The Tuesday bird walk went to the Plummer Road side of the Englishman
River in Parksville. The morning was cloudy with sunny periods with only a light
shower. A Townsend’s Solitaire perched on a tall
tree at the start of the walk. A Hutton’s Vireo was spotted near the top
of the bushes near the trail. We saw a Northern Shrike flying out from a short snag near the estuary in
search of prey and returning to the perch. A
Black-bellied
Plover, an American
Golden-Plover, several Killdeer, three Greater Yellowlegs and one Lesser Yellowlegs were
seen feeding on the mudflats as the tide was coming in. We had another sighting of the Townsend’s Solitaire
off the trail at the end of the mudflats, giving us
great views. A Peregrine Falcon and a Merlin gave chase to the birds on the mudflats. We had a
terrific morning of birding.
Fifteen birders saw and heard the following sixty-three
species:
Canada Geese
American
Widgeon
Mallard
Northern
Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Harlequin
Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Red-breasted
Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Western Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Horned Grebe
Pacific
Loon
Common Loon
Common Murre
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Great Blue Heron
Belted
Kingfisher
Northern Rough-wing Swallow
Bald
Eagle
Cooper’s Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
Merlin
Red-tailed Hawk
Northern Harrier
Northern Shrike
Ring-necked Pheasant
Bonaparte's Gull
Thayer’s Gull
Mew
Gull
California
Gull
Glaucous-winged
Gull
Northern
Flicker
Steller’s Jay
Common
Raven
Northwestern
Crow
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Townsend’s Solitaire
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Anna’s Hummingbirds
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Hutton’s Vireo
Yellow-rumped Warbler
European
Starling
Savannah’s Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song
Sparrow
Spotted
Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
Brewer’s Blackbird
Purple Finch
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Townsend’s Solitaire: Ralph Hocken
Photo.
The Tuesday bird walk on October 13 will be going to the Little
Qualicum River Estuary in Qualicum Beach. We meet at the Parksville Community
Park at the parking lot close to the Lions Club Playground at 9:00 a.m., or at
the Brant Viewing Platform in north Qualicum Beach at about 9:20
a.m.
Good birding
Neil Robins
Parksville
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