The Tuesday bird walk went to the Little Qualicum River Estuary in Qualicum
Beach. The morning was cloudy with a breeze off the Strait of Georgia. A flock
of twelve Black Scoters, three flocks of Surf Scoters, several White-winged
Scoters, numerous Red-breasted Mergansers, Pacific Loons and Common Loons were
seen on the Strait. A Red-tailed Hawk, a Sharp-shinned Hawk and a Merlin flew
overhead, entertaining us during the morning. One Killdeer, four Black
Turnstones, a Dunlin, two Pectoral Sandpipers and nine Black Oystercatchers were
seen feeding close to shore. A large flock of Bonaparte's Gulls gathered along
the gravel bars not far from shore.
Eleven birders saw and heard the following fifty-six species:
Canada Goose
American Wigeon
Mallard
Green-wing Teal
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Red-breasted Merganser
Common Merganser
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Western Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Merlin
Killdeer
Black Turnstone
Dunlin
Pectoral Sandpiper
Black Oystercatcher
Bonaparte's Gull
Mew Gull
California Gull
Thayer's Gull
Western Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Belted Kingfisher
Eurasian Collared Dove
Northern Flicker
Steller’s Jay
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
European Starling
California Quail
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Anna’s Hummingbird
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-winged Blackbird
Spotted Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Black Turnstones and Bonaparte's Gulls in flight: Ralph Hocken
Photo.
The Tuesday bird walk on October 20, 2015 will be going to Deep Bay. Meet
at the Parksville Community Parks at 9:00 a.m. or at the parking lot at the Deep
Bay Marina at about 9: 40 a.m.
Good birding
Neil Robins
Parksville
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