The Tuesday bird walk went to Rathtrevor Provincial Park in Parksville. The
morning was cloudy with a strong wind off the Strait of Georgia. Five Bald
Eagles were playing in the sky at the beginning of the walk. Hundreds of Dunlin
and several Black-bellied Plovers and Black Turnstones were feeding along the
receding tide line. Flocks of Common Murre were heading down the Strait close to
shore. A Common Raven performed overhead calling his unique call and flipping on
his back—a really a neat sight! Near the end of the walk, a Barred Owl nearly
hit Linda’s head as it flew by in pursuit of a mouse. The mouse became his
appetizer for lunch as he perched on a nearby tree.
Dunlin:Ralph Hocken
Photo
Black-bellied
Plovers and Dunlin: Ralph Hocken Photo.
Eleven birders saw and heard the following thirty-nine species:
Brant
American Widgeon
Mallard
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Surf Scoter
Black Scoter
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Western Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Common Murre
Bald Eagle
Barred Owl
Mew Gull
California Gull
Thayer’s Gull
Herring Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Common Murre
Dunlin
Black-bellied Plover
Black Turnstone
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Varied Thrush
American Robin
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Pacific Wren
Brown Creeper
Spotted Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
Song Sparrow
The Tuesday bird walk on December 24, 2013 will be going to the Plummer
Road side of the Englishman River Estuary in Parksville.
Good birding
Neil Robins
Parksville
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