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

Monday, 27 May 2013

Magnificent Frigatebird sighting in Parksville

Saturday morning I noticed a large bird (very wide humped wings, long scissor tail) soaring above our property in Nanoose Bay.  Later that morning when my husband and I were driving into Parksville, I again saw the same bird soaring over the town along the main drag.  I pointed him out to my husband and mentioned that I had forgotten about the one earlier in the morning.  We looked him up (I am assuming it is the same bird as Nanoose is fifteen minutes into Parkville. 

 

We have determined it to be a Magnificent Frigatebird.  It was soaring very high but very distinctive wing span and long tail. 

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