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