The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store

 The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store

Nanaimo Bird Report

November 27, 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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Trumpeter Swan (J. Morrison)

Tuesday November 25, 2025:  

The Tuesday Bird Walk was canceled due to the weather.

Pacific Wren (J. Morrison)

Sunday November 23, 2025:

The Sunday Bird Walk went to Maki Road Trail located at the end of Maki Road in south Nanaimo. Weather was sunny and cool at 4C. A few highlights from the walk were a pair of Trumpeter Swans flying over and landing in the river. Northern Harrier was just across the river in the estuary hunting, and a Virgina Rail was calling in the marsh.

14 birders saw and heard the following 40 species:

Trumpeter Swam

Gadwall

American Wigeon

Mallard

Northern Pintail

Greater Scaup

Bufflehead

Common Goldeneye

Common Merganser

Double-crested Cormorant

Great Blue Heron

Northern Harrier

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Cooper’s Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Bald Eagle

Virgina Rail

Short-billed Gull

Glaucous-winged Gull

Anna’s Hummingbird

Belted Kingfisher

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Steller’s Jay

Common Raven

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Brown Creeper

Pacific Wren

Bewick’s Wren

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

American Robin

European Starling

Spotted Towhee

Song Sparrow

Fox Sparrow

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Red-winged Blackbird

Purple Finch

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 30, 2025:

The Sunday Bird Walk will be going to Nanaimo River Estuary in south Nanaimo.

Meet directly at the end of Raines Road, off Cedar Road, in the gravel parking lot at 9:00am. Weather Cooperating.

Tuesday Bird Walk, December 2, 2025:

The Tuesday Bird Walk will be going to the Shelly Road side of the Englishman River Estuary.

Meet directly at the parking lot, located at the bottom of Shelly Road at 9:00 am. Weather Cooperating.

Good birding! Colin Bartlett