The Tuesday bird walk went to the Little Qualicum River Estuary in Qualicum
Beach. The morning was windy with rain showers all morning. A very large flock
of Black Turnstones were bathing along the gravel bar off the viewing platform.
Pacific Loons, Common Loons, Horned Grebes and Red-necked Grebes were further
offshore. Greater Scaup, Surf Scoters, White-winged Scoters and lack Scoters
formed a huge flock near the gravel bar at the mouth of the river. California
Gulls, Thayer's Gulls, a Herring Gull and Glaucous-winged Gulls were roosting in
the fresh water of the river.
Seven birders saw and heard the following forty-five Species:
Brant
Canada Goose
Mallard
American Widgeon
Greater Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Barrow’s Goldeneye
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Black-bellied Plover
Black Turnstone
Mew Gull
California Gull
Western Gull
Thayer's Gull
Herring Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Common Murre
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
European Starling
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Brewer’s Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
The Tuesday bird walk on February 25, 2014 will be going to Rathtrevor
Provincial Park in Parksville.
Good birding!
Neil Robins
Parksville
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