Hi birders,
The Tuesday bird walk went to the Shelly Road side
of the Englishman River Estuary in Parksville. The morning started out cloudy
with light rain but ended with a little bit of sunshine and no rain. Throughout
the morning we saw and heard a large number of American Robins and Northern
Flickers. We spotted a pair of Cooper’s Hawks perched side by side on a snag
across the river. Many Pacific Loons and a few Common Murre were seen flying low
just above the water heading down the Strait of Georgia. A Savannah Sparrow was
perched on a low bush in the meadows giving us great looks. We watched as nine
Turkey Vultures were catching a thermo and heading down the island.
Fourteen birders saw and heard the following
forty-seven species:
Canada Geese, American Widgeon, Mallard, Northern
Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Horned
Grebe,Red-necked Grebe, Common Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser, Pelagic
Cormorant, Double-crested Cormorant, Common Loon, Pacific Loon, Common Murre,
Great Blue Heron, Bald Eagle, Cooper’s Hawk, Turkey Vulture, Killdeer,
Long-billed Dowitcher, Mew Gull, California Gull, Glaucous-winged Gull, Anna's
Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Northern Flicker, Northwestern Crow, Common
Raven, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Bewick's Wren,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, American Robin, Cedar Waxwing, European Starling, Spotted
Towhee, Savannah Sparrow , White-crowned Sparrow, Golden-crowned Sparrow,
Dark-eyed Junco, Brewer's Blackbird, Red-winged Blackbird, Purple Finch , House
Finch, Pine Siskin and American Goldfinch.
Cooper’s Hawk; Ralph Hocken photo.
The Tuesday bird walk on
October 01 will be going to Rathtrevor Provincial Park. Meet at the Parksville
Community Park at the parking lot near the Lions Club playground at 9:00 am or
the main parking area at Rathtrevor Park at about 9:10 am.
How does the Hummingbirds tongue work?—Check the
Video--
Our thoughts are with you Katie. We look forward to
seeing you soon.
Good birding
Neil Robins
Parksville
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