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, 24 March 2014

Surf scoters by the Thousands!!!

John Purves and I saw a huge raft of many thousands of Surf Scoters along with Greater Scaup, Long-tailed Ducks, Barrow’s and Common Goldeneye, Mallards, American Widgeon, lessor Scaup, a Eurasian Widgeon, Bonaparte's Gulls, a few Black Scoters, Harlequin Ducks and Mew, California Gulls. These birds were seen between French Creek and Parksville Bay today at about 2:00 P.M.  
                                                            
 
                                                                          
                                                   Surf Scoters: John Purves Photo.

Good birding
Neil Robins
Parksville

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