Eurasian Widgeon: Ralph Hocken Photo.
NANAIMO BIRD REPORT -----” GO BIRDING--EXPLORE NATURE”
Please remember, when reporting a sighting, to leave your name and
phone number along with the date, the species and location of your sighting.
Sunday, December 09, 2012:
The Sunday bird walk went to Nanoose Bay. The morning was rainy
with strong winds off the Strait of Georgia. The highlights included seeing two
Eurasian Wigeon in with American Wigeon. Four Cackling Geese were spotted in with the
Canada Geese. A Peregrine Falcon flew over and landed at the top of a conifer
tree giving us great views through the scope.
Seven hardy birders saw and heard the following twenty-nine
species:
Canada Geese, Cackling Geese, American Wigeon, Eurasian Wigeon,
Green-winged Teal, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Mallard, Greater Scaup, Northern
Pintail, Black Oystercatcher, Great
Blue Heron, Bald Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, Mew Gull, Herring Gull, California Gull, Thayer's Gull, Glaucous-winged Gull, Northwestern Crow, European Starling, Redwing Blackbird, Brewers
Blackbird, Spotted Towhee, Song Sparrow, Golden-crowned Sparrow and Dark-eyed
Junco.
Saturday, December 08,
“Rare Bird Alert- Citrine Wagtail”
The Citrine Wagtail is still being seen in Courtenay.
Directions to specific location: From Courtenay, cross the 17th St.
Bridge (Courtenay River). Turn right onto Comox Road (Dyke Rd) until the
Pumping Station on the right hand side of the road. There is a dirt road across
the road with a For Sale sign on the left. Walk up the dirt road towards the
steel chain blocking vehicle access. The Wagtail has been observed next to the
dirt road, at the furthest brush pile.
Friday, December 07:
A Barred Owl
was seen along Centennary Drive in Nanaimo.
A Spotted Sandpiper was seen at Sunset Beach in Neck Point Park in
Nanaimo.
Thursday, December 06:
Sixty-seven Bald eagles and fourteen Great Blue Herons were seen
at Marshall Stephenson Sanctuary off Kinkade Road in Qualicum Beach.
Over twenty Brown Pelicans are still being seen in the inner
harbour in Victoria.
Tuesday, December 04:
The Tuesday bird walk went to the Englishman River Estuary on the
Shelly Road side in Parksville. The morning was mostly sunny but there were
occasional clouds and a few light showers. The winds were calm. We spotted a Greater
White-fronted Goose at the Community Park in Parksville to start the
morning. As we started the walk a Varied Thrush put in a quick
appearance and disappeared into the forest. We could hear Red Crossbills
high in the conifer trees. There were plenty of immature and adult Bald
Eagles perching high in the trees and flying throughout the morning. A
Sharp-shinned Hawk flew overhead near the Englishman River and a Peregrine
Falcon was perched high atop a snag near the viewing platform. We watched a male
Anna's Hummingbird hawking insects as we ended the walk.
Seventeen birders saw and heard the following fifty-one species:
Greater White-fronted Geese, Canada Geese, Trumpeter Swan,
American Wigeon, Mallard, Greater Scaup, Harlequin Duck, Surf Scoter,
Black Scoter,
White-winged Scoter , Bufflehead , Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser , Common Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser, Pacific Loon, Horned Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant , Great Blue Heron, Bald Eagle,
Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Peregrine Falcon, Mew Gull,
California Gull , Thayer's Gull, Glaucous-winged Gull, Anna's Hummingbird,
Hairy Woodpecker , Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Steller’s Jay, Northwestern Crow, Common Raven, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Bewick's Wren, Pacific Wren, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Varied Thrush, European Starling, Spotted Towhee, Song Sparrow, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Red-winged Blackbird, Red Crossbill and Pine Siskin.
White-winged Scoter , Bufflehead , Common Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser , Common Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser, Pacific Loon, Horned Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant , Great Blue Heron, Bald Eagle,
Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Peregrine Falcon, Mew Gull,
California Gull , Thayer's Gull, Glaucous-winged Gull, Anna's Hummingbird,
Hairy Woodpecker , Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Steller’s Jay, Northwestern Crow, Common Raven, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Bewick's Wren, Pacific Wren, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Varied Thrush, European Starling, Spotted Towhee, Song Sparrow, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Red-winged Blackbird, Red Crossbill and Pine Siskin.
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Everyone is welcome to
join us for a 2-3 hour bird walk on the Sunday and Tuesday mornings. We leave from the
Store at 9 a.m. Sunday Mornings and go
to a different location in and around Nanaimo and from the Parksville Beach Community Park at 9 a.m.
on Tuesdays and go to different areas in
and around the Oceanside area.
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The Tuesday bird walk on
December 11, will be going to the Englishman River
Estuary, Plummer Road
side. We will meet at Parksville Community Park at the
parking lot near the
Lions Playground at 9:00 A.M. or at the corner of Plummer
Road and Shorewood Drive
at about 9:10 A.M.
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The Sunday Bird Walk on
December 16, 2012 will be going to Buttertubs Marsh in
Nanaimo. We will meet at the bird store at 9:00 a.m. or at the parking
area at Buttertubs Marsh
off Bowen Road at about
9:20 A.M.
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Christmas
Bird Count - Lantzville (Nanoose estuary) and Nanoose Bay area –
Friday
December 14, 2012
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Christmas Bird
Count—Parksville/Qualicum Beach, December 16, 2012.
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Christmas Bird
Count----Nanaimo, December 30, 2012
or
phone 250-714-3947.
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Christmas
Bird Count—Duncan, January 1,2013.
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Good birding
Neil Robins
THE
BACKYARD WILDBIRD & NATURE STORE
6314 Metral Drive Nanaimo B.C. V9T-2L8 Phone: 250-390-3669 Fax: 250-390-1633 Email: thebackyard@shaw.ca |
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