The Tuesday bird walk went to the Beaver Ponds at Nanoose Bay. The morning
was sunny and warm but cool in the forest. We heard and then saw a
Black-throated Gray Warbler feeding high up in the tall trees. A Cassin’s Vireo
swooped down giving great views. Black-headed Grosbeaks, Warbling Vireos, Willow Flycatcher,
Pacific-slope Flycatchers and Western Tanagers were singing throughout the
morning. A female Western Tanager landed in a short bush near us. We spotted a
Northern Shrike high up in a tree--a very unusual sighting for this time of the
year. A female Hooded Merganser with four little chicks was swimming and diving
on the Beaver Pond—an awesome sighting! A Wilson’s Warbler was heard high up in
the conifer trees. We had close views of a Western Wood-Pewee perched on a snag
over the trail. A Hammond’s Flycatcher flew into the same location giving us
more close looks. Bald Eagles and Turkey Vultures circled high over head for a
good part of the morning. Three Turkey Vultures came into our view as they
dropped down from the sky just above us.
Hooded Merganser: Ralph Hocken Photo.
Twenty birders saw and heard the following forty species:
Hooded Merganser
Bald Eagle
Turkey Vulture
Northern Shrike
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
California Quail
Band-tailed Pigeon
Rufous Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Willow Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Hammond’s Flycatcher
Western Wood-Pewee
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Black Swift
Violet-green Swallow
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
European Starling
Orange-crowned Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Wilson’s Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Warbling Vireo
Cassin’s Vireo
Western Tanager
Spotted Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Black-headed Grosbeak
Purple Finch
House Finch
American Goldfinch
The Tuesday bird walk on June 16, 2015 will be going to the Top Bridge
Trail in Parksville.
Good birding
Neil Robins
Parksville
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