The Tuesday bird walk went to Springwood Park in Parksville. The morning
began cloudy and cool but soon turned sunny and warm. The bird of the morning
was the MacGillivray's Warbler. It was feeding just above our heads in a cedar
tree just off the trail giving us all great views. The songs of the Warbling
Vireos, MacGillivray's Warblers, Black-throated Gray Warblers, Common
Yellowthroat, Wilson's Warblers, Pacific-slope Flycatchers, Chestnut-backed
Chickadees, Bewick's Wrens and Swainson's Thrush made for a great morning of
birding by ear. We spotted several species of Swallows flying low over the hay
field just off the road. A Red-tailed Hawk perched on a snag before being mobbed
by a Northwestern Crow and flying away. We spotted a Great Horned Owl and a
Barred Owl who were being mobbed by several American Robins near the end of the
walk.
MacGillivray’s Warbler: Ralph Hocken
Photo.
Eighteen birders including a visiting birder from Whitecourt, Alberta saw
and heard the following fifty-four species:
Canada Geese
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Barred Owl
Great Horned Owl
Rock Pigeon
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian-collared Dove
California Quail
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Hammond's Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Violet-green Swallow
Barn Swallow
Tree Swallow
Rough-winged Swallow
Purple Martin
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
European Starling
Warbling Vireo
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
McGillivray's Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Black-headed Grosbeak
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Purple Finch
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Red-tailed Hawk: Ralph Hocken Photo.
The Tuesday bird walk on June 03, 2014 will be going to Moorecroft Regional
Park in Nanoose Bay.
Good birding
Neil Robins
Parksville.
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