Wednesday bird walk, April 09, 2008

Orange-crowned Warbler: Ralph Hocken Photo.

The Wednesday Bird Walk went to the Springwood Park in Parksville. Fourteen birders found twenty-eight species of birds during the morning. Included in the highlights was the sighting of a Brown Creeper flying into it's nest under the bark of an Alder Tree. It flew out after a few minutes and then went back into the nest several times. It was definitely getting the nest ready for eggs. We found a round hole in a snag and then noticed a female Northern Flicker looking down at us! We also saw an Orange-crowned Warbler and heard a Cassin's Vireo, California Quail and a Ring-necked Pheasant during the walk. There was a continual course of songs through out the morning.

Fourteen birders found the following twenty-eight species of birds:

Ring-necked Pheasant

California Quail

Bald Eagle

Rufous Hummingbird

Northern Flicker

Cassin's Vireo

Northwestern Crow

Common Raven

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Bushtit

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Brown Creeper

Bewick's Wren

Winter Wren

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

American Robin

European Starling

Orange-crowned Warbler

Spotted Towhee

Song Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Red-winged Blackbird

Red Crossbill

Purple Finch

House Finch

Pine Siskin