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King Eider

Good Viewing Locations

The following locations are good places to start if your interested in viewing members of the King Eider species.

North Cape and the Black Marsh

More about the King Eider on the Internet

The following websites can help you learn more about the King Eider species. These websites are maintained by other organizations, and when you click on the links below, you'll be visiting their websites, not ours.

Seasonal Frequency

You can use the following as a guide to when you can most easily expect to spot members of the King Eider 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)	Not found
Summer June 1 to August 15 (nesting season)	Not found
Autumn August 16 to December 14 (southerly migration)	Accidental, 9 or fewer records per century
Winter December 15 to March 15	Not found

This information has been taken from the website:
Birds of the Island
URL: http://www.gov.pe.ca/birds/onebird.php3?number=55

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