Luscinia svecica, Lymnocryptes minimus, Melanocorypha bimaculata, Melanocorypha calandra, Monticola saxatilis, Monticola solitarius, Motacilla citreola, Muscicapa striata, Netta rufina, Numenius arquata, Parus lugubris, Pernis apivorus, Phylloscopus collybita, Porzana parva, Porzana porzana, Porzana pusilla,
Philomachus pugnax, Prunella collaris, Prunella modularis, Pyrrhula pyrrhula, Recurvirostra avosetta, Sterna albifrons, Streptopelia senegalensis, Serinus pusillus, Sylvia atricapilla, Sylvia hortensis, Tachybaptus ruficollis, Tichodroma muraria, Trochiloides nitidus, Tyto alba, and Vanellus spinosus.
Individual males within populations are expected to exhibit different mating tactics based on their phenotypes (and underlying genotypes) for traits such as body size or color (e.g., marine isopods, Paracerceis sculpta, Schuster and Wade, 1991; swordtail fish, Xiphophorus nigrensis, Ryan et al., 1992; ruffs,
Philomachus pugnax, Lank et al., 1992).
Additionally, the Fraser River is the largest source of freshwater entering the Salish Sea and because of its size and productivity, the river's estuary is an important stopover site for a number of shorebirds that are not normally seen in other parts of the sea, such as Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii), Red Knot (Calidris canutus), and Ruff (
Philomachus pugnax).
Philomachus - ruffs