The Backyard's Weekly Bird Walk locations are found in the Backyard Bird Report at the very end of the most recent report. Any cancellations will be posted by 8am the day of the walk.
Tuesday 24 April 2012
Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday bird walk, April 24, 2012
Yellow-rumped Warbler: Ralph Hocken Photo.
The Tuesday bird walk went to Springwood Park in Parksville. The morning was cloudy but warm with calm winds. Highlights included seeing five species of Warblers--Orange-crowned Warblers, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Black-throated Gray Warblers, Townsend's Warblers and a Common Yellowthroat. We also saw six species of sparrows--Chipping Sparrows, Savannah Sparrows, Song Sparrows, Lincoln's Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrows and Golden-crowned Sparrows. There were three Hermit Thrush along the trail giving us great looks.
Twenty-six birders saw and heard the following forty-six species:
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Glaucous-winged Gull
Band-tailed Pigeon
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Violet-green Swallow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Varied Thrush
European Starling
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Spotted Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Purple Finch
House Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
Good birding
Neil Robins
Parksville
British Columbia
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