The Backyard's Weekly Bird Walks are starting up again on Sunday, March 1st out of Nanaimo, and Tuesday, March 10th out of Parksville.

The Tuesday March 10th walk will be going to Rathtrevor Provincial Park. To keep updated on walk locations, check regularly or JOIN OUR MAILING LIST

Tuesday, 24 May 2011

Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday bird walk, May 24, 2011

The Tuesday bird walk went to Plummer Road. It was a sunny morning,
but the birds were fairly quiet. The highlight of the walk was
seeing 20 or more Black Swift flying overhead and also watching a
Spotted Sandpiper along the waterline. With John Purvees in the
lead, 10 birders identified the following 34 species:
Canada Goose
Mallard
Harlequin Duck
Common Loon
Pacific Loon
Common Merganser
Pigeon Guillemont
White-winged Scoter
Brandt
Glaucous-winged Gull
Spotted Sandpiper
Belted Kingfisher
Bald Eagle
Band-tailed Pigeon
Black Swift
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Rufous Hummingbird
Northern Flicker
Northwestern Crow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
American Robin
European Starling
Yellow Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
California Quail
Downy Woodpecker

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