NANAIMO
BIRD REPORT “EXPLORE NATURE---GO BIRDING"
Please remember, when reporting a sighting, to leave your name and
phone number along with the date, the species and location of your sighting.
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Sunday, October 19, 2014:
The Sunday bird walk went to Nanoose Bay. The morning was cloudy
with strong winds. We saw many Surf Scoters Pacific Loons and Common Loons
among the oyster barrels. A red-tailed Hawk flew overhead giving us great
views. A Northern Shrike was perched on the top of a Cedar Tree giving us long
looks as it looked for prey. We saw three Savannah Sparrows low in the bushes
near the trail.
Northern
Shrike: Ralph Hocken Photo.
Ten birders saw and heard the following thirty species:
Canada
Geese
Mallard
American
Widgeon
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-tailed
Hawk
Common Loon
Pacific Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Northern Shrike
California
Quail
Mew Gull
California Gull,
Thayer’s
Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Belted
Kingfisher
Northwestern
Crow
Northern
Flicker
Song Sparrow
Savannah
Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Saturday,
October 18:
A Coopers Hawk was seen in the flying over the Backyard Wildbird
& Nature store on Metral Drive in Nanaimo.
A Rufous Hummingbird was seen visiting a feeder in the Thunderbird
area near the Nanaimo Hospital in Nanaimo.
Over one hundred Snow Geese were seen heading south over Dolphin
Drive in Nanoose Bay.
Thursday,
October 16:
A Lapland Longspur was seen at Pipers Lagoon in Nanaimo.
Wednesday, October 15:
A Northern Pygmy Owl was seen in a backyard on Kilpatrick Road in
Nanaimo.
Tuesday,
October 14:
The
Tuesday bird walk went to Deep Bay with a quick stop at Nile Creek. The morning
was cloudy and very windy with a light shower to finish off the morning.
A Cooper’s Hawk flew over head just above us, giving us great views. Two Bald
Eagles were spotted on their nest high in a tall conifer. Two Yellow-rumped
Warbler’s and a flock of Golden-crowned Kinglet’s were seen in the bushes just
off the trail. Large numbers of Harlequin Duck’s, Surf Scoter’s, White - Winged
Scoters, a few Black Scoter’s, Long-tailed Duck’s and Greater Scaup were seen
just offshore. Three Western Grebe’s, several Red-necked Grebe’s and Horned
Grebe’s were seen throughout the morning on the Strait of Georgia. A
large flock of Greater White-fronted Geese flew high overhead heading west.
Two Heermann's Gull’s along with Mew Gull’s,
California Gull’s, Thayer's Gull’s and Glaucous-winged Gull’s were seen at the
Nile Creek Estuary
Nineteen birders saw and heard the following
fifty species:
Trumpeter Swan
Greater White-fronted Geese
Canada Geese
American Widgeon
Mallard
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Greater Scaup
Common Merganser
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Red-necked Grebe
Horned Grebe
Western Grebe
Pelagic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Belted Kingfisher
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Cooper’s Hawk
Killdeer
Heermann's Gull
Mew Gull
California Gull
Thayer's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Eurasian-collared Dove
Rock Pigeon
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Northern Flicker
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
European Starling
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Brewer’s Blackbird
House Finch
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Golden-crowned Kinglet: Ralph Hocken Photo.
A Western Screech Owl was
spotted in a backyard along Morell Circle in Nanaimo.
Two great Horned Owls were seen at the Morrell Wildlife Sanctuary
in Nanaimo.
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Everyone is welcome to join us for a 2-3 hour bird walk on the
Sunday and Tuesday mornings. We leave from the Store at 9 a.m. on Sunday
Mornings and go to a different location in and around Nanaimo and from the
Parksville Beach Community Park at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays and go to different areas
in and around the Oceanside
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The Tuesday bird walk on October 21, 2014 will be going to the Plummer Road side of the Englishman River Estuary in Parksville. Meet at the parking lot near the Lions Club Playground in Parksville Community Park at 9:00 a.m. or at the corner of Plummer Road and Shorewood Drive in Parksville at about 9:10 a.m.
The Tuesday bird walk on October 21, 2014 will be going to the Plummer Road side of the Englishman River Estuary in Parksville. Meet at the parking lot near the Lions Club Playground in Parksville Community Park at 9:00 a.m. or at the corner of Plummer Road and Shorewood Drive in Parksville at about 9:10 a.m.
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The Sunday bird walk on October 26, 2014 will be going to the Neck
Point Park. Meet at the Bird Store at 9:00 a.m. or at the parking lot at Neck
Point off Hammond Bay Road at about 9:15 a.m.
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What's more important than the right to breathe fresh air, drink
clean water and eat healthy food?"-- David Suzuki
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Good birding
Neil Robins
THE BACKYARD WILDBIRD & NATURE STORE
6314 Metral Drive
Nanaimo B.C.
V9T-2L8
Phone: 250-390-3669
Fax: 250-390-1633
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