Tuesday Bird Walk
Parksville/Qualicum Beach
On July 30th the Tuesday Bird Walk went to the Little
Qualicum River Hatchery. The morning was overcast with the odd sprinkle and the
winds were light. A few highlights from the walk were a singing Yellow Warbler,
Yellow-rumped Warbler and a Black-throated Gray Warbler all seen in one spot. We
also saw 7 Turkey Vultures soaring across the sky while watching Black Swifts
feeding. Our parking lot bird was seeing 2 American Dippers in the river.
American Dipper, photo by Ralph hocken
Twelve birders including birders from California and Taiwan saw
and heard the following thirty seven (37) species:
Great Blue Heron
Copper’s Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Bald Eagle
Turkey Vulture
Northern Flicker
American Dipper
Belted Kingfisher
Black Swift
Pileated Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Pacific-sloped Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Common Raven
Violet-green Swallow
Warbling Vireo
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bewick’s Wren
American Robin
Swainson’s Thrush
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Wilsons Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Common Yellow-throat
Browned-headed Cowbird
Western Tanager
Black-headed Grosbeak
Spotted Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Red Crossbill
American Goldfinch
The Sunday Bird Walk: there will be NO Bird Walk on
August 4th.
The Tuesday Bird Walk on August6, 2019 will be going to Columbia Beach in French Creek. Meet at the Parksville Community Park (near the Lions Club playground parking area) in Parksville at 9:00 am or at the parking area on Admiral Tyron blvd, at 9:20 a.m.
Please Note:
Check this site (www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com) early Tuesday and Sunday on stormy mornings to see if the walks have been cancelled!
Good birding
Colin Bartlett
 |
The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
6314 Metral Drive V9T-2L8
Phone: 250-390-3669
Email: thebackyard@shaw.ca
Blog: www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com
No comments:
Post a Comment