The
Tuesday bird walk went to the Shelly Road side of the Englishman River Estuary
in Parksville. The morning was sunny and hot but very comfortable in the
forested areas. Several families of Chestnut-backed Chickadees were spotted high up in the
trees. Large flocks of Canada Geese and Common Mergansers rested along the gravel bars on the
estuary. Savannah Sparrows were singing and flycatching among the
snags along the meadows. Several
bright American Goldfinch caught our eye as they flew near the top of
the bushes. We heard and then saw a Western Tanager perched at the top of a
tall conifer tree near the end of the
walk.
Savannah Sparrow: Ralph Hocken
Photo.
Sixteen birders saw and heard the following forty-six
species:
Canada Goose
Common Merganser
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Merlin
Least Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Killdeer
Black Oystercatcher
Belted Kingfisher
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian-collared Dove
Rufous Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Willow Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Barn Swallow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Bewick’s Wren
Pacific Wren
Swainson’s Thrush
American Robin
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Western Tanager
Spotted Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Purple Finch
House Finch
American Goldfinch
American Goldfinch: Ralph Hocken
Photo.
Check out this site re the Nanoose checklist by Hans
Laue--
The Tuesday bird walk on July 15, 2014 will be
going to the Little Qualicum River Hatchery. Meet at the Parksville Community
Park at 9:00 a.m. or at the Brant viewing platform along highway 19a in north
Qualicum Beach at about 9:20 a.m.
Good birding
Neil Robins
Parksville
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