The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
Nanaimo Bird Report
June 2, 2022
“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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Brown Creeper (J. Morrison)
Tuesday May 31, 2022:
The Tuesday Bird Walk went to Springwood Park in Parksville. The weather was overcast with a short rain shower and 14 degrees. A few highlights from the walk were, three species of flycatchers Olive-sided, Willow’s, and Pacific Slope. Lots of Yellow Warblers were singing by the marsh and Black Swifts were overhead feeding. We also were entertained by the juvenile Pacific Wrens being fed by the parents.
18 birders saw and heard the following 34 species:
Canada Goose
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Black Swift
Anna’s Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Northern Flicker
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo
Common Raven
American Crow
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bewick’s Wren
Pacific Wren
American Robin
Swainson’s Thrush
European Starling
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Wilson’s Warbler
MacGillivray’s Warbler
Western Tanager
Black-headed Grosbeak
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Pine Siskin
MacGillivray’s Warbler (J. Morrison)
Sunday May 29, 2022:
The Sunday Bird Walk went to Buttertubs Marsh in Nanaimo. The weather was cloudy and 14 degrees. A few highlights from the walk were, Blue-wing Teal seen by the Osprey stand, along with Purple Martins checking out the nest boxes. Female Wood Duck and ducklings were seen near the stand as well. A Virginia Rail was heard, and a Pied-billed Grebe was seen in the marsh near the parking lot.
18 birders saw and heard the following 41 species:
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Mallard
Pied-billed Grebe
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Virginia Rail
Glaucous-winged Gull
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared Dove
Anna’s Hummingbird
Northern Flicker
Warbling Vireo
Common Raven
American Crow
Violet-green Swallow
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Purple Martin
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bushtit
Bewick’s Wren
Marsh Wren
American Robin
Swainson’s Thrush
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Western Tanager
Black-headed Grosbeak
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Purple Finch
House Sparrow
Orange-crowned Warbler (R. Hocken)
The Backyard Bird Walks
Our bird walks go out Sunday mornings in Nanaimo and Tuesday mornings in
Parksville and Qualicum Beach area, are easy walks that go for two to three
hours (back for lunch is the plan). Bring binoculars and a field guide. The
walks are weather pending.
Please check our
blog (www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com) for any
cancelations.
Covid-19 Precautions
Do not attend if you feel ill. Please respect social distancing, 2 meters or 6 feet.
The Tuesday Bird Walk, June 7, 2022
The
Tuesday Bird Walk will be Going to Little Qualicum Fish Hatchery in
Qualicum Beach.
Meet at the Parksville Tourist Information Center parking lot, located by Hwy 19A, Northwest Bay Road and Franklin’s Gull Road in Parksville, at 9:00 am or meet at the hatchery parking lot on Claymore Road which is off Laburnum Road at 9:15am. Weather cooperating.
The Sunday Bird Walk, June 5, 2022
This week’s Sunday Bird Walk will be going to Linley Valley in Nanaimo. Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at 9:00am or at the end of Burma Road, which is off of Lost Lake Road at 9:10 am. Weather cooperating.
For cancelled bird walks due to weather, please check The Backyard blog at www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com on the day of the bird walk. A notice will be up before 8:00am if there is a cancelation.
Good birding! Colin Bartlett
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