NANAIMO BIRD REPORT
" EXPLORE NATURE---GO BIRDING"
To report your sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at
thebackyard@shaw.ca
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, March 16, 2014:
The Sunday bird walk went to Neck Point Park in Nanaimo. The morning was
cloudy with a breeze off the water. We spotted two Pigeon Guillemots on the bay
near the parking lot. Eight Harlequin Ducks gave us great views as they moved
close to shore. A Yellow-rumped Warbler put in an appearance near the trail.
The Spotted Sandpiper preened on the rocky edge of the shore. A Hutton’s Vireo
serenaded us near the end of the walk.
Thirteen birders saw and heard the following forty-four species:
Canada Geese, Mallard, Double-crested Cormorant, Pelagic Cormorant,
Bufflehead, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Common Goldeneye, Barrow’s
Goldeneye, Harlequin Duck, Red-breasted Merganser, Common Merganser, Horned
Grebe, Common Loon, Pacific Loon, Spotted Sandpiper, Bald Eagle, California
Gull, Glaucous-winged Gull, Pigeon Guillemot, Downy Woodpecker, Northern
Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Common Raven, Northwestern Crow, European
Starling, American Robin, Varied Thrush, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Golden-crowned
Kinglet, Hutton’s Vireo, Anna’s Hummingbird, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Red-breasted
Nuthatch, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Brown Creeper, Pacific Wren, Bewick's Wren,
Spotted Towhee, Fox Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Purple Finch and
Red-winged Blackbird.
We have had several reports from Chemainus to Parksville of Rufous
Hummingbirds returning.
Thursday, March 14:
A Golden Eagle was seen over the flooded farm fields near Highway 1 and
Mount Sticker Road (at the Crofton Turnoff)
Tuesday, March 11:
The Tuesday bird walk went to the Plummer Road side of the Englishman River
Estuary in Parksville. The morning was sunny a bit cool with calm winds making
for a pleasant morning of birding. We saw several pairs of Golden-crowned and
Ruby-crowned Kinglets in the bushes along the trail. Four Gadwall were feeding
just off the mud flats. Over one thousand Surf Scoters along with Greater Scaup,
White-winged Scoters, Black Scoters and Bufflehead. Six Long-tailed Ducks were
seen not far off shore diving and swimming along with Harlequin Ducks. We were
surprised with the sighting of a large flock of Bushtits feeding in the bushes
at the end of walk.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet: Ralph Hocken Photo.
Thirteen birders saw and heard the following fifty-two species:
Canada Geese, Brant, American Wigeon, Mallard, Northern Pintail,
Green-winged Teal, Gadwall, Harlequin Duck, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter,
Black Scoter, Bufflehead, Greater Scaup, Long-tailed Duck, Common Goldeneye,
Barrow’s Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser, Pacific Loon,
Common Loon, Red-necked Grebe, Horned Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, Brandt’s
Cormorant, Pelagic Cormorant, Black Oystercatcher, Killdeer, Great Blue Heron,
Bald Eagle, Mew Gull, California Gull, Thayer's Gull, Glaucous-winged Gull,
Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Northwestern Crow,
Common Raven, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Bushtit, Bewick’s Wren, Golden-crowned
Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Anna’s Hummingbird, European Starling, Spotted
Towhee, Song Sparrow, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco,
Purple Finch and House Finch.
Monday, March 10:
A Wilson’s Snipe was seen at the Cottonwood Golf Course in south
Nanaimo.
Sunday, March 09:
A Northern Shrike, ten Western Meadowlarks, two Short-eared Owls and a
Northern Harrier were seen near the parking lot at the Nanaimo River Estuary on
south Nanaimo.
Violet-green swallows were seen at the Nanaimo River Estuary in south
Nanaimo.
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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. on 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 March 18, 2014 will be going to the Columbia
Beach. Meet at the Parksville Community Park at the parking lot near the Lions
Club playground at 9:00 am or at the parking area off Admiral Tryon Blvd. at
about 9:10 am.
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The Sunday Bird Walk on March 23, 2014 will be going to Rathtrevor
Provincial Park in Parksville. Meet at the Birdstore at 9:00 am or at the main
parking lot at Rathtrevor Park at about 9:30 a.m.
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British Columbia rare bird alert link---
http://www.bcbirdalert.blogspot.ca/
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WildResearch link---http://www.wildresearch.ca/
Spring Pelagic Seabird Trip Announced – May 11, 2014
WildResearch is pleased to announce that WildResearch's 2014 Spring Pelagic
Seabird Trip will run on Sunday May 11, 2014! Proceeds generated from the
pelagic trip fundraiser will go towards running WildResearch’s research
programs.
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West coast environment link--
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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
Blog: www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com
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