American Black Oystercatchers – Friends of Ecological Reserves

IBA Moore and Byers Islands

3FebruaryGarry Fletcher103, 23, Issues, Marine Reserves, Oil Spill Threat, Research, Species ListAmerican Black Oystercatchers, Cassin's Auklet, Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels, Glaucous-winged Gull, IBA, Leachs Storm-Petrels, Rhinoceros Auklet

http://www.ibacanada.com/site.jsp?siteID=BC106&lang=EN IBA Moore and Byers Islands and Banks Bella Bella, British Columbia Site Summary BC106 Latitude Longitude 52.568° N 129.34° W Elevation Size 0 – 60 m 799.44 km² Habitats: coniferous forest (temperate), coastal sand dunes & beaches, inlets/coastal features (marine), coastal cliffs/rocky shores (marine), other Land Use: Not Utilized (Natural Area) Potential or ongoing

Notes from a visit to Cleland Island Er -Oct, 1992

9OctoberGarry Fletcher1, Reports, Species ListAmerican Black Oystercatchers, Brandts Cormorants, Glaucous-winged Gull

Bill Merilees went to Cleland Island to check on reports of a seabird dieoff . See the fullPDF 6 pages : 1992 Cleland Visit Report

A List of Seabird nesting sites in Barkley Sound, BC– 1971

29AprilGarry Fletcher24, Reports, Research, Species ListAmerican Black Oystercatchers, Boreal Petrel, brandt's cormorant, Cassin's Auklet, Charles Guiguet, fork-tailed petrel, Glaucous-winged Gull, marbled murrelet, Pelagic Cormorant, pigeon guillemot, Rhinocerous auklet, Tufted Puffin

Provincial Museum and UBC field parties conducted bird and mammal investigations in Barkley Sound from 1954 to 1970 inclusive. 55 of approx. 55 islands,islets and reefs were visited. Nesting sites of 6 species of sea birds previously unrecorded are lsited. See the complete paper –PDF file: barkley_sound_sea_bird_nesting_sites