The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
Nanaimo Bird Report
April 25, 2024
“EXPLORE NATURE” --- GO
BIRDING:
To report your
sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at thebackyard@shaw.ca. Please remember, when reporting a sighting to leave
your name and phone number along with the date the species was seen and
location of your sighting.
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Bonapartes Gull (J. Morrison)
Tuesday April 23, 2024:
The Tuesday Bird Walk went to the Shelly Road side of the Englishman River Estuary in Parksville. Weather was sunny, 8C, wind was calm, and tide was out. A few highlights from the walk were four species of warblers that were busy in the maple trees, a few Chipping Sparrows that were up close for everyone to see and heard a couple of Cassin’s Vireos.
20 birders saw and heard the following 54 species:
Canada Goose
Mallard
American Wigeon
Gadwall
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
Double-crested Cormorant
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Common Loon
Great Blue Heron
Cooper’s Hawk
Bald Eagle
Killdeer
Black Oystercatcher
Greater Yellowlegs
Bonaparte’s Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Eurasian Collared Dove
Anna’s Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Violet-green Swallow
Western Flycatcher
Cassin’s Vireo
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Pacific Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Hermit Thrush
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Townsend’s Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Brewer’s Blackbird
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
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Black-throated Gray Warbler (J. Morrison)
Monday April 22, 2024:
Black-throated Gray Warblers were seen at Morrell Nature Sanctuary in Nanaimo.
A juvenile Dark-eyed Junco was seen at a backyard feeder in the hospital area.
Sunday April 21, 2024:
The Sunday Bird Walk went to Neck Point Park in Nanaimo. Weather was sunny, 9C, no wind and the tide was going out. A few highlights from the walk were a male Wood Duck in the marsh behind the parking lot, and four Townsend Solitaires were in the trees behind the boardwalk. Pigeon Guillemot, Harlequin Ducks were seen on the water and a female Pileated Woodpecker was feeding low on a tree.
15 birders heard and saw the following 42 species:
Canda Goose
Mallard
Wood Duck
Harlequin Duck
Bufflehead
Surf Scoter
Common Merganser
Pelagic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Red-necked Grebe
Common Loon
Bald Eagle
Killdeer
Black Oystercatcher
Bonaparte’s Gull
Short-billed Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Pigeon Guillemot
Marbled Murrelet
Anna’s Hummingbird
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Violet-green Swallow
Common Raven
American Crow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bushtit
Bewick’s Wren
Pacific Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Townsend’s Solitaire
American Robin
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Pine Siskin
Watch for American Goldfinch visiting backyard feeders,
there have been many reports of them.
When out on a walk also watch for Western Tanagers, Willow and Western Flycatchers.
If you have any birds to report or need help identifying, just email or call the store, thebackyard@shaw.ca or 250-390-3669, toll-free 1-888-808-BIRD (2473)
The Backyard Bird Walks
Our bird walks go out
Sunday mornings in Nanaimo and Tuesday mornings in Parksville and Qualicum
Beach area, are easy walks that go for two to three hours (back for lunch is
the plan). Bring binoculars and a field guide. The walks are weather pending.
Please check our blog (www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com) for any cancelations.
The Sunday Bird Walk, April 28, 2024.
The Sunday Bird Walk will be going to Legacy Marsh in upper Lantzville.
Drive and Sywash Ridge Road, parking at the corner under the power lines, at 9:10am. Weather cooperating.
The Tuesday Bird Walk, April 30, 2024.
The
Tuesday Bird Walk will be Going to Top Bridge Trail, in Parksville.
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 trail entrance on Industrial Way and Tuan Road about 9:10am. Weather Cooperating.
Good birding! Colin Bartlett
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