tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12904347032491172792024-03-14T16:13:19.223-07:00The Backyard Wildbird and Nature StoreThe Backyard Wildbird & Nature Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771689078409786755noreply@blogger.comBlogger1674125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290434703249117279.post-44543214131548877702024-03-14T16:12:00.000-07:002024-03-14T16:12:27.283-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"> <b style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">The Backyard Wildbird
and Nature Store</span></b></p><div class="WordSection1">
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Nanaimo Bird Report<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">March 14, 2024</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“EXPLORE NATURE” --- GO
BIRDING:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To report your
sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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</span><span style="background: #F7F0E9; color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday
March 12, 2024:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Tuesday Bird Walk went to the Plummer Road side of the
Englishman River Estuary in Parksville. Weather was sunny with a few clouds, 5C
and no wind. Tide was high and going out. A few highlights from the walk were Trumpeter
Swans flying by, great view of a Cooper’s Hawk was perched on the fence near
the viewing stand, a Barred Owl was heard and around 140 Brant flew by.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">9 birders saw and heard the following 57 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Trumpeter Swan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Canada Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cackling Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Brant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Gadwall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Eurasian Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Pintail<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Green-winged Teal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bufflehead<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Surf Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">White-winged Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Goldeneye<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Long-tailed Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Greater Scaup<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-breasted Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pacific Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Horned Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-necked Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Double-crested Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bald Eagle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cooper’s Hawk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Killdeer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Black Oystercatcher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Black-bellied Plover<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Short-billed Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Thayer’s Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">California Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Murre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Barred Owl<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Anna’s Hummingbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Belted Kingfisher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Downy Woodpecker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Crow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Steller’s Jay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bushtit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bewick’s Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pacific Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ruby-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Golden-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">European Starling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yellow-rumped Warbler<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Fox Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dark-eyed Junco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-winged Blackbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">House Finch</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-FVsDFLa3PEzbnGQfWeIbofJ6U37c-_GBxmLd9DDEHP0oMiXXR0ZYEP-6Ik-8x3rajaS4tKEoUmcb-gpEDvXh0p0xpnQpQ037cPknfyEOjsaxJLRozULt6gXqcYq8Dwzw9s_5Gx7xrXP0Zg8vDXdJ652BQ1_uFZVYi71Ta2YE9NaDYudLpZha38JTDIM/s800/Brown%20Creeper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-FVsDFLa3PEzbnGQfWeIbofJ6U37c-_GBxmLd9DDEHP0oMiXXR0ZYEP-6Ik-8x3rajaS4tKEoUmcb-gpEDvXh0p0xpnQpQ037cPknfyEOjsaxJLRozULt6gXqcYq8Dwzw9s_5Gx7xrXP0Zg8vDXdJ652BQ1_uFZVYi71Ta2YE9NaDYudLpZha38JTDIM/s320/Brown%20Creeper.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Brown Creeper (J.
Morrison)<p></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sunday March 10, 2024:</span></u></b></p></div><div class="WordSection7">
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk went to Buttertubs Marsh in Nanaimo.
Weather was sunny with clouds, 5C. A few highlights from the walk were hearing a
few Virginia Rails around the marsh calling, seeing Tree and Violet-green
Swallows, and six or more Varied Thrush in the parking lot when we arrived. Unfortunately,
we did not see or hear the American Bittern.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">16 birders saw and heard the following 39 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Canada Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Wood Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ring-necked Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bufflehead<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pied-billed Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hooded Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Virginia Rail<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Coot<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Eurasian Collared Dove<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Anna’s Hummingbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Downy Woodpecker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tree Swallow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Violet-green Swallow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Crow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Steller’s Jay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bushtit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Brown Creeper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bewick’s Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pacific Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Marsh Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ruby-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Golden-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Varied Thrush<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">European Starling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Yellow-rumped Warbler<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Golden-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fox Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dark-eyed Junco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Red-winged Blackbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wU5-rarB9l5YieDczVoSApdq3XFwM5SvytWQFTuXX89U6lkPKMsNOSnzfUzQ9CmhM8K8g3c_aAqud5j4sSF4xFRO8LCb57Q56kEpdhtzMlirC2UK_dKWUjS-D6r8d9YxvZ9aamcvcxEpKeTybebgDUXjupN4TMZMA9yRuyY_x6bW2kAZ5afEpZa_Axjh/s900/American%20Goldfinch%20%20IMG_1963%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wU5-rarB9l5YieDczVoSApdq3XFwM5SvytWQFTuXX89U6lkPKMsNOSnzfUzQ9CmhM8K8g3c_aAqud5j4sSF4xFRO8LCb57Q56kEpdhtzMlirC2UK_dKWUjS-D6r8d9YxvZ9aamcvcxEpKeTybebgDUXjupN4TMZMA9yRuyY_x6bW2kAZ5afEpZa_Axjh/s320/American%20Goldfinch%20%20IMG_1963%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Male and female American
Goldfinch (R. Hocken)<p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Last year it seemed as though the America Goldfinch
arrived early and in good numbers, and it happened about three weeks after a
big storm in California. Since there was another storm through California a
couple of weeks ago, we are watching to see if this happens again. We have heard
of a few American Goldfinch starting to visit backyard feeders along with more
Pine Siskin sightings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Also make sure your nest boxes are cleaned and ready
as the chickadee’s, nuthatch’s and Bewick’s Wrens are looking for cavities and
establishing territories.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you have any birds to report or need help
identifying, just email or call the store, </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:thebackyard@shaw.ca"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca</span></b></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> or 250-390-3669,
toll-free 1-888-808-BIRD (2473)</span></p></div>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">The Backyard Bird Walks</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Please check our blog <b><i><u>(</u></i></b></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thebirdstore.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com</span></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">) </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">for any
cancelations.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk, March 17, 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk will be going to </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Neck Point Park</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> in Nanaimo. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at
9:00am or on the beach by the parking lot at 9:10am. Weather cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk, March 19, 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk will be going to </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Shelly Road </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">side of the</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Englishman River
Estuary</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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 Shelly Road at 9:10am. Weather
Cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Good
birding! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Colin
Bartlett</span></p>The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771689078409786755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290434703249117279.post-53784589386444493862024-03-07T15:59:00.000-08:002024-03-07T15:59:03.088-08:00<p style="text-align: center;"> <b style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">The Backyard Wildbird
and Nature Store</span></b></p><div class="WordSection1">
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Nanaimo Bird Report<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">March 7, 2024</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“EXPLORE NATURE” --- GO
BIRDING:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To report your
sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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</span><span style="background: #F7F0E9; color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday
March 5, 2024:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Tuesday Bird Walk went to Deep Bay. Weather was sunny
2C, wind was light but picked up later and the tide was high. A few highlights
from the walk were Tundra Swan seen with 6 other Trumpeter Swans. Lots of Surf,
White-winged and Black Scoters were on the water, along with Common Goldeneye.
Black Turnstones were on the shore and White-crowned Sparrows were heard
singing.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">11 birders saw and heard the following 45 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Trumpeter Swan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tundra Swan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Canada Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Harlequin Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bufflehead<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Surf Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">White-winged Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Black Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Goldeneye<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Long-tailed Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Greater Scaup<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-breasted Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pacific Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Horned Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-necked Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Double-crested Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pelagic Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">California Quail<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bald Eagle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Black Turnstone<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Black-bellied Plover<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Short-billed Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Marbled Murrelet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Anna’s Hummingbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Belted Kingfisher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Crow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bewick’s Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">European Starling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">White-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Golden-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dark-eyed Junco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-winged Blackbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Brewer’s Blackbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">House Finch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">House Sparrow</span></p></div>
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(J. Morrison)<p></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sunday March 3, 2024:</span></u></b></p></div><div class="WordSection7">
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk went to Maki Road Trail. Weather
was cloudy with sunny breaks, then showers with a little hail and 3C to start. A
few highlights were Northern Shrike seen across the river in the estuary. Two
Trumpeter Swans were seen in the marsh, along with an American Coot and
Ring-necked Ducks.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">12 birders saw and heard the following 36 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Trumpeter Swan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Canada Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ring-necked Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Northern Pintail<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bufflehead<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Goldeneye<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hooded Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bald Eagle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Coot<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Short-billed Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Anna’s Hummingbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Belted Kingfisher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Downy Woodpecker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Northern Shrike<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Crow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Steller’s Jay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Red-breasted Nuthatch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Brown Creeper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bewick’s Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pacific Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ruby-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Golden-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Golden-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fox Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dark-eyed Junco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Red-winged Blackbird</span></p></div><div class="WordSection9">
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thursday February 29, 2024:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">An </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Bittern</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> was seen at
Buttertubs Marsh, near the viewing tower in the west marsh.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tree Swallow</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> was also seen at
Buttertubs Marsh.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
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(R. Hocken)<p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Birds to be on the watch for, Yellow-rumped
Warblers, Orange-crowned Warblers, Turkey Vultures, and American Goldfinch.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you have any birds to report or need help
identifying, just email or call the store, </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:thebackyard@shaw.ca"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca</span></b></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> or 250-390-3669,
toll-free 1-888-808-BIRD (2473)</span></p></div>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">The Backyard Bird Walks</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Please check our blog <b><i><u>(</u></i></b></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thebirdstore.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com</span></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">) </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">for any
cancelations.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk, March 10, 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk will be going to </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Buttertubs Marsh</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> in Nanaimo. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at
9:00am or at the Jingle Pot Road parking area at 9:10am. Weather cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk, March 12, 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk will be going to </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Plummer Road </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">side of the</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Englishman River Estuary</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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 corner of Plummer Road and Shorewood Drive
at 9:10am. Weather Cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Good
birding! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Colin
Bartlett</span></p>The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771689078409786755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290434703249117279.post-77704666945267975872024-02-29T11:47:00.000-08:002024-02-29T11:47:48.748-08:00<p style="text-align: center;"> <b style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">The Backyard Wildbird
and Nature Store</span></b></p><div class="WordSection1">
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Nanaimo Bird Report<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">February 29, 2024</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“EXPLORE NATURE” --- GO
BIRDING:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To report your
sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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</span><span style="background: #F7F0E9; color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday February
27, 2024:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Tuesday Bird Walk went to Columbia Beach in French Creek.
Weather was cloudy, 0C, a cool breeze and tide was high and going out. A few
highlights from the walk were 6 Greater Yellowlegs working the shoreline, a
raft of Surf Scoters further out from the beach, many Bald Eagles about, a few Snow
Geese fly over and a flyby of 6 Brant.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">8 birders saw and heard the following 48 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Brant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Snow Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Canada Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Eurasian Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Pintail<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Harlequin Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Surf Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">White-winged Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bufflehead<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Goldeneye<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-breasted Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pacific Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Horned Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-necked Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Double-crested Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pelagic Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bald Eagle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Greater Yellowlegs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Black Turnstone<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Black-bellied Plover<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Short-billed Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Thayer’s Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">California Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Murre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Eurasian Collared Dove<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Anna’s Hummingbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Belted Kingfisher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Crow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bewick’s Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">European Starling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">White-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Golden-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Fox Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dark-eyed Junco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-winged Blackbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">House Finch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pine Siskin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">House Sparrow</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijC4wWSn-YEGtqeAoH5YBwZsGu9zkttiBYdL9DjyRMKUnEDwipxtcrmAcqbnEbvfNzoCHo11Mi9DlBNicDUHuhZjPc-HDjHCihWa3g4noEt22WJmPOW9a4Y1MPyTZ-YztxmUlHm5b0gXoP0xwxYrA2qG-NtT3kBeCcUiOK56DJkIRppVQGT64hPeLsLqTQ/s1316/Northern%20Shrike%20by%20John%20Morrison%20imageedit_0_2548160920%20(002).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1124" data-original-width="1316" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijC4wWSn-YEGtqeAoH5YBwZsGu9zkttiBYdL9DjyRMKUnEDwipxtcrmAcqbnEbvfNzoCHo11Mi9DlBNicDUHuhZjPc-HDjHCihWa3g4noEt22WJmPOW9a4Y1MPyTZ-YztxmUlHm5b0gXoP0xwxYrA2qG-NtT3kBeCcUiOK56DJkIRppVQGT64hPeLsLqTQ/s320/Northern%20Shrike%20by%20John%20Morrison%20imageedit_0_2548160920%20(002).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Northern Shrike (J.
Morrison)<p></p></div><div class="WordSection5">
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Monday February 26, 2024:</span></u></b></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cedar Waxwings</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> were observed feeding
at the end of Buttertubs Drive behind the new apartment complex.</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sunday February 25, 2024:</span></u></b></p></div><div class="WordSection8">
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk went to the Nanaimo River
Estuary in Cedar. Weather was sunny with some clouds, 7C with a light breeze
and tide was going out. A few highlights from the walk were Northern Harrier
flying about the estuary, a few were lucky to see Western Meadowlarks flying
away and we had a few good views of Northern Shrikes.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">12 birders saw and heard the following 35 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Canada Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Northern Pintail<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Green-winged Teal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bufflehead<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Goldeneye<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Red-breasted Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bald Eagle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Northern Harrier<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Merlin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Short-billed Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">California Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Eurasian Collared Dove<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Belted Kingfisher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Northern Shrike<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Crow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Steller’s Jay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bewick’s Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ruby-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Golden-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">European Starling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Golden-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fox Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dark-eyed Junco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Red-winged Blackbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Western Meadowlark</span></p></div><div class="WordSection10">
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Friday February 23, 2024:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Townsend’s Solitaire</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> was observed in a
backyard on Pipers Crescent in Nanaimo.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A few </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Turkey Vultures</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> were seen soaring
over the area of Uplands Drive and Turner Road in Nanaimo.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There were also other sighting on Friday of Turkey
Vultures from Ladysmith to Qualicum Beach.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you have any birds to report or need help
identifying, just email or call the store, </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:thebackyard@shaw.ca"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca</span></b></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> or 250-390-3669,
toll-free 1-888-808-BIRD (2473)</span></p></div>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">The Backyard Bird Walks</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Please check our blog <b><i><u>(</u></i></b></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thebirdstore.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com</span></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">) </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">for any
cancelations.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk, March 3, 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk will be going to Maki Road
Trail located at the end of Maki Road in south Nanaimo. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at
9:00am or at the parking area at the end of Maki Road at 9:15am. Weather
cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk, March 5, 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk will be going to </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Deep Bay</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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 government wharf parking lot in Deep Bay
at 9:20am. Weather Cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Good
birding! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Colin
Bartlett</span></p>The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771689078409786755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290434703249117279.post-41171248866998820992024-02-22T11:42:00.000-08:002024-02-22T11:42:35.562-08:00<p><b style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>The Backyard Wildbird
and Nature Store</span></b></p><div class="WordSection1">
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Nanaimo Bird Report<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">February 22, 2024</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“EXPLORE NATURE” --- GO
BIRDING:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To report your
sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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</span><span style="background: #F7F0E9; color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><a name="_Hlk130906048"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-no-proof: yes;"></span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipldLe05cR84eGcnjf_rrX_MfwvlDjfQB8GflJs_5YgOnRkVW0_jJbJb9dqpO7Q6_Qx_3dR6G_HWjLH7Mp71AMSbx2F6YM4gutowuXf2MWGX277iLXP2GmBHGcOAipatnh30UkdkjvcAL7ZnqQo7e4r26FJPT9dJUyiaRBOqhMTaY6Jld4zdC_4T65xEca/s700/Brant%20Geese-8-rh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipldLe05cR84eGcnjf_rrX_MfwvlDjfQB8GflJs_5YgOnRkVW0_jJbJb9dqpO7Q6_Qx_3dR6G_HWjLH7Mp71AMSbx2F6YM4gutowuXf2MWGX277iLXP2GmBHGcOAipatnh30UkdkjvcAL7ZnqQo7e4r26FJPT9dJUyiaRBOqhMTaY6Jld4zdC_4T65xEca/s320/Brant%20Geese-8-rh.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Brant (R. Hocken)<p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday February
20, 2024:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Tuesday Bird Walk went to Rathtrevor Provincial Park in
Parksville. Weather was cloudy, 6C and tide was high and going out. A few
highlights from the walk were Black Oystercatcher, Dunlin and Black-bellied Plovers
up close to the beach for everyone to see. Two flocks of Brant flew past and
Common Goldeneye were close to the beach for good viewing.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">14 birders saw and heard the following 35 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Brant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Canada Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Surf Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bufflehead<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Goldeneye<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-breasted Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Horned Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-necked Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Double-crested Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pacific Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bald Eagle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Black Oystercatcher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Black-bellied Plover<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dunlin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Short-billed Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Thayer’s Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Murre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Anna’s Hummingbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pileated Woodpecker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Crow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pacific Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Golden-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Orange-crowned Warbler<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dark-eyed Junco</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDMkevIh7cv4igxU9EjmxMcRtTTteZTfduEDq3GE5u0uQkrGcEJZL0JiZjCJjimBE9a_xSMIs6Wl4m1Sm_NkvEw2AsZat1Pgsrs81Zin351Si9ysM7tgKIOrzfGnRCDIza2qnXnIvwpf_0k9gSxgL82mGY9x4_UzCXk446ORwUwG5QCfKmaBaT1uM4jjk/s700/American%20Coot%20Nov-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDMkevIh7cv4igxU9EjmxMcRtTTteZTfduEDq3GE5u0uQkrGcEJZL0JiZjCJjimBE9a_xSMIs6Wl4m1Sm_NkvEw2AsZat1Pgsrs81Zin351Si9ysM7tgKIOrzfGnRCDIza2qnXnIvwpf_0k9gSxgL82mGY9x4_UzCXk446ORwUwG5QCfKmaBaT1uM4jjk/s320/American%20Coot%20Nov-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />American Coot (R.
Hocken)<p></p></div><div class="WordSection5">
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sunday February 18, 2024:</span></u></b></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk was cancelled for the Family Day
long weekend.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">One </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Coot</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> was seen at Divers
Lake mixed in with all the </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mallards </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">at the parking lot. </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">and </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hooded Mergansers</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> were seen on the lake
along with a pair of </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pied-billed Grebes </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">and a lone </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ring-neck Duck</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you have any birds to report or need help
identifying, just email or call the store, </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:thebackyard@shaw.ca"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca</span></b></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> or 250-390-3669,
toll-free 1-888-808-BIRD (2473)</span></p></div>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">The Backyard Bird Walks</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Please check our blog <b><i><u>(</u></i></b></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thebirdstore.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com</span></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">) </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">for any
cancelations.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk, February 25, 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk will be going to the </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Nanaimo River Estuary</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> located at the end of Raines Road in
Cedar.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at
9:00am or at the parking lot at the end of Raines Road off Cedar Road at 9:15am.
Weather cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk, February 27, 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk will be going to </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Columbia Beach </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">in French Creek.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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 sandy beach parking lot located on
Admiral Tyron Blvd, located off Columbia Drive and HWY 19A, at 9:15am. Weather
Cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Good
birding! Colin Bartlett<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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and Nature Store</span></b></p><div class="WordSection1">
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Nanaimo Bird Report<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">February 13, 2024</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“EXPLORE NATURE” --- GO
BIRDING:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To report your
sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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</span><span style="background: #F7F0E9; color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday February
13, 2024:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Tuesday Bird Walk went to the Little Qualicum River
Estuary, starting at the Brant viewing platform on highway 19a. Weather was
cloudy with a cool breeze, 4c to start and the tide was high. Some highlights from
the walk were Harlequin Ducks close to shore and easy to admire, Western Grebe,
7 Snow Geese in the estuary and 6 Barn Swallows feeding close to us.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">7 birders saw and heard the following 48 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Snow Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Canada Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Pintail<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Green-winged Teal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Harlequin Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Surf Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">White-winged Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bufflehead<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Goldeneye<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Barrow’s Goldeneye<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-breasted Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pacific Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Horned Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-necked Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Western Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bald Eagle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cooper’s Hawk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Killdeer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Black-bellied Plover<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Black Turnstone<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dunlin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Short-billed Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Thayer’s Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Eurasian Collared Dove<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Anna’s Hummingbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Belted Kingfisher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pileated Woodpecker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Barn Swallow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Crow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bushtit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bewick’s Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">European Starling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dark-eyed Junco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-winged Blackbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Brewer’s Blackbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">House Finch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">House Sparrow</span></p></div><div class="WordSection3">
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Hocken)<p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sunday February 11, 2024:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk was cancelled due to the weather,
but three birders did show up and brave the rain and wind. Weather was cool 4c with
the strong wind out of the southeast and rain varying in strength but did stop halfway
through the walk. A few highlights were 22 Oystercatchers hunkered down on the
rocks just off the beach, Pacific Loons and a Pacific Wren.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3 birders saw and heard the following 29 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Harlequin Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Surf Scoters<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bufflehead<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Goldeneye<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Red-breasted Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pacific Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Double-crested Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pelagic Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bald Eagle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Oystercatcher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Short-billed Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thayer’s Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">California Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Anna’s Hummingbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Crow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Red-breasted Nuthatch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bushtit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pacific Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Golden-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Song Sparrow</span></p></div><div class="WordSection5">
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you have any birds to report or need help
identifying, just email or call the store, </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:thebackyard@shaw.ca"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca</span></b></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> or 250-390-3669,
toll-free 1-888-808-BIRD (2473)</span></p></div>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">The Backyard Bird Walks</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Please check our blog <b><i><u>(</u></i></b></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thebirdstore.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com</span></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">) </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">for any
cancelations.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk, February 18, 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk will not be going out for the
Family Day Holiday.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk, February 20, 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk will be going to </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rathtrevor Provincial Park </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">in Parksville.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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 Main Parking lot by the beach entrance at
9:10am. Weather Cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Good
birding! Colin Bartlett</span></p>The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771689078409786755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290434703249117279.post-91962278639315977112024-02-11T08:01:00.000-08:002024-02-11T08:01:28.949-08:00Sunday Bird Walk CANCELLED FEB 11, 2024<p> Todays, Sunday Bird Walk is CANCELLED due to weather..</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTkwqFAj1kYOCdQB8eGTE77ctxRuM3b-IVdSL6KYmZ9C-iArtAzNgrh_RxjCIQlGgBzLVAnt50HFVbF-kpRUwJPBlT40eRT2oPPtWYegQe6yP_LtoMVgK29iA-8ICU0zb1a31pQ09WoZhgvcPFLxo6UCvzgoRDoQt8ZPuvtbykieTSGO82n5iDXSfuO8-/s1280/IMG_3336.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="690" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTkwqFAj1kYOCdQB8eGTE77ctxRuM3b-IVdSL6KYmZ9C-iArtAzNgrh_RxjCIQlGgBzLVAnt50HFVbF-kpRUwJPBlT40eRT2oPPtWYegQe6yP_LtoMVgK29iA-8ICU0zb1a31pQ09WoZhgvcPFLxo6UCvzgoRDoQt8ZPuvtbykieTSGO82n5iDXSfuO8-/s320/IMG_3336.png" width="173" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771689078409786755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290434703249117279.post-82050888584784983442024-02-07T14:31:00.000-08:002024-02-07T14:31:04.027-08:00<p><b style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>The Backyard Wildbird
and Nature Store</span></b></p><div class="WordSection1">
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Nanaimo Bird Report<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">February 7, 2024</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“EXPLORE NATURE” --- GO
BIRDING:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To report your
sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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</span><span style="background: #F7F0E9; color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday February
6, 2024:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Townsend’s Warbler</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> was seen at Buttertubs Marsh.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Tuesday Bird Walk went to the Shelly Road side of the Englishman
River Estuary in Parksville. Weather was sunny, no wind, 1C and tide was in. A
few highlights from the walk were two American Dippers seen and heard singing,
a great view of a Northern Harrier perched on a log and many Anna’s Hummingbirds
seen and heard displaying.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">13 birders saw and heard the following 50 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Brant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Canada Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Gadwall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Eurasian Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Pintail<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Green-winged Teal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Harlequin Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Surf Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">White-winged Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bufflehead<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Goldeneye<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pacific Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Horned Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-necked Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Double-crested Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pelagic Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bald Eagle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Harrier<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Killdeer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dunlin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Short-billed Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Thayer’s Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Murre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Anna’s Hummingbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Belted Kingfisher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Downy Woodpecker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pileated Woodpecker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Crow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Steller’s Jay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-breasted Nuthatch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pacific Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Dipper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Golden-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ruby-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Varied Thrush<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">European Starling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Golden-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dark-eyed Junco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">House Finch</span></p></div><div class="WordSection3">
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwqYh3Xu4W9AqjFldJY0fJKEc-V1E7o2Zwa2QbWrPFG1SdZV7rmA6-Z1_OKljo4T1xkAkdJHDFVpZK8aQcsTTgN956jM47KxgbogkeuLzQfdChMfUEiiF9Yfwz9z57KafDPaI8xAUcwve91hRzZ6P0b79cH6ImXt_VKXsW9jhUcpLLS6FUjGAkOEeHKWJ/s1000/Northern%20Pygmy%20Owl%20by%20John%20Morrison%20DSC_4654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="908" data-original-width="1000" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwqYh3Xu4W9AqjFldJY0fJKEc-V1E7o2Zwa2QbWrPFG1SdZV7rmA6-Z1_OKljo4T1xkAkdJHDFVpZK8aQcsTTgN956jM47KxgbogkeuLzQfdChMfUEiiF9Yfwz9z57KafDPaI8xAUcwve91hRzZ6P0b79cH6ImXt_VKXsW9jhUcpLLS6FUjGAkOEeHKWJ/s320/Northern%20Pygmy%20Owl%20by%20John%20Morrison%20DSC_4654.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Northern Pygmy Owl (J.
Morrison)<p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sunday February 4, 2024:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk went to Buttertubs Marsh. The weather
was sunny and a cool 3C. A few highlights from the walk were an adult and a
juvenile Bald Eagle, a Merlin being pursued by a Common Raven and Wood Ducks.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">23 birders saw and heard the following 28 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Canada Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Wood Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ring-neck Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bufflehead<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pied-billed Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bald Eagle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Merlin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Anna’s Hummingbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Downy Woodpecker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Crow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Steller’s Jay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bewick’s Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Varied Thrush<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Golden-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dark-eyed Junco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Red-winged Blackbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">House Finch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">House Sparrow</span></p></div><div class="WordSection5">
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Saturday February
3, 2024:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Pygmy Owl</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> was seen in Linley Valley on the trail to the left from the Rock City
Road entrance.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you have any birds to report or need help
identifying, just email or call the store, </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:thebackyard@shaw.ca"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca</span></b></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> or 250-390-3669,
toll-free 1-888-808-BIRD (2473)</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">The Backyard Bird Walks</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Please check our blog <b><i><u>(</u></i></b></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thebirdstore.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com</span></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">) </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">for any
cancelations.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk, February 11, 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk will be going to </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Neck Point Park </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">in Nanaimo.</span></p></div>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at
9:00am or at the parking lot at 9:10am. Weather cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk, February 13, 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk will be going to </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Little Qualicum River Estuary </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">in Qualicum Beach.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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 platform on HWY 19A,
between Crescent Road W and Beach Terrace, at 9:15am. Weather Cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Good
birding! Colin Bartlett</span></p>The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771689078409786755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290434703249117279.post-77625335107392696372023-12-08T12:20:00.000-08:002023-12-08T12:20:44.339-08:00<p><b style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"> The Backyard Wildbird
and Nature Store</span></b></p><div class="WordSection1">
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Nanaimo Bird Report<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">December 8, 2023</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“EXPLORE NATURE” --- GO
BIRDING:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To report your
sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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</span><span style="background: #F7F0E9; color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><a name="_Hlk130906048"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-no-proof: yes;"></span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZsrvItSW1WuXALZ-XRl3CKRfxjVS3AxTMXkp4CIIhGOtbx0qfehVr7u-PbCbdiJuz3jEXGrGUJRFDiUDZBVDs9LRJeiELIoB-xuzWfekIhkNCrA7STBO8ebhYjvCrElEftLzk8k_bhl5D-0K3-ENQyLTAlh5naKaBtmWucqm2L8qjAqPAU50JZnPsx-5/s700/Black%20Turnstone-9-rh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZsrvItSW1WuXALZ-XRl3CKRfxjVS3AxTMXkp4CIIhGOtbx0qfehVr7u-PbCbdiJuz3jEXGrGUJRFDiUDZBVDs9LRJeiELIoB-xuzWfekIhkNCrA7STBO8ebhYjvCrElEftLzk8k_bhl5D-0K3-ENQyLTAlh5naKaBtmWucqm2L8qjAqPAU50JZnPsx-5/s320/Black%20Turnstone-9-rh.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Black Turnstone (R. Hocken)<p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday December
5, 2023:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Tuesday Bird Walk went to Columbia Beach in French
Creek. Weather was sunny, no wind, 8C and tide was coming in. A few highlights
from the walk were Common and Pacific Loons, Black Oystercatchers,
Black-bellied Plover, and Black Turnstones. Lots of water birds feeding after
the heavy rain and a high flowing French Creek.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">6 birders saw and heard the following 48 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Canada Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Harlequin Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Surf Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Long-tailed Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bufflehead<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Goldeneye<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Barrow’s Goldeneye<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-breasted Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pacific Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">California Quail<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Horned Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-necked Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Double-crested Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pelagic Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bald Eagle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Black Oystercatcher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Black-bellied Plover<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Black Turnstone<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Short-billed Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Thayer’s Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Rock Pigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Eurasian Collared Dove<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Anna’s Hummingbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Belted Kingfisher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pileated Woodpecker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Crow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-breasted Nuthatch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bushtit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bewick’s Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Varied Thrush<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">European Starling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Fox Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">White-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dark-eyed Junco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">House Finch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">House Sparrow</span></p></div><div class="WordSection3">
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgta4rqI08hK0zxGs7Br5pcxwdIb3OL5DEGW31gHNQSfDJuWvtkmZU5UbLzlxarJcThmEhHcEQKd34GWqOGx_jT46ncN04SGXDu4Zbjwb53J9QNq-KY08V8t4SfkWmGgIIqqAR0fkGlw5_KhhYTcYtwtZjvAalKFv_os-A8SZxOqwGAXdzLeaK_kltb5l/s900/Red-breasted_Nuthatch__IMG_2364_copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgta4rqI08hK0zxGs7Br5pcxwdIb3OL5DEGW31gHNQSfDJuWvtkmZU5UbLzlxarJcThmEhHcEQKd34GWqOGx_jT46ncN04SGXDu4Zbjwb53J9QNq-KY08V8t4SfkWmGgIIqqAR0fkGlw5_KhhYTcYtwtZjvAalKFv_os-A8SZxOqwGAXdzLeaK_kltb5l/s320/Red-breasted_Nuthatch__IMG_2364_copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Red-breasted Nuthatch
(R. Hocken)<p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sunday December 3, 2023:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Unfortunately, the Sunday Bird Walk did not go out
due to the weather conditions.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you have any birds to report or need help
identifying, just email or call the store, </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:thebackyard@shaw.ca"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca</span></b></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> or 250-390-3669,
toll-free 1-888-808-BIRD (2473)</span></p></div>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">The Backyard Bird Walks</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Please check our blog <b><i><u>(</u></i></b></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thebirdstore.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com</span></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">) </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">for any
cancelations.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday and Tuesday bird walks will be taking
a break over the Christmas holidays and will resume in January 2024.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thank you for a great year of birding and wish you
all a Happy Holiday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Good birding!
Colin Bartlett</span></p>The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771689078409786755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290434703249117279.post-69974781382128358982023-12-03T07:18:00.000-08:002023-12-03T07:18:22.592-08:00CANCELED-Sunday bird walk<p> Today’s Sunday Bird Walk, December 3, is CANCELED due to the weather. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJtvAIwG-Lfms7rqOtGP20bCpaIelh2YiaSRr1iPEnROMHvoqeM7HWWUO4BJE0bw5pGtoa8hisPABDofomhayJ8oFj0n6_lYW5N4vRb5yBQzwucCWYbnGDUAMy7TLdomZ9krX24QHoMCQeu8v2YtSCVd9YJp_wjohkfi-WCFT_eqD1gEm7KwSUG_HFSjW/s1280/IMG_3336.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="690" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJtvAIwG-Lfms7rqOtGP20bCpaIelh2YiaSRr1iPEnROMHvoqeM7HWWUO4BJE0bw5pGtoa8hisPABDofomhayJ8oFj0n6_lYW5N4vRb5yBQzwucCWYbnGDUAMy7TLdomZ9krX24QHoMCQeu8v2YtSCVd9YJp_wjohkfi-WCFT_eqD1gEm7KwSUG_HFSjW/s320/IMG_3336.png" width="173" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771689078409786755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290434703249117279.post-47292367028837665802023-11-30T15:35:00.000-08:002023-11-30T15:35:33.325-08:00<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; font-weight: bold;">The Backyard Wildbird
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<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Nanaimo Bird Report<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">November 30, 2023</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“EXPLORE NATURE” --- GO
BIRDING:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To report your
sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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</span><span style="background: #F7F0E9; color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday
November 28, 2023:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Tuesday Bird Walk went to the Shelly Road side of the Englishman
River Estuary. Weather was cloudy, and cool at 3C and the tide was on the way
out. A few highlights from the walk were a flock of Snow Geese that flew by, a
great view of a Northern Harrier perched on a stump and a Great Blue Heron that
perched perfectly for all of us to observe.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">8 birders saw and heard the following 42 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Snow Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Canada Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Eurasian Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Gadwall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Surf Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">White-winged Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bufflehead<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Goldeneye<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Pintail<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Green-winged Teal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-breasted Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Hooded Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pacific Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-necked Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bald Eagle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Harrier<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Short-billed Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">California Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Thayer’s Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Anna’s Hummingbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Belted Kingfisher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Crow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Steller’s Jay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bewick’s Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pacific Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Brown Creeper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Golden-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ruby-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Varied Thrush<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Fox Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dark-eyed Junco</span></p></div><div class="WordSection3">
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(J. Morrison)<p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sunday November 26, 2023:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk went to Maki Road Trail,
located at the end of Maki Road by the Living Forest Campground in Nanaimo. Weather
was cloudy, foggy, 3C, a chill in the air and the tide was high and going out. A
few highlights from the walk were two Trumpeter Swans, lots of Bufflehead hens,
and a Red-tail Hawk.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">14 birders saw and heard the following 29 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Trumpeter Swan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bufflehead<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Goldeneye<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Red-tailed Hawk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bald Eagle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dunlin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Short-billed Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thayer’s Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Belted Kingfisher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Crow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Steller’s Jay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Red-breasted Nuthatch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bewick’s Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pacific Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Goden-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ruby-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fox Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dark-eyed Junco</span></p></div><div class="WordSection5">
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you have any birds to report or need help
identifying, just email or call the store, </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:thebackyard@shaw.ca"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca</span></b></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> or 250-390-3669,
toll-free 1-888-808-BIRD (2473)</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">The Backyard Bird Walks</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Please check our blog <b><i><u>(</u></i></b></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thebirdstore.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com</span></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">) </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">for any
cancelations.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk, December 3, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk will be going to </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Neck Point Park </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">in Nanaimo.</span></p></div>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at
9:00am or at the park parking lot at 9:10am. Weather cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk, December 5, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk will be going to </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Columbia Beach </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">in French Creek.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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 sandy beach parking lot located on
Admiral Tyron Blvd, located off Columbia Drive and HWY 19A, at 9:15am. Weather
Cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Good birding!
Colin Bartlett</span></p>The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771689078409786755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290434703249117279.post-71530817621872403202023-11-23T16:22:00.000-08:002023-11-23T16:22:39.891-08:00<p></p><div class="WordSection1">
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and Nature Store</span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Nanaimo Bird Report<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">November 23, 2023</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“EXPLORE NATURE” --- GO
BIRDING:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To report your
sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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</span><span style="background: #F7F0E9; color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday
November 21, 2023:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Tuesday Bird Walk went to Rathtrevor Provincial Park.
Weather was sunny, windy, 8C felt like 2C and tide was high and going out. A
few highlights from the walk were 100 plus Brant, Common and Pacific Loons and
a few Marbled Murrelets.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">11 birders saw and heard the following 37 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Brant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Pintail<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Harlequin Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Surf Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">White-winged Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bufflehead<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Goldeneye<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-breasted Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pacific Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Horned Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-necked Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Double-crested Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pelagic Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bald Eagle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Black-bellied Plover<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Short-billed Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">California Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Marbled Murrelet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Anna’s Hummingbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Steller’s Jay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Brown Creeper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pacific Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ruby-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Golden-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Golden-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Fox Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dark-eyed Junco</span></p></div><div class="WordSection3">
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFSVAW9GMi0kHMQYsITVv5wc2oBvmg_Gfxdsl-aCsXDnclGxNyiNktWuIyAZX7Xr4NTVpd1F3Dfv9Yih6JyytvOz8GwnwuZMcIiLu5JoZqrUoCUetC6ujVnY4N1g0bXebQfdZXX1szEQqOYGY5PJ7Fl4Nsby6enVCkl9-5btGG3mKM_-vNaVpL8M40d-c/s1316/Virginia%20Rail%20by%20John%20Morrrison%20imageedit_0_8475938409%20(004).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1009" data-original-width="1316" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFSVAW9GMi0kHMQYsITVv5wc2oBvmg_Gfxdsl-aCsXDnclGxNyiNktWuIyAZX7Xr4NTVpd1F3Dfv9Yih6JyytvOz8GwnwuZMcIiLu5JoZqrUoCUetC6ujVnY4N1g0bXebQfdZXX1szEQqOYGY5PJ7Fl4Nsby6enVCkl9-5btGG3mKM_-vNaVpL8M40d-c/s320/Virginia%20Rail%20by%20John%20Morrrison%20imageedit_0_8475938409%20(004).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Virginia Rail (J.
Morrison)<p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sunday November 19, 2023:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk went to Buttertubs Marsh, Nanaimo.
The weather was sunny, 6C. A few highlights from the walk were Barred Owl by
the river, heard two Virginia Rails were calling, and unfortunately, we did not
see or hear the Blue Jay.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">13 birders saw and heard the following 41 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Canada Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Wood Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Green-winged Teal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bufflehead<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pied-billed Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ring-neck Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bald Eagle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Coot<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Virginia Rail<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Barred Owl<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Anna’s Hummingbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Downy Woodpecker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Red-breasted Sapsucker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Crow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Steller’s Jay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Red-breasted Nuthatch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bushtit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bewick’s Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Marsh Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ruby-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Gloden-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Varied Thrush<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">European Starling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fox Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Golden-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">White-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dark-eyed Junco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Red-winged Blackbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">House Finch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pine Siskin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">House Sparrow</span></p></div><div class="WordSection5">
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you have any birds to report or need help
identifying, just email or call the store, </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:thebackyard@shaw.ca"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca</span></b></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> or 250-390-3669,
toll-free 1-888-808-BIRD (2473)</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">The Backyard Bird Walks</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Please check our blog <b><i><u>(</u></i></b></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thebirdstore.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com</span></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">) </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">for any
cancelations.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk, November 26, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk will be going to </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Maki Road Trail </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">in South Nanaimo.</span></p></div>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at
9:00am or at the parking lot by Living Forest Campground at the end of Maki
Road, at 9:15am. Weather cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk, November 28, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk will be going to the</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Shelly Road side of the Englishman River Estuary </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">in Parksville.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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 Shelly Road, at 9:10am. Weather
Cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Good birding!
Colin Bartlett</span></p><br /><p></p>The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771689078409786755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290434703249117279.post-14292141141316932842023-11-16T18:52:00.000-08:002023-11-16T18:52:25.064-08:00<p> </p><div class="WordSection1">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">The Backyard Wildbird
and Nature Store</span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Nanaimo Bird Report<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">November 16, 2023</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“EXPLORE NATURE” --- GO
BIRDING:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To report your
sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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</span><span style="background: #F7F0E9; color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday November
14, 2023:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Blue
Jay</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> is still visiting the feeders at Bird Sanctuary
Drive and Rockland Road in Nanaimo.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Tuesday Bird Walk went to Columbia Beach in French Creek.
Weather was sunny, light wind, 3C and tide was high and going out. A few highlights
from the walk were Western Grebe, Greater Yellowlegs that were nice and close
to see and a large flock of Long-tailed Ducks out on the water.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">11 birders saw and heard the following 48 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Harlequin Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Surf Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">White-winged Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Black Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Long-tailed Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bufflehead<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-breasted Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pacific Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Horned Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-necked Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Western Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Double-crested Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pelagic Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bald Eagle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Killdeer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Black Oystercatcher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Black-bellied Plover<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dunlin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Black Turnstone<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Greater Yellowlegs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Short-billed Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">California Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Thayer’s Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Marbled Murrelet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Eurasian Collared Dove<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Anna’s Hummingbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Belted Kingfisher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Crow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-breasted Nuthatch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">European Starling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Golden-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">White-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Fox Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dark-eyed Junco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">House Finch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pine Siskin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">House Sparrow</span></p></div><div class="WordSection3">
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(R. Hocken)<p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sunday November 12, 2023:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk went to the Nanoose Estuary at
the end of Nanoose Beach Road. The weather was cloudy with a strong wind, 8C,
tide was high and going out. A few highlights from the walk were Eurasian
Wigeon, Dunlin put on a good show as we started out and we watched as an Anna’s
Hummingbird put the run on a Dark-eyed Junco.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">11 birders saw and heard the following 32 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Canada Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Eurasian Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Northern Pintail<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Green-winged Teal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">White-winged Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bufflehead<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Goldeneye<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Red-breasted Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Double-crested Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pelagic Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Copper’s Hawk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bald Eagle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Black Oystercatcher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dunlin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Short-billed Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Anna’s Hummingbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Belted Kingfisher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Crow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bushtit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ruby-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">European Starling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Golden-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">White-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dark-eyed Junco</span></p></div><div class="WordSection5">
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you have any birds to report or need help
identifying, just email or call the store, </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:thebackyard@shaw.ca"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca</span></b></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> or 250-390-3669,
toll-free 1-888-808-BIRD (2473)</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">The Backyard Bird Walks</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Please check our blog <b><i><u>(</u></i></b></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thebirdstore.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com</span></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">) </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">for any
cancelations.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk, November 19, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk will be going to </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Buttertubs Marsh </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">in Nanaimo.</span></p></div>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at
9:00am or at the parking lot by Jingle Pot and 3<sup>rd</sup> Street, at 9:10am.
Weather cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk, November 21, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk will be going to </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rathtrevor Provicial Park </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">in Parksville.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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 main parking lot by the beach entrance,
at 9:10am. Weather Cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Good
birding! Colin Bartlett</span></p>The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771689078409786755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290434703249117279.post-77176931683270133192023-11-09T14:18:00.006-08:002023-11-09T14:18:51.045-08:00<p style="text-align: center;"> <b style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">The Backyard Wildbird
and Nature Store</span></b></p><div class="WordSection1">
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Nanaimo Bird Report<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">November 9, 2023</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“EXPLORE NATURE” --- GO
BIRDING:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To report your
sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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</span><span style="background: #F7F0E9; color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Thursday November
9, 2023:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Blue
Jay</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> is still visiting the feeders at Bird Sanctuary
Drive and Rockland Road in Nanaimo.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday November
7, 2023:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Tuesday Bird Walk went to the Englishman River Estuary,
Plummer Road side this time. The weather, sunny, 9C, a cold wind and the tide
was high and going out. A few highlights from the walk were 5 Snow Geese flying
over the estuary towards the community park, great views of a large flock of
Dunlin and were buzzed by a Sharp-shinned Hawk.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">9 birders saw and heard the following 47 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Snow Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Canada Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Gadwall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Eurasian Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Pintail<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Green-winged Teal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Harlequin Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bufflehead<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Surf Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">White-winged Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-breasted Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Horned Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-necked Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bald Eagle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sharp-shinned Hawk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Merlin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Killdeer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dunlin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Short-billed Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">California Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Anna’s Hummingbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Belted Kingfisher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pileated Woodpecker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Crow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Steller’s Jay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-breasted Nuthatch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ruby-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Golden-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bewick’s Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pacific Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">European Starling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Golden-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Fox Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dark-eyed Junco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Purple Finch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pine Siskin</span></p></div><div class="WordSection3">
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes;"><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_1" o:spid="_x0000_i1026" style="height: 110.25pt; mso-wrap-style: square; visibility: visible; width: 165.75pt;" type="#_x0000_t75">
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDl7glql7UGJwRk0J4BPT5K2T2-jp8gVKksgyVxkPVUX_NS8cHZzKBSpnLsrsf44l8P4MShQUqXtg09CbEkjEwbHlTl5YPHMLnXCf88szaHZLbtuYZjqkRnOOuZhXsChOt4wyvzPkQF4bHRZfw143RZiYP3PDt6_cP7DUHZbbTjEIW3JTgJy20T1ycesi/s900/Western%20Meadowlark%20%20IMG_0641.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDl7glql7UGJwRk0J4BPT5K2T2-jp8gVKksgyVxkPVUX_NS8cHZzKBSpnLsrsf44l8P4MShQUqXtg09CbEkjEwbHlTl5YPHMLnXCf88szaHZLbtuYZjqkRnOOuZhXsChOt4wyvzPkQF4bHRZfw143RZiYP3PDt6_cP7DUHZbbTjEIW3JTgJy20T1ycesi/s320/Western%20Meadowlark%20%20IMG_0641.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Western Meadowlark (R.
Hocken)<p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sunday November 5, 2023:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk went to the Nanaimo River Estuary.
The weather was cloudy and not raining, 10C, tide was high and going out. A few
highlights from the walk were a Western Meadowlark that was heard and seen by a
few before disappearing into the cover. A Northern Harrier provided a nice show
as it flew over us and around the estuary.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">9 birders saw and heard the following 37 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Northern Pintail<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Barrow’s Goldeneye<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Goldeneye<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bufflehead<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hooded Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Green-winged Teal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bald Eagle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Red-tailed Hawk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cooper’s Hawk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Northern Harrier<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Merlin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thayer’s Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Belted Kingfisher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Crow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Steller’s Jay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bushtit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bewick’s Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">European Starling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Western Meadowlark<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Golden-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">White-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fox Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dark-eyed Junco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Red-winged Blackbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">House Finch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pine Siskin</span></p></div>
<div class="WordSection6">
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you have any birds to report or need help
identifying, just email or call the store, </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:thebackyard@shaw.ca"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca</span></b></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> or 250-390-3669,
toll-free 1-888-808-BIRD (2473)</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">The Backyard Bird Walks</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Please check our blog <b><i><u>(</u></i></b></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thebirdstore.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com</span></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">) </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">for any
cancelations.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk, November 12, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk will be going to </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Nanoose Estuary </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">in Nanoose Bay.</span></p></div>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at
9:00am or at the end of Nanoose Beach Road, off of Arlington Road and HWY 19,
at 9:15am. Weather cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk, November 14, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk will be going to </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Columbia Beach</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> in French Creek.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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 sandy beach parking lot located on
Admiral Tyron Blvd, located off Columbia Drive and HWY 19A, at 9:15am. Weather
Cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Good
birding! Colin Bartlett</span></p>The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771689078409786755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290434703249117279.post-68377879464301333342023-11-02T14:40:00.002-07:002023-11-05T13:22:32.617-08:00<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; font-weight: bold;">The Backyard Wildbird
and Nature Store</span></span></p><div class="WordSection1">
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Nanaimo Bird Report<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">November 2, 2023</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“EXPLORE NATURE” --- GO
BIRDING:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To report your
sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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</span><span style="background: #F7F0E9; color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Thursday
November 2, 2023:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">A </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Blue
Jay</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> continues to be seen in the area of Bird Sanctuary
Drive and Rockland Road, Buttertubs Marsh.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Wednesday November
1, 2023:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">4 </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Trumpeter
Swans</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> were seen and heard as they flew over The Backyard
Wildbird & Nature Store on Metral Drive.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday October
31, 2023:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yea, the Tuesday Bird Walk happened, we didn’t get rained
out. The walk went to the Englishman River Estuary, Shelly Road side. The weather,
sun and clouds, cool at 1C and the tide was high and going out. A few
highlights from the walk were a flock of 10 Brant, a flock of Greater White-fronted
geese that flew over, a Greater Yellowlegs that was heard and great view of a
Downy Woodpecker.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">9 birders saw and heard the following 47 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Brant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Canada Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Greater White-fronted Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Eurasian Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Pintail<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Green-winged Teal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Harlequin Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bufflehead<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-breasted Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pacific Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Horned Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-necked Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bald Eagle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-tailed Hawk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Killdeer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Greater Yellowlegs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Short-billed Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Thayer’s Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">California Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Anna’s Hummingbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Belted Kingfisher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Downy Woodpecker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Crow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Steller’s Jay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-breasted Nuthatch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ruby-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Golden-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bewick’s Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pacific Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Golden-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Fox Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dark-eyed Junco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">House Finch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Purple Finch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pine Siskin</span></p></div><div class="WordSection3"><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxU66YD4OyzrFNZ36E__-qcNMTDk3TwqGBukcHEgeKuN44PyfE1dcNiYR-ot4PQbiCTUi2L3YUTX2Af1FtKGmIhg_7aLM1zfSuJnTjoDHRlIYR-9iI6H79NnDMWp-9eyMsM4YcY5415GZ4nSnJYxZZHDklHqAjaL6HNOZ3wccLvCyZU3Oom7N0dRD53dF8/s1637/Red-breasted%20Sapsucker%20by%20John%20Morrison%20imageedit__8226936024%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1637" data-original-width="1116" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxU66YD4OyzrFNZ36E__-qcNMTDk3TwqGBukcHEgeKuN44PyfE1dcNiYR-ot4PQbiCTUi2L3YUTX2Af1FtKGmIhg_7aLM1zfSuJnTjoDHRlIYR-9iI6H79NnDMWp-9eyMsM4YcY5415GZ4nSnJYxZZHDklHqAjaL6HNOZ3wccLvCyZU3Oom7N0dRD53dF8/s320/Red-breasted%20Sapsucker%20by%20John%20Morrison%20imageedit__8226936024%20(2).jpg" width="218" /></a></div><br />Red-breasted Sapsucker
(J. Morrison)<p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sunday October 29, 2023:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A report of </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Snow Geese</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> seen in the fields in
Whisk Creek and flying over Judges Row in Qualicum Beach.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk went to Buttertubs Marsh in
Nanaimo. Weather was sunny, 2C, and no wind. A few highlights from the walk
were Blue Jay, Barred Owl, Virginia Rail and Varied Thrush.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">13 birders saw and heard the following 37 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Canada Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Wood Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Green-winged Teal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ring-necked Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pied-billed Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bald Eagle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Virginia Rail<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Coot<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Barred Owl<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Anna’s Hummingbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Downy Woodpecker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Red-breasted Sapsucker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Crow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Steller’s Jay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Blue Jay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bushtit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bewick’s Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Marsh Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ruby-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Varied Thrush<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Golden-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fox Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dark-eyed Junco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Red-winged Blackbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Brewer’s Blackbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">House Finch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Goldfinch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pine Siskin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">House Sparrow</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you have any birds to report or need help
identifying, just email or call the store, </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:thebackyard@shaw.ca"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca</span></b></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> or 250-390-3669,
toll-free 1-888-808-BIRD (2473)</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">The Backyard Bird Walks</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Please check our blog <b><i><u>(</u></i></b></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thebirdstore.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com</span></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">) </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">for any
cancelations.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk, November 5, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk will be going to </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Nanaimo River Estuary </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">in Nanaimo.</span></p></div>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at
9:00am or at the parking lot at the end of Raines Road off of Cedar Road at 9:15am.
Weather cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk, November 7, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk will be going to the </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Englishman River Estuary, Plummer Road</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">, in Parksville.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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 Corner of Plummer Road and Shorewood Drive,
at 9:05am. Weather Cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Good
birding! Colin Bartlett</span></p>The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771689078409786755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290434703249117279.post-83489705749952699942023-10-26T16:35:00.006-07:002023-11-05T14:32:35.134-08:00<p><b style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"> The Backyard Wildbird
and Nature Store</span></b></p><div class="WordSection1">
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Nanaimo Bird Report<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">October 26, 2023</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“EXPLORE NATURE” --- GO
BIRDING:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To report your
sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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</span><span style="background: #F7F0E9; color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday October
17, 2023:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Unfortunately, the Tuesday Bird Walk was cancelled again due
to the wet weather and winds forecast.</span></p>
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(J. Morrison)<p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sunday October 8, 2023:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk went to Neck Point Park in Nanaimo.
Weather was sunny, 8C, with a cool steady wind out of the north, northwest. A few
highlights from the walk were Harlequin Ducks and Black Turnstones to start the
walk and seeing the California Quail at the top of the hill.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">11 birders saw and heard the following 34 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Canada Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Harlequin Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Red-breasted Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Surf Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">White-winged Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pacific Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Double-crested Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pelagic Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">California Quail<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Black Turnstone<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">California Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thayer’s Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Short-billed Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Anna’s Hummingbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Belted Kingfisher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Steller’s Jay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Brown Creeper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bewick’s Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pacific Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ruby-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Golden-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Varied Thrush<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">European Starling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Golden-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dark-eyed Junco</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Friday October 21, 2023:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Blue Jay (not a Steller’s Jay) was reported in the Linley
valley area of Linley Road and Wiltshire Drive. A photo was taken and confirmed.
It was last seen feeding with the Steller’s Jays in a backyard.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you have any birds to report or need help
identifying, just email or call the store, </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:thebackyard@shaw.ca"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca</span></b></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> or 250-390-3669,
toll-free 1-888-808-BIRD (2473)</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">The Backyard Bird Walks</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Please check our blog <b><i><u>(</u></i></b></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thebirdstore.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com</span></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">) </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">for any
cancelations.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk, October 29, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk will be going to </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Buttertubs Marsh </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">in Nanaimo.</span></p></div>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at
9:00am or at the parking lot by Jingle Pot and third street entrance at 9:10am.
Weather cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk, October 31, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk will be going to the </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Englishman River Estuary, Shelly Road</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">, in Parksville (3<sup>rd</sup>
try a charm).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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 Shelly Road, off HWY 19A, at 9:05am.
Weather Cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Good birding!
Colin Bartlett</span></p>The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771689078409786755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290434703249117279.post-59417195890562974242023-10-23T19:07:00.003-07:002023-11-05T14:32:50.819-08:00CANCELED - Tuesday Bird Walk <p> October 24, 2023 Tuesday Bird Walk is CANCELED again due to an incoming weather system. </p><p>The Sunday Bird Walk, October 29, will be going to Buttertubs Marsh. Meet at the entrance by Jingle Pot Road and 3rd street at 9:10. </p><p>Good birding, Colin. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrIzIaWlSMBlVEsKE1XsOq7hmr-h6uA07XNIcZhx8OG71hnx6lRng1f_IInOG-OWk7CZ24KUVLZDTxGBlCvD94HDqiaFFiwBusDuWzNzLQ1fLY9AYL3bO90AhFY5Oe5bVUhpD0mEFZbm5ZHX6Sw9K5dU-qkelUAiW_uq8Dl-nWJu80MoaovJTLrnhUKuh6/s1280/IMG_3336.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="690" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrIzIaWlSMBlVEsKE1XsOq7hmr-h6uA07XNIcZhx8OG71hnx6lRng1f_IInOG-OWk7CZ24KUVLZDTxGBlCvD94HDqiaFFiwBusDuWzNzLQ1fLY9AYL3bO90AhFY5Oe5bVUhpD0mEFZbm5ZHX6Sw9K5dU-qkelUAiW_uq8Dl-nWJu80MoaovJTLrnhUKuh6/s320/IMG_3336.png" width="173" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771689078409786755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290434703249117279.post-1784348670299192042023-10-19T19:39:00.003-07:002023-11-05T14:32:42.592-08:00<p style="text-align: center;"> <b style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">The Backyard Wildbird
and Nature Store</span></b></p><div class="WordSection1">
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Nanaimo Bird Report<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">October 19, 2023</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“EXPLORE NATURE” --- GO
BIRDING:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To report your
sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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</span><span style="background: #F7F0E9; color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday October
17, 2023:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Unfortunately, the Tuesday Bird Walk was cancelled again due
to the wet weather and winds forecast.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Here is a list of birds seen on a <b>previous bird walk</b>
at the Englishman River Estuary, Shelly Road, on <b>October 20, 2020.</b> 60
species were seen and heard on that walk.</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Canada Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Eurasian Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Shoveler<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Gadwall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Green-winged Teal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Pintail<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Harlequin Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Surf Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-breasted Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Hooded Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Horned Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-necked Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Double-crested Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bald Eagle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sharp-shinned Hawk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-tailed Hawk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Peregrine Falcon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Killdeer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Black Turnstone<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Short-billed Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">California Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Thayer’s Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Eurasian Collared Doves<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Anna’s Hummingbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Belted Kingfisher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Downy Woodpecker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Crow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Steller’s Jay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-breasted Nuthatch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Brown Creeper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ruby-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Golden-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bewick’s Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pacific Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Varied Thrush<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">European Starling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Western Meadowlark<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Brewer’s Blackbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Golden-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">White-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Fox Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Savannah Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dark-eyed Junco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red Crossbill<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">House Finch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Purple Finch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pine Siskin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">House Sparrow</span></p></div><div class="WordSection3">
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6tlMkMCeMgAm69BolXgxuHP8TwgtyhAenjZ-sb4nTOjq3MtHSUjUgvs3Gagr_lvlq894qZ_6H5hXySAbBwWvO4p80FMAM4lf0dmwUUnYD1xsknCjQo0m-i_kOHlnZhpnrYlh1t8YKeemKx1l_W2UWqT8JHJuYqCMOdARW4k9WjIGgSLw59OdVeJYff_e/s700/Brewer's%20Blackbird-2-rh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6tlMkMCeMgAm69BolXgxuHP8TwgtyhAenjZ-sb4nTOjq3MtHSUjUgvs3Gagr_lvlq894qZ_6H5hXySAbBwWvO4p80FMAM4lf0dmwUUnYD1xsknCjQo0m-i_kOHlnZhpnrYlh1t8YKeemKx1l_W2UWqT8JHJuYqCMOdARW4k9WjIGgSLw59OdVeJYff_e/s320/Brewer's%20Blackbird-2-rh.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Brewer’s Blackbird (R.
Hocken)<p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sunday October 8, 2023:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Short-eared Owl</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> was seen at the
Nanaimo River Estuary, along the far end of the hedgerow/dyke.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk went to the Nanaimo River
Estuary. The weather was nice, sunny with some clouds, 15C, no wind and the tide
was high and going out. Some highlights were and Northern Harrier providing
good looks as it was hunting, and a flock of twenty plus American Pipits that
were moving about on the estuary. Unfortunately, we did not see the Short-eared
Owl.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">15 birders saw and heard the following 35 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Canada Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Northern Pintail<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hooded Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Double-crested Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Northern Harrier<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bald Eagle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Greater Yellowlegs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">California Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Short-billed Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Belted Kingfisher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Crow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Steller’s Jay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bewick’s Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Pipit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">European Starling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">White-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Golden-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Savanah Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dark-eyed Junco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Red-wing Blackbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Brewer’s Blackbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">House Finch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Purple Finch</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Friday October 13, 2023:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Barred Owl</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> was seen along the
dyke near the Valley Oak modular home park.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you have any birds to report or need help
identifying, just email or call the store, </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:thebackyard@shaw.ca"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca</span></b></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> or 250-390-3669,
toll-free 1-888-808-BIRD (2473)</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">The Backyard Bird Walks</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Please check our blog <b><i><u>(</u></i></b></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thebirdstore.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com</span></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">) </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">for any
cancelations.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk, October 22, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk will be going to </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Neck Point Park </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">in Nanaimo.</span></p></div>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at
9:00am or at the beach by the parking lot at 9:10am. Weather cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk, October 24, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk will be going to the </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Englishman River Estuary, Shelly Road</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">, in Parksville.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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 Shelly Road, off HWY 19A, at 9:05am.
Weather Cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Good
birding! Colin Bartlett</span></p>The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771689078409786755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290434703249117279.post-9525837197806123052023-10-16T21:40:00.002-07:002023-11-05T14:32:58.755-08:00Tuesday Bird Walk CANCELED <p> The Tuesday Bird Walk for October 17 is canceled due to the rainfall warning. </p><p>Next Sunday Bird Walk will be going to Neck Point in Nanaimo. </p><p>Good birding, Colin</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowYkpxGrt3JFfNBEYTTYPMsKRcFmAkI3TxUMht3SVmJPphF9C8KLVAnKZlD_gDzEAPDgVp26YZt4MHaEyAv6YaD1MupogbXX4BkoI5GP5tUgTdSzH1Ly2F-vvabZvysszWSBj8KioelFu554TlWE1ekBqKAzzQikFsbbGvyR3MMiBv16T38376HkuVC4G/s1280/IMG_3336.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="690" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowYkpxGrt3JFfNBEYTTYPMsKRcFmAkI3TxUMht3SVmJPphF9C8KLVAnKZlD_gDzEAPDgVp26YZt4MHaEyAv6YaD1MupogbXX4BkoI5GP5tUgTdSzH1Ly2F-vvabZvysszWSBj8KioelFu554TlWE1ekBqKAzzQikFsbbGvyR3MMiBv16T38376HkuVC4G/s320/IMG_3336.png" width="173" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771689078409786755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290434703249117279.post-79168932959687395722023-10-13T16:33:00.001-07:002023-10-13T16:33:21.951-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"> <b style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">The Backyard Wildbird
and Nature Store</span></b></p><div class="WordSection1">
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Nanaimo Bird Report<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">October 13, 2023</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“EXPLORE NATURE” --- GO
BIRDING:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To report your
sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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</span><span style="background: #F7F0E9; color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Wednesday
October 11, 2023:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">A white</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Common Raven</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> was seen in the 400 block of Grovehill Road in Qualicum Bay.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">32 </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">California
Quail</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> are visiting a backyard on Parks Place in Ladysmith.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday October
10, 2023:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Unfortunately, the Tuesday Bird Walk was cancelled due to
the wet weather and winds.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Here is a list of birds seen on a previous bird walk at the
Little Qualicum River Estuary on October 17, 2017. 46 species were seen and
heard.</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Canada Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Pintail<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Green-wing Teal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Harlequin Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Surf Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">White-winged Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Black Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Long-tailed Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-breasted Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pacific Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Horned Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-necked Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Brandt’s Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bald Eagle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Kestrel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Merlin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Black Oystercatcher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bonaparte's Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Short-billed Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">California Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ring-billed Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Herring Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Iceland Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Glaucous Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Belted Kingfisher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Eurasian-collared Dove<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northwestern Crow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">European Starling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">White-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Golden-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Savannah Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dark-eyed Junco <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-winged Blackbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">House Sparrow</span></p></div><div class="WordSection3">
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVib7kfOJ8KFSf2XLAU4i_x_DTkl1k504Wg8ZnygPVp3E9y7bLol1qP51jGbqfGsMwjD023bOqnx4-wMdN7np_GlCV6e8qTXyBokc72NU62oK_DuCxzU4dTwzHPPTRGPL5YPTAyuQZWFZd_DqiNG7c9gA1VJPx2CsxPgTNWLmCSSbLCmAIv7INRjLL9N8K/s700/White-throated%20Sparrow-1-rh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVib7kfOJ8KFSf2XLAU4i_x_DTkl1k504Wg8ZnygPVp3E9y7bLol1qP51jGbqfGsMwjD023bOqnx4-wMdN7np_GlCV6e8qTXyBokc72NU62oK_DuCxzU4dTwzHPPTRGPL5YPTAyuQZWFZd_DqiNG7c9gA1VJPx2CsxPgTNWLmCSSbLCmAIv7INRjLL9N8K/s320/White-throated%20Sparrow-1-rh.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />White-throated Sparrow
(R. Hocken)<p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tuesday October 10, 2023:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Three </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Coots</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> were seen on
Brookwood Marsh, off Brookwood Drive, in Nanaimo.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sunday October 8, 2023:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk was cancelled for the Thanksgiving
long weekend.</span></p></div><div class="WordSection4">
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thursday October 5, 2023:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">180 – 200 </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Greater White-fronted
Geese</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> were seen flying over the four hundred block of Grovehill Road in
Qualicum Bay.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">White-throated Sparrow</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> was seen in a
backyard near Bayshore Drive and Catalina Drive in Nanaimo.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you have any birds to report or need help
identifying, just email or call the store, </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:thebackyard@shaw.ca"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca</span></b></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> or 250-390-3669,
toll-free 1-888-808-BIRD (2473)</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">The Backyard Bird Walks</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Please check our blog <b><i><u>(</u></i></b></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thebirdstore.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com</span></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">) </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">for any
cancelations.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk, October 15, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk will be going to the </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Nanaimo River Estuary</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.</span></p></div>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at
9:00am or at the end of Raines Road in Cedar, turn left off Cedar Road after
crossing the bridge, at 9:15am. Weather cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk, October 17, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk will be going to the </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Englishman River Estuary, Shelly Road</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">, in Parksville.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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 Shelly Road, off HWY 19A, at 9:05am.
Weather Cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Good
birding! Colin Bartlett</span></p>The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771689078409786755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290434703249117279.post-60003855168039978822023-10-07T15:21:00.002-07:002023-10-07T15:21:37.151-07:00Bird Walk October 8th Cancellation<p> This Sunday October 8th the bird walk is cancelled for Thanksgiving. Have a great weekend!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGK2KY0wEs7m4Lrs_bXfRbqr9IkBcWyUXzMDUttUBYcyFJeZQ5qFpTPmvnum6IP650TTnY_MrA0e2Xh67OmEJuEl0lZ64wFo0Bl3yfmDDgWcCQkwpQYRvFOwOZLko1_UEeGCOBM0C58iw5trvxRO4bis8-ntdRUW4gshDuQfIpfJvujVpbDaOJhAY319T/s1316/Eastern%20Kingbird%20by%20John%20Morrison%20imageedit_0_5104259242%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1112" data-original-width="1316" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGK2KY0wEs7m4Lrs_bXfRbqr9IkBcWyUXzMDUttUBYcyFJeZQ5qFpTPmvnum6IP650TTnY_MrA0e2Xh67OmEJuEl0lZ64wFo0Bl3yfmDDgWcCQkwpQYRvFOwOZLko1_UEeGCOBM0C58iw5trvxRO4bis8-ntdRUW4gshDuQfIpfJvujVpbDaOJhAY319T/s320/Eastern%20Kingbird%20by%20John%20Morrison%20imageedit_0_5104259242%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771689078409786755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290434703249117279.post-80730167423915280222023-10-05T13:57:00.003-07:002023-10-05T13:57:15.946-07:00<p style="text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"> The Backyard Wildbird
and Nature Store</span></b></p><div class="WordSection1">
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Nanaimo Bird Report<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">October 5, 2023</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“EXPLORE NATURE” --- GO
BIRDING:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To report your
sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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</span><span style="background: #F7F0E9; color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday October
3, 2023:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Tuesday birding group went to Rathtrevor Provicial
Park, in Parksville. The weather was perfect, 13C, sunny, no wind and the tide
was high and going out. What an enjoyable day for birding with the weather and
bird activity. No rare sightings but a few highlights, Ring-billed Gull, American
Pipits flew overhead, Varied Thrush, Hermit Thrush, and Savanah Sparrows.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">10 birders saw and heard the following 43 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Canada Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Harlequin Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Surf Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pacific Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Double-crested Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pelagic Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Horned Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-necked Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bald Eagle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Short-billed Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bonaparte’s Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Thayer’s Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ring-billed Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Anna’s Hummingbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pileated Woodpecker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Crow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Steller’s Jay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-breasted Nuthatch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Brown Creeper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bushtit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bewick’s Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pacific Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Golden-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ruby-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Pipit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Hermit Thrush<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Varied Thrush<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">European Starling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Fox Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Savanah Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Golden-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dark-eyed Junco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">House Finch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Purple Finch</span></p></div><div class="WordSection3">
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</v:imagedata></v:shape></span></u><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUy-429rfN3nd13f9qzTAGmZAQqAIQBm5hOZap4cX-wJxhIo71VcMEKYOilJaHatyqZRLxZ2_6SBUaMBhkNFi6ptCf5iH2u8BTcXgRBvRJy1potGs53q3VRKh4c8PN92LRbI-7GYhWGO7gCclamanSCwBO7YUuIOS6Mm1g3iYVKrSCflSXXbbCiYZzVquT/s1116/Varied%20Thrush%20by%20John%20Morrison%20imageedit__6700713791%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="1116" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUy-429rfN3nd13f9qzTAGmZAQqAIQBm5hOZap4cX-wJxhIo71VcMEKYOilJaHatyqZRLxZ2_6SBUaMBhkNFi6ptCf5iH2u8BTcXgRBvRJy1potGs53q3VRKh4c8PN92LRbI-7GYhWGO7gCclamanSCwBO7YUuIOS6Mm1g3iYVKrSCflSXXbbCiYZzVquT/s320/Varied%20Thrush%20by%20John%20Morrison%20imageedit__6700713791%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Varied Thrush (J.
Morrison)<p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sunday October 1, 2023:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird group went to Nanoose Bay Estuary in
Nanoose Bay. It was another perfect day of weather for birding, 13C, sunny with
no wind, and the tide was high and going out. A few highlights from the walk
were, Greater White-fronted Goose was close by feeding, we close view of a Greater
Yellowlegs as it walked past us about 12 feet away, Osprey was overhead, and a
Merlin put on a show as it was busy chasing the crows about.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">13 birders saw and heard the following 48 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Canada Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Greater White-fronted Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Green-winged Teal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Northern Pintail<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Surf Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Double-crested Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pelagic Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Horned Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Red-necked Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Osprey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Merlin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Red-tailed Hawk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bald Eagle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Turkey Vulture<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Killdeer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Greater Yellowlegs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Short-billed Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thayer’s Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Anna’s Hummingbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Belted Kingfisher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Downy Woodpecker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hairy Woodpecker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Crow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Steller’s Jay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Brown Creeper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bewick’s Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Golden-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ruby-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Pipit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Varied Thrush<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cedar Waxwing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">European Starling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fox Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Savanah Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Golden-crowed Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">White-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dark-eyed Junco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">House Finch</span></p></div><div class="WordSection5">
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Friday September 29, 2020:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Townsend’s Solitaire</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> was seen along Stephenson
Point Road, Nanaimo.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thursday September 28, 2023:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rusty Blackbird</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> and a </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tennessee Warbler</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> were seen in the west marsh at
Buttertubs Marsh in Nanaimo.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A few reports of </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pine Siskins</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> have been reported around
Nanaimo.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Wednesday September 27, 2023:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A white </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Raven</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> was seen in the 400
block of Grovehill Road in Qualicum Bay.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you have any birds to report or need help
identifying, just email or call the store, </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:thebackyard@shaw.ca"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca</span></b></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> or 250-390-3669,
toll-free 1-888-808-BIRD (2473)</span></p></div>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">The Backyard Bird Walks</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Please check our
blog <b><i><u>(</u></i></b></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thebirdstore.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com</span></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">) </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">for any
cancelations.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk, October 8, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There will be </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">no bird walk</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> this Sunday, Thanksgiving
weekend.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk, October 10, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk will be going to </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Little Qualicum River Estuary </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">in Qualicum Beach.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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 Platform, located on HWY 19A
between Crescent Road west and Beach Terrace, at 9:10am or at the end of
Surfside Drive at 9:45. Weather Cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As seen on Budget Glass of Nanaimo street sign; If a
turkey runs away, is it a chicken?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Happy Thanksgiving.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Good birding!
Colin Bartlett</span></p>The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771689078409786755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290434703249117279.post-1354866211169380092023-09-28T15:53:00.000-07:002023-09-28T15:53:23.918-07:00<div class="WordSection1">
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and Nature Store</span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Nanaimo Bird Report<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">September 28, 2023</span></u></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“EXPLORE NATURE” --- GO
BIRDING:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To report your
sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">thebackyard@shaw.ca.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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</span><span style="background: rgb(247, 240, 233); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Wednesday
September 27, 2023:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">7 </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Greater
Yellowlegs</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> were seen in the pool at the Nanaimo River Estuary
along with </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Western Meadowlarks</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, and flying over were </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern
Shovelers</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> and </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sandhill
Cranes</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday September
26, 2023:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Tuesday birding group went to Columbia Beach in French
Creek. The weather started out windy and cool for the walk but then the rain
started halfway through. It was 13C, cloudy, windy, rainy and the tide was
going out. A few highlights from were Black-bellied Plovers, Greater Yellowlegs,
and Varied Thrush.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">4 birders saw and heard the following 39 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Canada Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Harlequin Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Surf Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">White-winged Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pacific Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Double-crested Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">California Quail<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bald Eagle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Killdeer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Black Oystercatcher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Black-bellied Plover<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Black Turnstones<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Greater Yellowlegs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Short-billed Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Thayer’s Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">California Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Murre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Anna’s Hummingbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Crow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Steller’s Jay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Varied Thrush<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">European Starling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Fox Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Savanah Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Golden-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">White-crowned Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dark-eyed Junco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">House Finch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">House Sparrow</span></p></div><div class="WordSection3">
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sunday September 24, 2023:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Sunday Bird group went to Buttertubs Marsh in
Nanaimo. The weather was overcast, and 13C. A few highlights from the walk were,
an Osprey flew overhead of us, Pectoral Sandpiper with Long-billed Dowitchers
and a Wilson’s Snipe. A Hermit Thrush was also seen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">15 birders saw and heard the following 42 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Canada Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Wood Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Green-winged Teal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hooded Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Pied-billed Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Merlin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Red-tailed Hawk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Osprey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Turkey Vulture<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">American Coot<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Kill Deer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Western Sandpiper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Pectoral Sandpiper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Wilson’s Snipe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lesser Yellowlegs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Long-billed Dowitcher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Band-tailed Pigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Anna’s Hummingbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Downy Woodpecker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Red-breasted Sapsucker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Steller’s Jay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Brown Creeper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bewick’s Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Marsh Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hermit Thrush<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Cedar Waxwing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">European Starling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Fox Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Golden-crowed Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Dark-eyed Junco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Red-winged Blackbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">House Finch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Purple Finch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">House Sparrow</span></p></div>
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(R. Hocken)<p></p></div>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Saturday September 23, 2023:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">10 </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sandhill Cranes</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> were seen flying over
Grovehill Road in Qualicum Beach.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">A </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Barred Owl</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> was seen in the trees
at Buttertubs Marsh near Valley Oak Estates.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">If you have any birds to report or need help
identifying, just email or call the store, </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:thebackyard@shaw.ca"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca</span></b></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> or 250-390-3669,
toll-free 1-888-808-BIRD (2473).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">The Backyard Bird Walks</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Please check our
blog <b><i><u>(</u></i></b></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thebirdstore.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com</span></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">) </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">for any
cancelations.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Sunday Bird Walk, October 1, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This week’s Sunday Bird Walk will be going to </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Nanoose Estuary </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">in Nanoose Bay. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at
9:00am or at the end of Nanoose Beach Road, off of Arlington Road and HWY 19,
at 9:15am. Weather cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Tuesday Bird Walk, October 3, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Tuesday Bird Walk will be going to </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Rathtrevor Beach Provicial Park</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">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 main parking lot by the beach entrance at
9:10am. Weather Cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Good
birding! Colin Bartlett</span></p>The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771689078409786755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290434703249117279.post-48696539058349350072023-09-20T13:56:00.003-07:002023-09-20T13:56:32.692-07:00<p style="text-align: center;"> <b style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">The Backyard Wildbird
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<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Nanaimo Bird Report<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">September 20, 2023</span></u></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“EXPLORE NATURE” --- GO
BIRDING:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To report your
sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #010101; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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</span><span style="background: #F7F0E9; color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #634320; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday September
19, 2023:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Tuesday birding group went to the Shelly Road side of
the Englishman River Estuary in Parksville. The weather was cloudy, showers, 13C
and high tide. A few highlights from the walk were, Greater Yellowlegs in the
estuary that was nice and close to view along with a few Killdeer, a Savanah
Sparrow that perch on a long in the estuary for great viewing and Cedar
Waxwings that landed in the trees neat the viewing mound.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">10 birders saw and/or heard the following 42 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Canada Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Wigeon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Pintail<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Harlequin Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Surf Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Loon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Horned Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pelagic Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Turkey Vulture<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Merlin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Killdeer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Black-bellied Plover<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Greater Yellowlegs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Short-billed Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">California Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Eurasian Collared Dove<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Anna’s Hummingbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Belted Kingfisher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Downy Woodpecker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Vaux Swift<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Crow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Steller’s Jay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red-breasted Nuthatch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bushtit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Brown Creeper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bewick’s Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Golden-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cedar Waxwing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Savanah Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dark-eyed Junco<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">House Finch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Goldfinch</span></p></div><div class="WordSection3">
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Monday September 18, 2023:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Approximately 50 </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Band-tailed Pigeons</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> were seen around
Nottingham Drive and Crossbow Drive, near the Pacific Biological Station in
Nanaimo.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sunday September 17, 2023:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird group went to Maki Road trail in
south Nanaimo. Weather was sunny, 15C, steady breeze and the tide was high and
going out. A few highlights from the walk were, an Osprey soaring high over the
harbour, a Great Yellowlegs in the marsh providing a great view for everyone and
a Common Yellowthroat was heard in the marsh.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">22 birders saw and heard the following 31 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hooded Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Merganser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Double-crested Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pelagic Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Osprey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Turkey Vulture<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Greater Yellowlegs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Short-billed Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">California Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Anna’s Hummingbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Belted Kingfisher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Downy Woodpecker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Red-breasted Sapsucker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Steller’s Jay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Red-breasted Nuthatch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bewick’s Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">European Starling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Yellowthroat<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">White-crowed Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Red-winged Blackbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">House Finch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Purple Finch</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTxx4iIYFuCK1Kn0DILQnOmbFfpOL6-q5mC2-4u0O_h6tBK4cY4Kwc0g0lU55sTC1YLcJH6cArpx3jXB-JPSSH6WvY_DfxcvJ2Fg9nOlr4h0tcHQANA7EQAKLDGQ5E5MACXJPeowoKUmoxWz_pCvVKtzQy4i0gco7602Gs7Ya9kpgAWb4UAagsEUNkmIB/s700/White-Crowned%20Sparrow%20(imm.)-2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTxx4iIYFuCK1Kn0DILQnOmbFfpOL6-q5mC2-4u0O_h6tBK4cY4Kwc0g0lU55sTC1YLcJH6cArpx3jXB-JPSSH6WvY_DfxcvJ2Fg9nOlr4h0tcHQANA7EQAKLDGQ5E5MACXJPeowoKUmoxWz_pCvVKtzQy4i0gco7602Gs7Ya9kpgAWb4UAagsEUNkmIB/s320/White-Crowned%20Sparrow%20(imm.)-2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Juvenile White-crowned
Sparrow (R. Hocken)<p></p></div>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Backyard News:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Activity at the backyard feeders is steadily getting
busier. At my feeders I am seeing lots of chickadees, nuthatch, Bushtits, House
Finch, flickers and now starting to see more sparrows about. Dark-eyed Juncos
have been in the yard all summer but lately the Spotted Towhees arrived and
just yesterday Song Sparrows arrived.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">With the weather changing next week and rain finally
happening we need to switch our bird feeding routine to fall and winter. Keeping
the bird seed dry can be a challenge sometimes but using domes or placing your
feeder in an area that is sheltered will help. For some bird feeders, like squirrel
proof ones, domes don’t always work, so for my feeders I use only enough bird seed
that the birds finish in a day. This way there is less of a problem with wet
and moldy bird seeds. It also makes cleaning a lot easier. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There have been a few reports of Pine Siskins about,
but more reports of American Goldfinch. It has been a great summer for the
goldfinch. Watch for Cedar Waxwings feeding on any berries as they migrate
south. Steller’s Jays are busy, and I have gone from one to three of them
battling for the peanuts in the shell I put out. I only put out a dozen or so
peanuts in the shell on the deck railing so the need to be quick before the
squirrel finds them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you have any birds to report or need help
identifying, just email or call the store, </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:thebackyard@shaw.ca"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca</span></b></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> or 250-390-3669,
toll-free 1-888-808-BIRD (2473).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">The Backyard Bird Walks</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Please check our
blog <b><i><u>(</u></i></b></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thebirdstore.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: green; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com</span></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">) </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">for any
cancelations</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk, September 24, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This week’s Sunday Bird Walk will be going to </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Buttertubs Marsh </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">in Nanaimo. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at
9:00am or at the parking lot on Jingle Pot Road and the corner of 3<sup>rd</sup>
street, across from the ballpark, at 9:15am. Weather cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk, September 26, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk will be going to </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Columbia Beach</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> in French Creek.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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 sandy beach parking lot located on Admiral
Tyron Blvd, located off Columbia Drive and HWY 19A, at 9:15am. Weather
Cooperating. (if raining steadily the walk will be cancelled)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Good
birding! Colin Bartlett</span></p>The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771689078409786755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290434703249117279.post-87651275719367512012023-09-19T09:45:00.005-07:002023-09-19T09:45:55.018-07:00Clear Skies - The Moon, Planets, and Space Station<p>First, an update on the Moon and
planets, and then a few passes of the International Space Station this week.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">The Moon is “new” on Sept. 14 – meaning it is close to
the Sun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Starting about Monday, look for
a very thin crescent Moon low in the southwest, just after the Sun sets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each day the crescent will grow larger and
the Moon will be visible later.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
quarter Moon – half lit – will be on Friday, Sept 22, and the Moon will be
“full” on Friday, Sept. 28.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">Saturn is nicely visible all evening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It can be seen by about 8:30 p.m., only about
the width of your fist held at arm’s length above the southeast horizon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It reaches its highest around midnight, when
it can found about a third of the way up from the horizon in the south.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 26, the
bright Moon will be just below Saturn.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">Jupiter is the brightest planet visible in the
evenings, although it only rises around 9 o’clock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is at its highest around 4:30 in the
morning, when it shines brightly in the south.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>On Sunday, Oct. 1, the Moon will be just to the left of Jupiter.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">Venus is now a morning planet, rising around 4 a.m.
ahead of the Sun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is shining very
brightly and can be found even in the morning glow in the east southeast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will continue to get brighter over the
coming weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For a nice challenge, look
for Venus and a thin crescent Moon close together low in the morning southerly
sky on Tuesday, October 10, even with the sky getting bright.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">The International Space Station (ISS)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">ISS is currently crewed by three Russians, two
Americans, a Dane and a Japanese. There will be some nice passes over the next
week visible from Vancouver Island and the southern BC mainland.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">On Friday, Sept. 15, the ISS will rise in the
southwest about 9:04 p.m.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will climb
about half way up the sky in the south southwest, passing very close to Altair,
the bright star at the bottom of the Summer Triangle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will then fade from sight at 9:09 as it
enters Earth’s shadow and is no longer lit by the sun.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</xml><![endif]-->Saturday, Sept. 16, gives us
two chances to see the ISS. It orbits the Earth in about 90 minutes, so
tonight we get a chance to see it twice. ISS first rises in the southwest
about 8:18 p.m., climbs about a third of the way up the sky in south southeast
before disappearing low in the east about 8:24.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">The second pass is quite short, as the Sun is lower in
the west so the ISS isn’t lighted as long.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You can catch it rising in the west at 9:54, and it will only climb
about half way up the sky before it fades from sight about three minutes
later.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The bright star it passes after a
minute or so is Arcturus, which is the second brightest star visible from
Canada.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The brightest star, Sirius, is
now only rising about 1 a.m.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">On Sunday, Sept. 17, we will see the ISS pass high
overhead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will rise in the west
southwest at 9:06 p.m., will pass close to both Vega and Deneb, the top two
stars of the Summer Triangle, and will then fade from sight in the east
northeast at 9:11 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">We get another good pass on Monday, Sept. 18, when ISS
rises in the WSW at 8:19 p.m.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will
pass through the Summer Triangle three minutes later, and then drop to the
horizon in the ENE and disappear at 8:25.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">Tuesday, Sept. 19, ISS will rise in the west at 9:08
p.m., climb 2/3 of the way up the sky in the north by 9:11, and then it will
disappear at 9:12, just after passing through Cassiopeia, the “W”.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">On Wednesday, Sept. 20, ISS rises in the west at 8:20
p.m., and as it climbs in that part of the sky, it will again pass close to
Arturus (see the second pass on Sept. 16 for a reminder). ISS disappears in the
ENE at 8:26.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">Thursday, Sept. 21, will see a shorter pass in the
north.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ISS rises in the WNW at 9:08 p.m,
climbs very close to the North Star, Polaris, at 9:12, then disappears just as
it approaches Cassiopeia.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">Finally, on Friday, Sept. 21, ISS will rise in the
west at 8:21 p.m., will pass by the handle of the Big Dipper about 8:23, before
disappearing low in the ENE at 8:26.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">Clear skies.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">David.</p>The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771689078409786755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1290434703249117279.post-78640406381811190402023-09-14T13:43:00.007-07:002023-09-14T16:23:40.885-07:00<p><b style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt;"> The Backyard Wildbird
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Tuesday September
12, 2023:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">The Tuesday birding group went to the Plummer Road side of
the Englishman River Estuary. The weather was cloudy, showers, 14C and low tide.
A few highlights from the walk were watching a Merlin attacking a group of 4
Northern Flickers, not very successfully, hearing the Steller’s Jays and
watching the interactions of the Common Ravens. Just as everyone was leaving a
pair of Western Tanagers were heard in the trees in the parking area.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">5 birders saw and/or heard the following 31 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Mallard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Northern Pintail<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Green-winged Teal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Harlequin Duck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Red-necked Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Double-crested Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Pelagic Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Bald Eagle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Merlin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Killdeer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Greater Yellowlegs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Short-billed Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Anna’s Hummingbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Belted Kingfisher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Northern Flicker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">American Crow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Steller’s Jay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Red-breasted Nuthatch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Brown Creeper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Bewick’s Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Golden-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">American Robin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">European Starling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Western Tanager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Song Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Purple Finch</span></p></div><div class="WordSection3">
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sunday September 10, 2023:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hermit Thrush</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> was seen in the
backyard on Honeysuckle Terrace and Forest Drive.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird group went to Neck Point Park for
the first walk of the fall. Weather was sunny, 16C, steady breeze and low tide.
A few highlights from the walk were, Black Turnstones, two Spotted Sandpipers
out on the rocks of Sunset Beach, a Barred Owl by the fairy doors, and a
White-throated Sparrow in the brush on the waterfront.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">20 birders saw and heard the following 28 species:</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Canada Goose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Loon <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">White-winged Scoter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Red-necked Grebe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Double-crested Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pelagic Cormorant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Great Blue Heron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cooper’s Hawk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bald Eagle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Turkey Vulture<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Black Turnstone<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Spotted Sandpiper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Short-billed Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">California Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Glaucous-winged Gull<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Barred Owl<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Anna’s Hummingbird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Belted Kingfisher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Raven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Steller’s Jay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Chestnut-backed Chickadee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Red-breasted Nuthatch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Brown Creeper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bewick’s Wren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Golden-crowned Kinglet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Spotted Towhee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">White-throated Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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(R. Hocken)<p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thursday September 7, 2023:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Wilson’s Snipe</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> was seen on a front
lawn on the east side of Long Lake.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Great Horned Owl</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> was heard in a tot
lot on Thunderbird Drive and Eagle Crescent near the hospital.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Wednesday September 6, 2023:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cedar Waxwings</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> were observed in a
backyard on Departure Bay Road and Neyland Road.</span></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you have any birds to report or need help
identifying, just email or call the store, </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:thebackyard@shaw.ca"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">thebackyard@shaw.ca</span></b></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> or 250-390-3669,
toll-free 1-888-808-BIRD (2473).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 16pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">The Backyard Bird Walks</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 8pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Please check our
blog <b><i><u>(</u></i></b></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thebirdstore.blogspot.com/"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: green; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com</span></a></span><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">) </span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">for any
cancelations.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Sunday Bird Walk, September 17, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This week’s Sunday Bird Walk will be going to </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Maki Road Trail, </span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">located at the end of Maki Road</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">in Nanaimo. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at
9:00am or at the parking lot at the end of Maki Road 9:15am. Weather
cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk, September 19, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Tuesday Bird Walk will be going back to the </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Shelly Road </span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">side of the </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Englishman River Estuary
</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">in Parksville.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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 parking lot at the end of Shelly Road at
9:10am. Weather Cooperating.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Good
birding! Colin Bartlett</span></p>The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771689078409786755noreply@blogger.com0