Apr 30, 2020 - Explore rembrandt65's board "DUCKS" on Pinterest. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Surveys in Labrador, 1983-1985-Results of Harlequin Duck sightings only.

If you are one of the folks who had such an experience, I would love to hear from you. Note from Brian Vike: I know there are others out there who were stationed at the Goose Bay Labrador AFB and did experience UFOs over the base. The report below shows observations of rare birds in Newfoundland and Labrador. Its extinction is still not fully explained. They were the only species of the genus Camptorhynchus.


But after 1850, their population further went down. There are several hypotheses that go around regarding their extinction – such as hunting for meat, over-harvesting of its eggs, shortage of its dietary needs in its native range.
What is known is that the last preserved specimen was shot in 1875, though there may have been sightings after this date. Harlequin Duck Sightings in NB.

lamallae inside, and softer than most duck bills. See more ideas about Bird hunting, Gun dog, Hunting dogs.

The Labrador Duck fed primarily on mussels, and had an oddly-soft bill to help it probe for mollusks in the mud.

Although hunted for food, this duck was considered to taste bad, would rot quickly and fetched a low price. 1985. Take Merlin with you in the field! Includes both unreviewed and reviewed/approved observations. Labrador Duck (Camptorhynchus labradorius) This beautiful black and white sea duck bred in northeastern Canada but spent its winters along the Maine coast, as eiders, scoters, Bufflehead, and other sea ducks continue to do.

Extinct; last reported 1875. This species was never recorded to be present in great numbers. Three Different UFO Sightings At The Goose Bay Labrador AFB (From Brian Vike’s UFO Files) Posted by Brian. It was extinct by 1878. The species was evidently quite rare even upon European settlement. They were never particularly abundant and so a lot of their natural history remains a mystery.

Mike Lushington CCNB Board Member December, 2000. t was a beautiful late afternoon in July 1996. More. Labrador Ducks lived along the east coast of North America. Either way, the species is gone forever. They had a very unusual bill, widened and flattened at the tip with many lamallae inside, and softer than most duck bills. The last reported sightings of the Labrador Duck was in New York in 1878, however the ‘last’ preserved specimen was shot in … RIP Labrador Duck.

Labrador Duck was an odd sea-duck of the northeastern coasts of North They were the only species of the genus Camptorhynchus.