually see.”
She took a photo and posted it on
a birding Facebook page, where it was quickly identified and posted on the rare
bird website. Within a couple of hours birders were showing up to view the bird
on her property, but from the perspective of the Arbutus Greenway or Avery
Avenue, near Southwest Marine Drive.
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