The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
Nanaimo Bird Report
December 12, 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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Pelagic Cormorant (R. Hocken)
Tuesday December 9, 2025:
The Tuesday Bird Walk went to Rathtrevor Provincial Park
in Parksville.
Weather was cloudy with sunny breaks, 6C, and tide was high. The tide was very high and choppy but there was a lot to see out on the water compared to the campground area that was quiet for the birds. A few highlights from the walk were a pair of Merlins that flew over, Marbled Murrelet and Common Murre a little farther out, and a White-throated Sparrow.
11 birders saw and heard the following 47 species
Brant
American Wigeon
Mallard
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Common Loon
Pacific Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Pelagic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Bald Eagle
Merlin
Black Oystercatcher
Short-billed Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Marbled Murrelet
Common Murre
Belted Kingfisher
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed
Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Bushtit
Brown Creeper
Bewick’s Wren
Pacific Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Purple Finch
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Pileated Woodpecker - male (J. Morrison)
Sunday Decemeber 7, 2025:
The Sunday Bird Walk went to Neck Point Park in Nanaimo. Weather was overcast and misty, 10C, and the tide was high. The birds were a little quiet around the park, and the afternoon may have been better with the nice weather. A few highlights from the walk were Black Turnstones hanging out with a group of Black Oystercatchers on a rock, and Trumpeter Swans flew over at the beginning of the walk.
9 birders saw and heard the following 21 species:
Trumpeter Swan
Mallard
Harlequin Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Pacific Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Bald Eagle
Black Oystercatcher
Black Turnstone
Glaucous-winged Gull
Marbled Murrelet
Common Murre
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Bewick’s Wren
Pacific Wren
American Robin
Spotted Towhee
Song 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 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 and Sunday Bird Walks will be taking a break over the Holidays and will resume in the New Year.
Happy Holidays and good birding! Colin Bartlett
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