The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
Nanaimo Bird Report
May 15, 2024
“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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Western (Pacific-slope) Flycatcher (J. Morrison)
Tuesday May 14, 2024:
The Tuesday Bird Walk went to the Little Qualicum Fish Hatchery in Qualicum Beach. Weather was sunny and warm. With the trees now leafing out, more birds were heard than seen on the walk. A few highlights from the walk were Swainson’s Thrush, first for the year, along with Black Swift and House Wren.
13 birders saw and heard the following 43 species:
Common Merganser
Red-tailed Hawk
Bald Eagle
Turkey Vulture
Band-tailed Pigeon
Black Swift
Anna’s Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Northern Flicker
Hammond’s Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Tree Swallow
Warbling Vireo
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Pacific Wren
House Wren
Swainson’s Thrush
American Robin
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Townsend’s Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
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
Brown-headed Cowbird
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Pine Siskin
Marsh Wren (R. Hocken)
Sunday May 12, 2024:
The Sunday Bird Walk went to Maki Road Trail in south Nanaimo. Weather was sunny and warm, 16C, with a steady breeze along the river. A few highlights from the walk were a Black-headed Grosbeak pair, Western Tanager and a American Coot in the marsh.
15 birders heard and saw the following 40 species:
Canada Goose
Mallard
Ring-necked Duck
Common Merganser
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
American Coot
Glaucous-winged Gull
Eurasian Collared Dove
Anna’s Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Tree Swallow
Common Raven
American Crow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Bewick’s Wren
Marsh Wren
American Robin
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Western Tanager
Black-headed Grosbeak
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Brown-headed Cowbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
Saturday May 11, 2024:
Whimbrel was seen at Pipers Lagoon in Nanaimo, near the path entrance.
Friday May 10, 2024:
Black-headed Grosbeaks were seen in a backyard at Willow Park Modular home community.
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)
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 Sunday Bird Walk, May 19, 2024.
The Sunday Bird Walk is CANCELLED this week for the Victoria Day long weekend.
The Tuesday Bird Walk, May 21, 2024.
The
Tuesday Bird Walk will be Going to Springwood Park 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 Despard Avenue and Chestnut Street about 9:10am. Weather
Cooperating.
Good birding! Colin Bartlett
