The Tuesday bird walk went to Rathtrevor Provincial Park in Parksville. The
morning was windy and cloudy with sunny periods and a light shower during the
morning. A large flock of Dunlin and Black-bellied Plovers were feeding along
the tide line when we arrived at low tide. We saw many Pacific Loons, Common
Loons, Horned Grebes and Red-necked Grebes on the choppy Strait of Georgia.
Several flocks of American Wigeon, Mallard and Common Goldeneye flew down the
Strait. We had great close views of several Golden-crowned Kinglets and
Ruby-crowned Kinglets on the walk through the forest.
Twelve birders saw and heard the following forty-four species:
American Widgeon
Mallard
Harlequin Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Western Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Bald Eagle
Bonaparte's Gull
Mew Gull
Thayer’s Gull
California Gull
Herring Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Common Murre
Dunlin
Black-bellied Plover
Northern Flicker
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Anna’s Hummingbird
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Pacific Wren
Bewick’s Wren
Brown Creeper
Spotted Towhee
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Purple Finch
House Finch
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
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Golden-crowned Kinglet: Ralph Hocken Photo.
The Tuesday bird walk on November 19 will be going to the Little Qualicum
River Estuary in Qualicum Beach.
Good birding
Neil Robins
Parksville
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