The Tuesday bird walk went to the Shelly Road side of the Englishman River
Estuary in Parksville. The morning was sunny but cool with calm winds. We
spotted a large flock of Chestnut-backed Chickadees feeding on a low conifer
giving us great close views. Over one hundred Bonaparte's Gulls were bathing in
the water with a large mixed flock of other gulls. Five Long-tailed Duck’s were
diving and swimming just offshore. A raft of Bufflehead and one lone Common
Goldeneye were floating on the Strait of Georgia. We spotted a Northern Shrike
chasing prey and then heading back to it’s perch on a short bush. We spotted a
Wilson’s Snipe feeding at the end of the little pond just off the trail.
Wilson’s Snipe: Ralph Hocken Photo.
Seventeen birders including visiting birders from Montana and Victoria saw
and heard the following fifty-one species:
American Widgeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Red-necked Grebe
Western Grebe
Wilson’s Snipe
Eurasian-collared Dove
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Belted Kingfisher
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Bonaparte's Gull
Mew Gull
California Gull
Thayer's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Anna's Hummingbird
Northern Flicker
Northern Shrike
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Brown Creeper
American Robin
European Starling
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Purple Finch
House Finch
Bonaparte's Gull: Ralph Hocken Photo.
The Tuesday bird walk on November 05 will be going to Deep Bay.
Good birding
Neil Robins
Parksville
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