The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store

 The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store

Nanaimo Bird Report

November 14, 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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Bullock’s Oriole – juvenile / female (unknown)

Thursday November 13, 2025:

A juvenile Bullock’s Oriole was seen in a Qualicum Beach.

Tuesday November 11, 2025:  

The Tuesday Bird Walk was cancelled this week for Remembrance Day.

Lesser Scaup - female (R. Hocken)

Sunday November 9, 2025:

The Sunday Bird Walk went to Buttertubs Marsh in Nanaimo. Weather was sunny, and 5C. A few highlights from the walk were a couple of Trumpeter Swans flew over at the start of the walk, Lesser Scaup were seen at the Buttertubs Drive end of the marsh and a Northern Shrike was along the dyke near the lookout.

16 birders saw and heard the following 39 species:

Trumpeter Swan

Canada Goose

Wood Duck

Gadwall

American Wigeon

Mallard

Ring-necked Duck

Hooded Merganser

Lesser Scaup

Pied-billed Grebe

Great Blue Heron

Red-tailed Hawk

Virginia Rail

American Coot

Thayer’s Gull

Glaucous-winged Gull

Eurasian Collared Dove

Anna’s Hummingbird

Northern Flicker

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Steller’s Jay

Common Raven

American Crow

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Bushtit

Marsh Wren

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Northern Shrike

American Robin

European Starling

Spotted Towhee

Song Sparrow

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Red-winged Blackbird

House Finch

Purple Finch

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

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 are open for everyone to come out and learn and enjoy the birds. We 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, November 16, 2025:

Sunday Bird Walk will be going to Nanoose Bay Estuary in Nanoose.

Meet directly at the end of Nanoose Beach Road at the beach entrance at 9:00am. To get there turn off HWY 19 at either Arlington Road or Nanoose Beach Road and follow over the track and to the end of the road. Weather Cooperating.

Tuesday Bird Walk, November 18, 2025:

The Tuesday Bird Walk will be going to Deep Bay.

Meet directly at the marina parking lot at 9:00 am. Weather Cooperating.

Good birding! Colin Bartlett