The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store

The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store

Nanaimo Bird Report

May 17, 2020

“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 was seen and location of your sighting.
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Photo: Barred Owl (J. Morrison)

Friday May 8, 2020

Barred Owl was seen in Bowen Park. (Look for Barred Owls near the fish channels)

Saturday May 9, 2020:

Osprey and Olive-sided Flycatcher were seen at Legacy Marsh in upper Lantzville.

Northern Shoveler and Blue-winged Teal were seen in the Morning Star Pond in French Creek.

House Wren was seen at Colbourne Drive and Broadmoor Place Nanaimo.

Tuesday  May 12, 2020:

Peregrine Falcon pair was seen at the bottom of Blueback Road and Icarus Drive in Nanaimo.

Thursday May 14, 2020:

Whimbrel was seen at Columbia Beach in French Creek.

Friday May 15, 2020:

Cinnamon Teal was seen at the Nanaimo River Estuary from the Maki Road side.

Sunday May 17, 2020:

Seen at Legacy Marsh in upper Lantzville, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo, Western Tanager, MacGillivray’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Orange-crowned Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, and Black-headed Grosbeaks.

Photo: Cinnamon Teal (J. Morrison)

Backyard Feeder Notes:

Not too much different happening at the backyard feeder this past week other than there seems to be a few less birds visiting. With the adults feeding their young insects I figure in about two weeks there will be more activity at the feeders as the young leave the nests.

At the store’s bird feeders we mostly see White-crowned Sparrows, Dark-eyed Juncos, Spotted Towhees and House Sparrows. These few species have been busy bathing as much as they have been feeding. At home the feeders are busy with finches, House Finch, Pine Siskin’s, occasional visit from the Black-headed Grosbeak but no American Goldfinch.

We have received more reports of Western Tanagers and Black-headed Grosbeaks visiting backyard feeders again this past week, and just waiting for the first Common Nighthawks to arrive.

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The Sunday and Tuesday Bird Walks

temporarily postponed

Please watch for further updates when the walks will resume.

Here is a list of birds seen in Bowen Park on one of the Sunday Bird Walks in August 2017. Twenty four species were seen and heard:

Mallard

Barred Owl

Rock Pigeon

American Dipper

Glaucous-winged Gull

Anna’s Hummingbird

Western Tanager

Purple Martin

Northern Flicker

Pileated Woodpecker

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Northwestern Crow

Common Raven

California Quail

Orange-crowned Warbler

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Pacific-slope Flycatcher

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Brown Creeper

Bushtit

Song Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

American Robin

Spotted Towhee

Photo: Western Tanager (J. Morrison)

Good birding!

Colin Bartlett

The Backyard

Wildbird and Nature Store
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