The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
Nanaimo Bird Report
June 16, 2023
“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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Great Blue Heron (J. Morrison)
Tuesday June 13 , 2023:
The Tuesday birding group went to Lot 10 at the end of Kinkade Road in Qualicum Beach. The weather was sunny with a few clouds and 17C. The group started at the Brant Viewing Platform where 12 species were seen including, Marbled Murrelet, Pigeon Guillemot and Pacific Loon. From there is group went to Lot 10 and were welcomed by Chestnut-backed Chickadees, Red-breasted Nuthatch and Pacific-slope Flycatcher.
Eight birders saw and/or heard the following 36 species, a combination of both locations:
Pelagic Cormorant
Pacific Loon
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Killdeer
Black Oystercatcher
Spotted Sandpiper
Pigeon Guillemot
Marbled Murrelet
Vaux Swift
Anna’s Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Warbling Vireo
Pacific-sloped Flycatcher
Common Raven
American Crow
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tree Swallow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Pacific Wren
American Robin
Swainson’s Thrush
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Wilson’s Warbler
Black-headed Grosbeak
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Brown-headed Cowbird
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Black-throated Gray Warbler (J. Morrison)
Sunday June 11, 2023:
The Sunday birding group went to Buttertubs Marsh in Nanaimo. The weather was sunny with a steady breeze and 16C. A few highlights from the walk were the Cedar Waxwings, the Pied-billed Grebe young at the nest and a pair of Cinnamon Teal.
Twelve birders saw and heard the following 33 species:
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Cinnamon Teal
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Killdeer
Band-tailed Pigeon
Anna’s Hummingbird
Downy Woodpecker
Warbling Vireo
Common Raven
American Crow
Violet-green Swallow
Tree Swallow
Purple Martin
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Bewick’s Wren
Marsh Wren
American Robin
Swainson’s Thrush
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
House Sparrow
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Cinnamon Teal (K. Fowler)
If you have any birds to report or need help identifying, just email or call the store, thebackyard@shaw.ca or 250-390-3669, toll-free 1-888-808-BIRD (2473).
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.
The Tuesday Bird Walk, June 20, 2023
The Tuesday Bird Walk will be going to the Shelly Road side of the Englishman River Estuary
in Parksville.
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 end of Shelly Road off of highway 19A at 9:10am. Weather Cooperating.
The Sunday Bird Walk, June 18, 2023
This week’s Sunday Bird Walk will be going to Neck Point Park in Nanaimo.
Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at 9:00am or at the parking lot of Neck Point Park at 9:15am. Weather cooperating.
These will be our last bird walks before our summer break. We will resume the walks in the late summer or early fall.
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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