The Tuesday bird walk went to the Plummer Road side of the Englishman River
in Parksville. The morning was partly cloudy with a stiff breeze off the Strait
of Georgia. We spotted a Hammond's Flycatcher and a Yellow Warbler flycatching
at the start of the walk. A Wilson’s Warbler was seen feeding near the scotch
broom across the river giving us great views through our binoculars and spotting
scopes. A pair of Cooper’s Hawks flew over head heading towards the forest. We
heard a Warbling Vireo singing and then saw him on a bush near the trail. A
flock of Western Sandpipers and Least Sandpipers flew in and circled the mud
flats and then left the area. Several Canada Geese with goslings and a Cackling
Goose were seen walking along the mud flats during the morning.
Warbling Vireo: Ralph Hocken Photo.
Sixteen birders saw and heard the following fifty-five species:
Canada Geese
Cackling Geese
American Wigeon
Harlequin
Mallard
Surf Scoter
Red-necked Grebe
Common Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Pigeon Guillemot
Great Blue Heron
Belted Kingfisher
Bald Eagle
Cooper’s Hawk
Turkey Vulture
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Killdeer
Mew Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Violet-green Swallow
Tree Swallow
Vaux Swift
Rufous Hummingbird
Northern Flicker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian-collared Dove
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
MacGillivray’s Warbler
Wilson’s Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Warbling Vireo
Hammond's Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Common Raven
Bewick’s Wren
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
American Robin
European Starling
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Savannah’s Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Pine Siskin
Pacific-slope Flycatcher: Ralph Hocken Photo.
The Tuesday bird walk on May 12, 2015 will be going to Springwood Park in
Parksville.
Good birding
Neil Robins
Parksville
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