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Common Snipe
Good Viewing Locations
The following locations are good places to start if your interested in viewing members of the Common Snipe species.
Photographs
These photographs are provided to help you identify members of the
Common Snipe species and are provided here courtesy of
the individual photographers, who retain copyright. You may not reproduce
these photos without permission. Click on any photo for a the full-sized
version.
 60060 bytes 72 dpi - JPEG image 480 x 640 (C) Rosemary Curley All Rights Reserved. |
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The following websites can help you learn more about the Common Snipe species. These websites are maintained by other organizations, and when you click on the links below, you'll be visiting their websites, not ours.
- Industry Canada Collections
- Rickerts Nature Preserve
- Don Baccus
- Don Baccus
- Don Baccus
- Birds Of Nova Scotia
Seasonal Frequency
You can use the following as a guide to when you can most easily expect to spot members
of the Common Snipe species on Prince Edward Island. This information comes from
The Natural History Society of Prince Edward Island which retains and publishes records of bird
sightings.
| Spring March 16 to May 31 (northerly migration) |
Common, 10 - 49 birds per day |
| Summer June 1 to August 15 (nesting season) |
Common, 10 - 49 birds per day |
| Autumn August 16 to December 14 (southerly migration) |
Common, 10 - 49 birds per day |
| Winter December 15 to March 15 |
Occasional, seen only 1 - 9 times per decade |
Nesting on PEI
The Common Snipe is known or believed to nest on PEI.
This information has been taken from website "Birds of the Island"