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Birdwatchers flock to Langley to glimpse rare hawk

A white-tailed kite was spotted in Glen Valley Sunday through Tuesday, but has vanished since
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The spotting of a white-tailed kite this far north is rare according to local wild bird enthusiasts. This viewing created a birdwatching frenzy for a few days in North Langley’s Glen Valley neighbourhood. Fort Langley’s Lou Fasullo was among those who stopped in for a peek. (Lou Fasullo/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Birdwatchers flocked to North Langley this week, hopeful to catch a glimpse of a hawk “incredibly rare” to the area – one native to South America and the southern U.S.

Dozens and dozens of wild bird enthusiast caught online chatter that local birder Phil Henderson had spotted a white-tailed kite in the Nathan Creek area of Glen Valley last Sunday.

In the subsequent three days, the birding community from throughout the Lower Mainland and northwest Washington State poured into the otherwise remote Langley park area trying to spot the bird seldom seen north of California, explained bird enthusiast Michael Klotz.

“It’s

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Roxanne Hooper

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I began in the news industry at age 15, but honestly, I knew I wanted to be a community journalist even before that.
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