The Tuesday bird walk went to the Brant viewing platform
in Qualicum Beach and the Little Qualicum River Fish Hatchery. The morning was
mostly sunny with a few clouds and the winds were calm.
Black Turnstones,
Black-bellied
Plovers, Black Oystercatchers,
Brant Geese,
Bonaparte's Gulls, California
Gulls, Thayer's Gulls and a
Western Gull were plentiful on the gravel bars offshore from the
viewing platform. Two American
Dipper’s were seen just off the road, near the parking lot at the
fish hatchery, singing and catching fish. Further along the trail we saw and
heard Red-breasted Sapsuckers tapping on the top of the hydro poles. There were
large flocks of
Violet-green Swallows and
Tree
Swallows flying high overhead, hawking insects.
American
Dipper: Len Bettam Photo.
Twenty-two birders saw and heard the following
fifty-three species:
Trumpeter Swan
Canada Goose
Brant
American Widgeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Greater Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Common Murre
Pigeon Guillemot
Belted Kingfisher
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Mew Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
California Gull
Thayer's Gull
Western Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Black Turnstones
Black-bellied Plover
Black
Oystercatcher
American Dipper
Northern Flicker
Downy Woodpecker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Violet-green Swallow
Tree Swallow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Pacific Wren
Bewick’s Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
European Starling
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
The Tuesday bird walk on
March 22, will be going to Port Alberni, Meet at the Parksville
Community Park at the parking lot near the Lion’s Kids Playground at 9:00 a.m.
or at the parking area in Port Alberni near the river ( follow highway 4 into
Port Alberni until you come to the tee intersection, turn left and then right
onto the parking area along the water) we will meet about 10:00
a.m.
Good birding
Neil Robins
Parksville
thebirdstore.blogspot.com
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