NANAIMO BIRD REPORT “EXPLORE NATURE---GO BIRDING”
Please remember, when reporting a sighting, to leave your name and
phone number along with the date, the species and location of your sighting.
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Sunday, November 16, 2014:
The Sunday bird walk went to the Plummer Road side of the Englishman River
Estuary in Parksville. The morning was mostly sunny and the winds were calm. The
highlights included great views of a Yellow-billed Loon. We watched as it came up out of the water with
a large fish and struggled to eat it. Four Brandt’s Cormorants were spotted not
far from shore. A Eurasian Widgeon was seen in with a flock of American
Widgeon.
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Yellow-billed Loon: Ralph Hocken Photo.
Eighteen birders saw and heard the following fifty-seven species:
Trumpeter
Swan
Canada
Geese
American Widgeon
Eurasian
Widgeon
Mallard
Harlequin Duck
Northern Pintail
Green-wing
Teal
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Common Loon
Pacific Loon
Yellow-billed
Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked
Grebe
Western
Grebe
California Quail
Killdeer
Pelagic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Brandt’s
Cormorant
Belted Kingfisher
Bald Eagle
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Mew Gull
California Gull
Thayer's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Marbled Murrelet
Rhinoceros
Auklet
Anna's Hummingbird
Northern
Flicker
Steller’s
Jay
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
American
Robin
Varied
Thrush
Chestnut-backed
Chickadee
Bewick’s
Wren
European Starling
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer’s Blackbird
House Finch
Purple Finch
Pine
Siskin
Wednesday,
November 12:
Three
Snow Geese were seen off the Boardwalk at Parksville Beach in Parksville.
Thursday,
November 13:
Three
Evening Grosbeaks were seen at the end of Douglas Avenue next to the Cat Stream
Creek in Nanaimo.
Friday,
November 14:
A Hermit
Thrush was seen at Rathtrevor Provincial Park in Parksville.
Three
Evening Grosbeaks were seen visiting feeders seen along Dunsmuir Crescent in
Ladysmith.
Tuesday, November 11:
The
Tuesday bird walk went to the Shelly Road side of the Englishman River Estuary
in Parksville. The morning was sunny but cool with calm winds.
Golden-crowned Kinglets and Ruby-crowned Kinglets were feeding on a conifer
tree close to the trail. A Peregrine Falcon flew in low overhead and
landed on a tall conifer. He perched for a few minutes and then
unsuccessfully tried to catch a Mallard Duck. We had good views of the
chase. A Northern Shrike was perched in a tall shrub near Parksville
Bay. A Northern Harrier flew in low over the meadow in search of
prey. Five Trumpeter Swans flew overhead heading south. A Eurasian
Widgeon was spotted in with a flock of American Widgeons close to shore.
A late migrating was seen Turkey Vulture just above the tall Conifer Trees.
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Turkey
Vulture: Ralph Hocken Photo.
Twelve
birders saw and heard the following fifty-seven species:
Canada Geese
Trumpeter
Swan
American Widgeon
Eurasian
Widgeon
Mallard
Harlequin Duck
Northern Pintail
Green-wing Teal
Surf Scoter
Northern
Shoveler
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Common Loon
Pacific Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Pelagic
Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Turkey
Vulture
Northern
Harrier
Northern
Shrike
Peregrine Falcon
Merlin
Belted Kingfisher
Mew Gull
California Gull
Thayer's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Anna's Hummingbird
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated
Woodpecker
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Steller’s
Jay
Eurasian
Collared-Dove
Varied
Thrush
American Robin
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
Bushtit
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
European Starling
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed
Junco
Purple
Finch
House Finch
Pine
Siskin
Monday, November 10:
A female
American Kestrel was seen at the north end of the Nanaimo Airport in south
Nanaimo.
Greater
White-fronted Geese were seen north of Quennel Lake in Cedar.
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RYAN CATHERS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
BEER AND BURGER NIGHT
SATURDAY November 22, 2014
5:00-8:00 pm
To raise funds for the Ryan Cathers Memorial Scholarship
at V.I.U.
Tickets available at the Backyard Wildbird &
Nature Store
$20.00 each
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Monday, November 24:
The Arrowsmith Naturalists meet at 7.30 pm at Knox Church in
Parksville, to hear Sheena Majowski of the Pacific Biological Station report on
Stellar Sea Lions and other marine life.
Everyone welcome. More info 752-7588.
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Sunday, December 14
The Parksville/Qualicum
Beach Christmas Bird Count (CBC)
Please contact Sandra Gray at saninerr@shaw.ca
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Friday, December 19:
The 13th annual Nanoose Bay Christmas Bird Count
(CBC)
Please contact Rhys Harrison at 248-5305 or rhysharrison@shaw.ca
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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 November 18, 2014 will be going to the Little Qualicum River Estuary in Qualicum Beach. Meet at the parking lot near the Lions Club Playground in Parksville Community Park at 9:00 a.m. or at the Brant viewing platform (off highway 19a) in north Qualicum Beach at about 9:20 a.m.
The Tuesday bird walk on November 18, 2014 will be going to the Little Qualicum River Estuary in Qualicum Beach. Meet at the parking lot near the Lions Club Playground in Parksville Community Park at 9:00 a.m. or at the Brant viewing platform (off highway 19a) in north Qualicum Beach at about 9:20 a.m.
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The Sunday bird walk on November 23, 2014 will be going to Neck Point
Park in Nanaimo. Meet at the Bird Store
at 9:00 a.m. or at the parking lot at Neck Point off Hammond Bay Road at about
9:15 a.m.
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What's more important than the right to breathe fresh air, drink
clean water and eat healthy food?"-- David Suzuki
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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
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