Nanaimo bird Report,May 06, 2018
BIRD REPORT
“EXPLORE NATURE”---GO BIRDING:
To report your sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at thebackyard@shaw.ca
Please remember, when reporting a sighting to leave your name and phone number along with the date, the species and location of your sighting.
“EXPLORE NATURE”---GO BIRDING:
To report your sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at thebackyard@shaw.ca
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
bird walk, May 06, 2018
The Sunday bird walk went to Neck Point
Park in Nanaimo. The morning was sunny with light winds off the Strait of
Georgia. We spotted a Brandt’s
Cormorant just offshore at the start of the walk. A bright yellow American Goldfinch was spotted high up in a tall conifer tree. Two Marbled Murrelets, a Common
Loon and two Pacific Loons were seen further offshore. We spotted a Black-throated
Warbler high up in a tree and the Warbler then flew into a nest, giving us
great views. A Wilson’s Warbler was seen feeding just off the trail.
Brandt’s
Cormorant: Ralph Hocken Photo:
Eight birders saw and heard the following
forty-four species:
Canada
Geese
Mallard
Harlequin
Duck
Marbled
Murrelet
Common
Loon
Pacific
Loon
Brandt’s
Cormorant
Pelagic
Cormorant
Double-crested
Cormorant
Mew Gull
California
Gull
Iceland
Gull
Glaucous-wing
Gull
Great
Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Turkey
Vulture
Belted
Kingfisher
California
Quail
Red-breasted
Sapsucker
Northern
Flicker
Pacific-slope
Flycatcher
Warbling
Vireo
Northwestern
Crow
Violet-green
Swallow
Chestnut-backed
Chickadee
Brown
Creeper
Pacific
Wren
Bewick’s
Wren
Anna’s
Hummingbird
American
Robin
European
Starling
Brown-headed
Cowbird
Red-wing
Blackbird
Yellow
Warbler
Yellow-rumped
Warbler
Black-throated
Warbler
Orange-crowned
Warbler
Wilson’s
Warbler
Ruby-crowned
Kinglet
Spotted
Towhee
Song
Sparrow
Savannah
Sparrow
American
Goldfinch
Purple
Finch
Friday, May 04:
A Sooty
Grouse was as seen at the top of Westwood Ridge in Nanaimo.
Thursday, May 03:
Fourteen American
White Pelicans were seen at the head of Nanoose Bay right by the estuary.
A
Black-headed Grosbeak was seen at Morrell Sanctuary in Nanaimo.
Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday Bird Walk, May 01, 2018
The Tuesday bird walk went to Moorcroft Regional Park in Nanoose Bay. The morning was sunny with strong winds. A Dunlin and four singing Black Oystercatchers were seen along the rocky shores. Six Pacific Loons and two Marbled Murrelet’s were seen offshore. We saw a Killer Whale breeching off shore. We heard a Swainson’s Thrush calling just off the trail. A Pacific-slope Flycatcher was spotted perched near the trail. Orange-crowned Warblers, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Black-throated Gray Warblers and Townsend’s Warblers entertained us all morning.
Pacific-slope Flycatcher: Ralph Hocken Photo:
Thirty
birders including visiting birders from South Africa saw and heard the
following thirty-nine species:
Brant
Harlequin Duck
Red-breasted Merganser
Mew Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Marbled Murrelet
Pacific loon
Common Loon
Dunlin
Black Oystercatcher
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Common Raven
Northwestern Crow
Northwestern Crow
Anna’s Hummingbird
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Northern Flicker
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Brown Creeper
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Pacific Wren
American Robin
Swainson’s Thrush
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend’s Warbler
Red-winged Blackbird
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Purple FinchAmerican Goldfinch
Black-throated Warbler: Ralph Hocken Photo:
A Cinnamon Teal
was seen at Buttertubs Marsh near the tall viewing tower, in Nanaimo.
Monday, April 30:
Evening Grosbeaks were seen along Douglas Street in Nanaimo.
Evening Grosbeaks were seen along Douglas Street in Nanaimo.
Saturday, April 28:
A Yellow-Headed Blackbird is visiting a yard in the 700 block of Ermineskin Avenue Parksville.
A Yellow-Headed Blackbird is visiting a yard in the 700 block of Ermineskin Avenue Parksville.
Please Note
Check this site (www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com) early Tuesday and Sunday on stormy mornings to see if the walks have been cancelled!
Check this site (www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com) early Tuesday and Sunday on stormy mornings to see if the walks have been cancelled!
The Sunday
Bird Walk on May 13, 2018 will be going to the Beaver Ponds
in Nanoose Bay. Meet at the Bird store at 9:00 am or at the Beaver Ponds
parking area (Take Highway 19 to Northwest Bay Road go to Power Point Road, follow Power Point Road to the four way stop and then go about one hundred yards to the parking area
on the left) about 9:20 am.
The Tuesday
Bird Walk on May 08, 2018 will be going to the Little
Qualicum River Fish Hatchery in north Qualicum Beach. Meet at the
Parksville Community Park (near the Lions Club playground parking lot) in
Parksville at 9:00 am, or at the Brant Viewing Platform along Highway 19a in
North Qualicum Beach at about 9:20 am.
Good birding
Neil Robins
THE BACKYARD
WILDBIRD & NATURE STORE
314 Metral Drive
Nanaimo B.C.
V9T-2L8
V9T-2L8
Email: thebackyard@shaw.ca
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