The Tuesday bird walk went to the Little Qualicum River
Fish Hatchery in Qualicum Beach. The morning was sunny and the winds were calm,
making for a great morning of birding. We spotted two American Dippers feeding along the river bank not far
from us. We saw several Red-breasted Sapsuckers feeding and tapping the trees
throughout the morning. A Varied Thrush
was singing atop a tall conifer and two other Varied
Thrush were answering him as he sang. American Robins were busy feeding and
resting on the grassy area. We spotted a leucistic American Robin--a very
colorful bird—scurrying on the ground giving us great views. A flock of Violet-green Swallows flew overhead hawking insects. A Pileated Woodpecker was busy drumming on a snag near the
end of the
walk.
Leucistic American Robin: John Purves
Photo.
Twenty birders saw and heard the following
twenty-seven species;
Canada Geese
Mallard
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Belted
Kingfisher
Great
Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Turkey Vulture
American Dipper
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Pileated Woodpecker
European Starling
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Violet-green
Swallow
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Pine Siskin
Red-breasted Sapsucker: Ralph Hocken
Photo.
The Tuesday bird walk on March
03,2015 will be going to the Shelly Road side of the Englishman River in
Parksville.
Good birding
Neil Robins
Parksville
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