The Tuesday bird walk went to the
Plummer Road side of the Englishman River in Parksville. The morning was sunny
and the Strait of Georgia was calm. Two pair of Gadwall were on
the river as the walk started. Many Green-winged
Teal and Northern Pintail were resting on the mud flats. A large flock of
migrating Canada Geese with one Cackling Goose flew over head eventually landing
on the far side of the estuary.
California Gulls,
Mew Gulls, Thayer’s Gulls, one
Western Gull and a large number of Glaucous-winged Gulls were resting
on gravel bars along the estuary. Barrow’s Goldeneye,
American Wigeon and an
Eurasian Wigeon
were feeding along the side of a gravel bar not far from shore. Twenty Long-tailed
Ducks and Surf Scoters were seen swimming further from shore. We saw
hundreds of Brant Geese on the strait
swimming and flying during the morning. We spotted three large flocks of
Bushtits feeding on big Scotch broom bushes along the
road.
Bushtit: Ralph Hocken Photo.
Twenty-three birders, including
visiting birders from Edmonton, Winnipeg and Seattle saw and heard
the following fifty-eight species:
Brant
Cackling Geese
Canada Geese
Mallard
Gadwall
Bufflehead
Green-winged Teal
Greater Scaup
Northern Pintail
American Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Common Goldeneye
Barrow’s Goldeneye
Red-necked Grebe
Horned Grebe
Western Grebe
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Long-tailed Duck
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Brant’s Cormorant
Common Murre
Great Blue Heron
Belted Kingfisher
California Gull
Mew Gull
Thayer’s Gull
Western Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Black Oystercatcher
Bald Eagle
Steller’s Jay
Common Raven
Northwestern Crow
Northern Flicker
Anna’s Hummingbird
Bushtit
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hutton's Vireo
European Starling
Red-wing Blackbird
American Robin
Spotted Towhee
House Finch
Purple Finch
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Red Crossbill
Dark-eyed Junco
Pine Siskin
California Gull: Ralph
Hocken Photo.
The Tuesday bird walk on
March 01, 2016 will be going to the Little Qualicum River Estuary in Qualicum
Beach. Meet at Parksville Community Park at the Lions Club Kids Playground
Parking lot at 9:00 a.m. or at the Brant viewing platform in north Qualicum
Beach at about 9:15 a.m.
Good birding
Neil Robins
Parksville
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