The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
Nanaimo Bird Report
April 29, 2025
“EXPLORE NATURE” --- GO
BIRDING:
To report your
sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at birding@thebackyard.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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Bonaparte’s Gull (R. Hocken)
Tuesday April 29, 2025:
The Tuesday Bird Walk went to the Englishman River Estuary on the Shelly Road side. Weather was cloudy, 11 C, cool wind on the estuary, and the tide was out. A few highlights from the walk were a Cooper’s Hawk that was in pursuit of a Eurasian Collared Dove, while being chased an Anna’s Hummingbird. Red Crossbills were seen and heard by the estuary viewing area and Bonaparte’s Gulls were seen out on the spit.
18 birders saw and heard the following 47 species:
Canada Goose
American Wigeon
Surf Scoter
Double-crested Cormorant
Common Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Common Loon
California Quail
Great Blue Heron
Cooper’s Hawk
Bald Eagle
Killdeer
Dunlin
Bonaparte’s Gull
Short-billed Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Eurasian Collared Dove
Anna’s Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Violet-green Swallow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bewick’s Wren
Pacific Wren
American Robin
European Starling
Orange-crowned Warbler
Townsend’s Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brewer’s Blackbird
Red Crossbill
House Finch
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Wilson’s Warbler (J. Morrison)
Sunday April 27, 2025:
There Sunday Bird Walk went to Legacy Marsh in Lantzville. Weather was sunny, and 10C. A few highlights from the walk were a Hammond’s Flycatcher that was seen and we also heard a Western Flycatcher. A few birders saw and heard Hutton’s Vireo and a House Wren along the powerlines. We had a great View of a Wilson’s Warbler as well.
18 birders saw and heard the following 49 species:
Canada Goose
Mallard
Ring-necked Duck
Hooded Merganser
Red-tailed Hawk
Turkey Vulture
Rufous Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Norther Flicker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Western Flycatcher
Hammond’s Flycatcher
Cassin’s Vireo
Hutton’s Vireo
Violet-green Swallow
Tree Swallow
Purple Martin
Common Raven
Steller’s Jay
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bushtit
Bewick’s Wren
House Wren
Pacific Wren
Marsh Wren
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Townsend’s Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Wilson’s Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Brown-headed Cowbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Red Crossbill
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
Birding Notes:
A couple of bird days to celebrate in the month of May.
May 4th – Bird Day
It is a day to appreciate and enjoy what our feathered
friends have to offer us.
The history of this day. It was started by Charles
Almanzo Babcock, a Superintendent of Schools in Pennsylvania. The first Bird
Day was established in 1894 and was also the first holiday in the United States
dedicated to the celebration of birds. Bird Day was founded to advance bird
conservation as a moral value and is observed annually on May 4th.
May 10th – World Migratory Bird Day
World Migratory Bird Day promotes the importance of
a healthy coexistence between humans and birds by focusing on creating
bird-friendly communities and cities. The campaign raises awareness about the
challenges migratory birds face due to human activities and urban development,
promoting conservation and the creation of bird-friendly environments within
our made-made communities.
In 2006, the United Nations established World Migratory Bird Day to be held on the second weekend of May every year.
If you have any bird sightings to report or need help identifying, just email or call the store, birding@thebackyard.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.
Sunday Bird Walk, May 4, 2025.
The Sunday Bird Walk will be going to Maki Road Trail in south Nanaimo.
Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at 9:00 am or at the end of Maki Road, parking by Living Forest Campground (by Rona in south Nanaimo) at 9:15 am. Weather cooperating.
Tuesday Bird Walk, May 6, 2025.
The
Tuesday Bird Walk will be going to Brant Viewing Platform and Lot 10 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 Brant viewing stand on HWY 19A (between Beach Terrace and Crescent Road West) at 9:15 am and then at the end of Kinkade Road, Lot 10, at 9:45 am. Weather Cooperating.
Good birding! Colin Bartlett
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