Parksville/Qualicum beach Tuesday bird walk, January 07, 2014

 

The Tuesday bird walk went to Columbia Beach. The morning was cloudy, a little windy with a high tide. A flock of Common Goldeneye were riding the waves with a single female Greater Scaup close to shore.  Common Murre, Ancient Murrelet and Marbled Murrelet were spotted flying down the Strait of Georgia for most of the morning.  Hundreds of Pacific Loon were seen further offshore. Twelve Black Oystercatchers were resting on point at the pond.

                                                           

                                       Greater Scaup; Ralph Hocken Photo.                                                                 

 Fifteen saw and heard the following forty-five species:

Canada Geese

Brant

Mallard

American Widgeon

Harlequin Duck

Greater Scaup

Surf Scoter

White-winged Scoter

Long-tailed Duck

Common Goldeneye

Common Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Pacific Loon

Common Loon

Horned Grebe

Red-necked Grebe

Pelagic Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant

Bald Eagle

Black Oystercatcher

Black Turnstone

Killdeer

Mew Gull

California Gull

Thayer's Gull

Glaucous-winged Gull

Common Murre

Ancient Murrelet

Marbled Murrelet

Rock Pigeon

Eurasian-collared Dove

Northwestern Crow

Common Raven

European Starling

Northern Flicker

Anna’s Hummingbird

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

American Robin

Spotted Towhee

Song Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Golden-crowned Sparrow

House Finch

Purple Finch

House Sparrow 

The Tuesday bird walk on January 14, 2014 will be going to Deep Bay.               

 

                                                             

                 Black Oystercatcher: Ralph Hocken Photo. 

Good birding

Neil Robins

Parksville