The Tuesday bird walk went to the Englishman River Estuary Plummer Road
side. The morning was very windy as there was a strong wind off the Strait of
Georgia. The tide was very high and we were not able to walk along the shore of
the estuary. The surf was up, but we did manage to spot two Pacific Loons in
breeding plumage in the surf. A large flock of Pacific Loons and Surf Scoters
flew down the Strait. A good number of American Robins, Chestnut-backed
Chickadees and Dark-eyed Juncos spent most of the morning flying and perched. We
spotted our first of the year Eurasian Widgeon in with a flock of American
Widgeons on the receding tide.
Eurasian Widgeon: Ralph Hocken Photo.
Seventeen birders saw and heard the following thirty-four species:
Canada Goose, American Widgeon, Eurasian Widgeon, Mallard, Northern
Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Harlequin Duck, Surf Scoter,
White-winged Scoter, Pacific Loon, Common Loon, Red-necked Grebe,
Double-crested Cormorant, Pelagic Cormorant, Bald Eagle, Cooper’s Hawk,
California Gull, Glaucous-winged Gull, Northern Flicker, Northwestern Crow,
Common Raven, European Starling, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Anna’s Hummingbird,
Bewick's Wren, American Robin, Varied Thrush, Cedar Waxwing, Orange-crowned
Warbler, Spotted Towhee, Song Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, House Finch and Purple
Finch.
The Tuesday bird walk on October 15 will be going the the Little Qualicum
Rover Estuary in Qualicum Beach. We will meet at the Parksville Community Park
at the parking lot next to the Lions Club Playground in Parksville at 9:00
a.m.or at the Viewing Platform in north Qualicum Beach at about 9:25 a.m.
The Sunday bird walk on October 13 will be going to Neck Point Park in
Nanaimo.
American Robins: Ralph Hocken Photo.
Good birding
Neil Robins
Parksville
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