Tuesday, 28 June 2016
American Pelicans
A Large flock of AMERICAN PELICANS were seen flying over Bowen Park-- Buttertubs area in Nanaimo! They flew in a "v" formation over a house by the hospital in Nanaimo.
There's another report of sixty pelicans flying over upper Lantzville heading towards Winchelsea islands at 6:20 pm today June 28, 2016
Good birding
Neil Robins
Parksville
Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday bird walk, June 28, 2016
The Tuesday bird walk went to Lot Ten, along the little Qualicum River, in
north Qualicum Beach. The morning was sunny and hot but much cooler in the
forest. We spotted a Black-throated Gray Warbler at the start of the walk,
perched high up in a very tall tree. A Red-breasted Sapsucker flew into a tree
next to the trail and began tapping sap holes in the tree. The Sapsucker was
soon joined by a young fledgling Sapsucker who started feeding in the sap
holes. We watched the pair with fascination for several minutes--a great sight
to see. A Wilson’s Warbler was singing near the trail and the made an
appearance in a short bush giving us great views. We spotted a Western Tanager
feeding high in a cedar tree. The Tanager worked his way down the tree playing
hide and seek with us and entertaining us for about twenty minutes.
We ended the Tuesday Bird Walks for the season with a delicious BBQ.
Thanks Callie, Carol, David and Linda.
Western Tanager: Ralph Hocken Photo.
Eighteen birders including visiting birders from Malawi and St Albert saw
and heard the following twenty-seven species:
Bald Eagle
Turkey Vulture
Spotted Sandpiper
Belted Kingfisher
Anna’s Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Hammonds Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo
Violet-green Swallow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
Bushtit
Pacific Wren
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Wilson’s Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Western Tanager
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Black-headed Grosbeak
European Starling
Red-breasted sapsucker: Ralph Hocken Photo.
This is the final Tuesday bird walk of the season. The Tuesday bird walks
will resume on September 06, 2016.
Good birding
Neil Robins
Parksville
thebirdstore.blogspot.com
thebackyard@shaw.ca
Monday, 27 June 2016
Nanaimo bird report, June 26, 2016
BIRD REPORT
“EXPLORE NATURE”---GO BIRDING:
To report your sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 Or e-mail us at
thebackyard@shaw.ca
Please remember, when reporting a sighting, to leave your name and phone
number along with the date, the species and location of your sighting.
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Sunday, June 26, 2016:
The Sunday bird walk went to Neck Point Park Nanaimo. The morning was
cloudy with a strong wind off the Strait of Georgia. Two Marbled Murrelets,
diving for food, were seen close to shore. An Orange-crowned Warbler was spotted
feeding high up in an Arbutus Tree next to the trail. We heard a Swainson’s
Thrush singing from the underbrush. American Robins serenaded us throughout the
morning.
Eighteen birders, including a visiting birder from Malawi Africa, saw and
heard the following twenty-six species:
Canada Geese
Harlequin Duck
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Marbled Murrelet
Pigeon Guillemot
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Turkey Vulture
Herring Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Northern Flicker
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Brown Creeper
Bewick’s Wren
Swainson’s Thrush
American Robin
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Hammonds Flycatcher
Orange-crowned Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
House Finch
Friday, June 24:
Eight Gray Jays were seen on the Mount Benson trail about half way up the
Mountain.
Tuesday, June 21:
The Tuesday bird walk went to the Top Bridge Trail in Parksville. The
morning was sunny and warm. A Western Tanager greeted us at the start of the
walk. Violet-green Swallows, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Black Swifts, Turkey
Vultures, Bald Eagles, a Cooper’s Hawk and a Sharp-shinned Hawk were seen flying
over head during the walk. We heard a Cassin's Vireo, singing not far from the
trail. We spotted two Cassin's Vireos just off the trail as they went to a nest
and began to feed three chicks in the nest. We had discovered a very active nest
that royalty entertained us for about thirty minutes as we watched the adult
Vireos feeding their young.
Fourteen birders including visiting birders from California and Washington
saw and heard the following thirty-nine species:
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Coopers Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Barred Owl
Rufous Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Willow Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
European Starling
Pacific Wren
Bewick’s Wren
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Black Swift
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
Orange-crowned Warbler
Townsend’s Warbler
Wilson’s Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Western Tanager
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Black-headed Grosbeak
Brown-headed Cowbird
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
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Everyone is welcome to join us for a 2-3 hour bird walk on the Sunday and
Tuesday mornings. We leave from the Store at 9 a.m. on Sunday Mornings and go to
a different location in and around Nanaimo and from the Parksville Beach
Community Park at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays and go to different areas in and around the
Oceanside area.
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The Tuesday bird walk on June 28 will be going to Lot Ten in Qualicum
Beach. Meet at the Parksville Community Park near the Lions Club Kids playground
parking lot at 9:00 a.m. or at the forest side of Highway 19a and Kinkade Road
in north Qualicum Beach at about 9:20 a.m. This is the final Tuesday bird walk
of the season. The Tuesday bird walks will resume on September 06, 2016.
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The Sunday bird walk on July 03, 2016 will be going to Hemer Park in south
Nanaimo. Meet at the Birdstore at 9:00 a.m. or at parking lot at Hemer Park on
Hemer Road off Cedar Road in Cedar at about 9:30 a.m.
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Good birding
Neil Robins
THE BACKYARD WILDBIRD & NATURE STORE
6314 Metral Drive
Nanaimo B.C.
V9T-2L8
Phone: 250-390-3669
Fax: 250-390-1633
Email: thebackyard@shaw.ca
Blog: www.thebirdstore.blogspot
Tuesday, 21 June 2016
Parksville/Qualicum beach Tuesday bird walk
The Tuesday birdwalk went to the Top Bridge Trail in
Parksville. The morning was sunny and warm. A Western Tanager greeted us at the start of the
walk. Violet-green Swallows,
Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Black
Swifts Turkey Vultures,
Bald Eagles, a Coopers Hawk and a
Sharp-shinned Hawk were seen over head during the walk. We heard a
Cassin's
Vireo, singing not far from the trail. We spotted two Cassin's Vireos just off the trail as they went to a
nest and began to feed three chicks in the nest. We had discovered a very active
nest which we were royalty entertained for about thirty minutes as the adult
vireos fed their young.
fourteen birders saw and heard the following thirty-nine species:
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Coopers Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Barred Owl
Rufous Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Willow Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
European Starling
Pacific Wren
Bewick’s Wren
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Black Swift
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
Orange-crowned Warbler
Townsend’s Warbler
Wilson’s Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Western Tanager
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Black-headed Grosbeak
Brown-headed Cowbird
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
The Tuesday bird
walk on June 28 will be going to Lot Ten in Qualicum Beach.
Meet at the Parksville Community Park near the Lions Club Kids playground
parking lot at 9:00 a.m. or at the forest side of Highway 19a and Kinkade Road
in north Qualicum Beach at about 9:20
a.m.
This is the final Tuesday bird walk of the season,
The Tuesday bird walks will resume on September 06, 2016.
Good
birding
Neil
Robins
Parksville
thebirdstore.blogspot.com
thebackyard@shaw.ca
Monday, 20 June 2016
Nanaimo bird report, June 19, 2016
BIRD REPORT
“EXPLORE NATURE”---GO BIRDING:
To report your sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 -or e-mail us at
thebackyard@shaw.ca
Please remember, when reporting a sighting, to leave your name and phone
number along with the date, the species and location of your sighting.
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Sunday, June 19, 2016:
The Sunday bird walk went to Beck Creek in south Nanaimo. The morning was
cloudy with calm winds. Three Lesser Yellowlegs and a Spotted Sandpiper were
seen near the river. Several Great Blue Herons were seen flying, in the ponds
and atop a tree during the morning. A Pied-billed Grebe with chicks and a Wood
Duck with chicks were seen swimming on the pond. Tree Swallows, Violet-green
Swallows, Barn Swallows and Northern Rough-winged Swallows were hawking insects
over head all morning.
Lesser Yellowlegs: Ralph Hocken Photo.
Twelve birders saw and heard the following forty species:
Canada Geese
Mallard
Pied-billed Grebe
Wood Duck
Great Blue Heron
Spotted Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Glaucous-winged Gull
Band-tailed Pigeon
Belted Kingfisher
Pacific-sloped Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Common Yellowthroat
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Warbling Vireo
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Barn Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
European Starling
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
Western Tanager
Cedar Waxwing
Black Headed Grosbeak
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Purple Finch
House Finch
Dark-eyed Junco
Thursday, June 16:
Twenty American White Pelicans were seen flying over the Ladysmith Harbour
and then flying off to the southeast.
Over thirty Vaux swifts were seen flying over Somenos Marsh in
Duncan.
Tuesday, June 14:
The Tuesday bird walk went to the Beaver Ponds in Nanoose Bay. Most of the
morning was filled with rain showers where the birds were scarce, but we did see
and hear them between the showers. A Black-throated Gray Warbler feeding in a
Arbutus Tree near the trail, caught our attention at the start of the walk. We
were entertained as we watched a Swainson's Thrush flew from branch to branch on
a tree right in front of us. Orange-crowned Warblers, a Warbling Vireo, a
Cassin’s Vireo and a Hutton’s Vireo were singing nearby. Bald Eagles and Turkey
Vultures flew high overhead. We saw Black Swifts flying high over the beaver
ponds and Violet-green Swallows flying low over the ponds. Red-winged Blackbirds
serenaded us nearby.
Nineteen dedicated birders, including visiting birders from Florida and
Washington, saw and heard the following thirty species:
Bald Eagle
Turkey Vulture
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Rufous Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Willow Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Hammond’s Flycatcher
Common Raven
Black Swift
Violet-green Swallow
Brown Creeper
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
European Starling
Orange-crowned Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Warbling Vireo
Cassin’s Vireo
Hutton’s Vireo
Western Tanager
Spotted Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Purple Finch
Monday, June 13:
A Coopers Hawk was seen at Rutherford Park in Nanaimo.
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Everyone is welcome to join us for a 2-3 hour bird walk on the Sunday and
Tuesday mornings. We leave from the Store at 9 a.m. on Sunday Mornings and go to
a different location in and around Nanaimo and from the Parksville Beach
Community Park at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays and go to different areas in and around the
Oceanside area.
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The Tuesday bird walk on June 21, 2016 will be going to the Top Bridge
Trail in Parksville. Meet at the Parksville Community Park near the Lions Club
Kids playground parking lot at 9:00 a.m. or at the Top Bridge Trail parking lot
along Industrial Way off highway 19a at about 9:10 a.m.
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The Sunday bird walk on June 26, 2016 will be going to Neck Point Park in
Nanaimo. Meet at the Birdstore at 9:00 a.m. or at parking lot at Neck Point off
Hammond Bay Road in Nanaimo at about 9:20 a.m.
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Good birding
Neil Robins
THE BACKYARD WILDBIRD & NATURE STORE
6314 Metral Drive
Nanaimo B.C.
V9T-2L8
Phone: 250-390-3669
Fax: 250-390-1633
Email: thebackyard@shaw.ca
Blog: www.thebirdstore.blogspot
Thursday, 16 June 2016
American White Pelicans
A sighting of 20+ AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were seen today, Thursday June 16 2016, circling and flying over Ladysmith harbor but continued flying heading to the south east.
photos by Brian Turner.
photos by Brian Turner.
Tuesday, 14 June 2016
Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday bird walk, June 14, 2016
The Tuesday bird walk went to the Beaver Ponds in
Nanoose Bay. Most of the morning was filled with rain showers
where the birds were scarce, but we did see and hear them between the showers.
A Black-throated Gray Warbler feeding in a
Arbutus Tree near the trail, caught our attention at the start of the walk. We
were entertained as we watched a Swainson's Thrush flew from branch to branch on a tree
right in front of us. Orange-crowned Warblers, a
Warbling Vireo, a Cassin’s Vireo and a
Hutton’s
Vireo were singing nearby.
Bald Eagles and
Turkey Vultures flew high overhead.
We saw Black Swifts flying high over the
beaver ponds and Violet-green Swallows flying
low over the ponds. Red-winged
Blackbirds serenaded us
nearby.
Nineteen dedicated birders, including visiting birders
from Florida and Washington, saw and heard the following thirty
species:
Bald Eagle
Turkey Vulture
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Rufous Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Willow Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Hammond’s Flycatcher
Common Raven
Black Swift
Violet-green Swallow
Brown Creeper
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
European Starling
Orange-crowned Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Warbling Vireo
Cassin’s Vireo
Hutton’s Vireo
Western Tanager
Spotted Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Purple Finch
The Tuesday bird walk on June 21, 2016
will be going to the Top Bridge Trail in Parksville. Meet at the Parksville
Community Park near the Lions Club Kids playground parking lot at 9:00 a.m. or
at the Top Bridge Trail parking lot along Industrial Way off highway 19a at
about 9:10 a.m.
Good birding
Neil Robins
Parksville
thebirdstore.blogspot.com
thebackyard@shaw.ca
Monday, 13 June 2016
Nanaimo bird report, June 12, 2016
BIRD REPORT
“EXPLORE NATURE”---GO BIRDING:
To report your sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at
thebackyard@shaw.ca
Please remember, when reporting a sighting, to leave your name and phone
number along with the date, the species and location of your sighting.
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Sunday, June 12, 2016:
The Sunday bird walk went to Legacy Marsh in upper Lantzville. The morning
was sunny and warm with calm winds. A House Wren greeted us with his song from
the top of a very tall conifer tree at the start of the walk. Two Willow
Flycatchers was seen near the marsh. Tree Swallows, Violet-green Swallows, Barn
Swallows, Purple Martins, Bald Eagles and Turkey Vultures were flying overhead
throughout the morning. We head a Cassin’s Vireo singing. A young Western
Tanager was perched on a short bush close to the trail giving us time to study
her.
Twenty-one birders including visiting birders from Seattle, Kingston and
Ladysmith saw and heard the following forty-eight species:
Wood Duck
Mallard
Hooded Merganser
Bald Eagle
Turkey Vulture
Rufous Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo
Cassin’s Vireo
Common Raven
Northwestern Crow
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Barn Swallow
Purple Martin
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bushtit
House Wren
Marsh Wren
Bewick’s Wren
Pacific Wren
European Starling
Swanson’s Thrush
American Robin
Yellow-rumped Warbler
MacGillivray’s Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Western Tanager
Black-headed Grosbeak
Red-winged Blackbird
Spotted Towhee
White-crowned Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
American Goldfinch
Purple Finch
House Finch
Tuesday, June 07:
The Tuesday bird walk went to Springwood Park in Parksville. The morning
was sunny and very warm, but cooler in the forest. A pair of colorful Western
Tanagers was spotted playing in the tall trees just above the trail. We watched
a Hairy Woodpecker feeding in the tall snags. Three Willow Flycatchers were
singing near the road as we walked by. We had great views of a MacGillivray’s
Warbler feeding on the short bushes along the road. The best sighting of the
morning was a young fledgling Common Yellowthroat feeding not far from the road.
Common throat: Ralph Hocken Photo.
Twenty birders, including three visiting birders from Tuscany, Italy and
one from Kingston, Ontario saw and hear the following thirty-six species:
Canada Geese
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Eurasian-collared Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Northern Flicker
Hairy Woodpecker
Willow Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Violet-green SwallowChestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
Bushtit
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
Orange-crowned Warbler
McGillivray's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Warbling Vireo
Cassin’s Vireo
Western Tanager
Spotted Towhee
Brown-headed Cowbird
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Black-headed Grosbeak
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
House Finch
McGillivray's Warbler: Ralph Hocken Photo.
A Common Nighthawk was spotted flying over Departure Bay in Nanaimo.
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Everyone is welcome to join us for a 2-3 hour bird walk on the Sunday and
Tuesday mornings. We leave from the Store at 9 a.m. on Sunday Mornings and go to
a different location in and around Nanaimo and from the Parksville Beach
Community Park at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays and go to different areas in and around the
Oceanside area.
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The Tuesday bird walk on June 14, 2016 will be going to the Beaver Ponds in
Nanoose Bay. Meet at the Parksville Community Park near the Lions Club Kids
playground parking lot at 9:00 a.m. or at the parking area off Fairwinds Drive
(follow Power Point Road off Northwest Bay Road to the four way stop and go
about 100 yards to the parking area on the left) in Nanoose Bay at about 9:20
a.m.
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The Sunday bird walk on June 17, 2016 will be going to Beck Creek in south
Nanaimo. Meet at the Birdstore at 9:00 a.m. or at parking area at the entrance
to Living Forest R.V. Campground on Maki Road on the ocean side of highway one
in south Nanaimo at about 9:30 a.m.
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Good birding
Neil Robins
THE BACKYARD WILDBIRD & NATURE STORE
6314 Metral Drive
Nanaimo B.C.
V9T-2L8
Phone: 250-390-3669
Fax: 250-390-1633
Email: thebackyard@shaw.ca
Blog: www.thebirdstore.blogspot
Tuesday, 7 June 2016
Parksville/Qualicum beach Tuesday bird walk, June 07, 2016
Twenty birders, including three visiting birders from Tuscany, Italy and
one from Kingston, Ontario saw and hear the following thirty-six species:
Canada Geese
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Eurasian-collared Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Northern Flicker
Hairy Woodpecker
Willow Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Violet-green Swallow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
Bushtit
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
Orange-crowned Warbler
McGillivray's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Warbling Vireo
Cassin’s Vireo
Western Tanager
Spotted Towhee
Brown-headed Cowbird
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Black-headed Grosbeak
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
House Finch
The Tuesday bird walk on June 14, 2016 will be going to the Beaver Ponds in
Nanoose Bay. Meet at the Parksville Community Park near the Lions Club Kids
playground parking lot at 9:00 a.m. or at the parking area off Fairwinds Drive (
follow Power Point Road off Northwest Bay Road to the four way stop and go about
100 yards to the parking area on the left) in Nanoose Bay at about 9:20
a.m.
Good Birding
Neil Robins
Parksville
thebirdstore.blogspot.com
hebackyard@shaw.ca
Monday, 6 June 2016
Nanaimo bird report, June 05, 2016
BIRD REPORT
“EXPLORE NATURE”---GO BIRDING:
To report your sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at thebackyard@shaw.ca
Please remember, when reporting a sighting, to leave your name and phone
number along with the date, the species and location of your sighting.
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Sunday, June 05, 2016:
The Sunday bird walk went to Morden Colliery Historic Park in south in
Nanaimo. The morning was sunny and hot but it was much cooler in the forest. We
heard and then saw a Swainson's Thrush perched close to the trail giving us
great views. We watched as three Red-breasted Sapsuckers went in and out of
their nest hole in a snag near the bridge. We spotted a total of five Barred
Owls during the morning. We were entertained for about thirty minutes as an
adult Barred Owl with a snake in its talons flew over to two young fledglings
and gave the snake to one of the youngsters.
Sixteen birders including two visiting birders from St Albert saw and heard
the following thirty-four species:
Mallard
Spotted Sandpiper
Bald Eagle
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
Barred Owl
Pileated Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Belted Kingfisher
Rufous Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo
Cassin’s Vireo
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Brown Creeper
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
European Starling
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
Orange-crowned Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Black-headed Grosbeak
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
An Olive-sided Flycatcher was calling from the marsh above Colbourne Drive
in Nanaimo.
Tuesday, May 30:
The Tuesday bird walk went to the Englishman River Shelly Road side. The
morning was sunny and warm with a breeze off the Strait. The forest brought us
a bit of relief from the sun. Bewick’s Wrens were perched high up in trees
singing and entertaining us throughout the morning. Yellow Warblers were singing
near the trail for all of us to hear and see. A murder of Northwestern Crows was
spotted chasing a Sharp-shinned Hawk overhead until the Hawk flew out of sight.
There were two Willow Flycatchers singing near the trail. One Northern Shoveler
and a pair of Northern Pintail were swimming near the tide line. Two Belted
Kingfishers flew noisily over head.
Twenty birders saw and heard the following forty-nine species:
Canada Goose
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Common Merganser
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Glaucous-winged Gull
Black Oystercatcher
Belted Kingfisher
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian-collared Dove
Rufous Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Willow Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Hammond's Flycatcher
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Violet-green Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Pacific Wren
Bewick's Wren
American Robin
European Starling
Warbling Vireo
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Western Tanager
Yellow Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brewer’s Blackbird
Dark-eyed Junco
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Monday, May 30:
Western Tanager was seen at the Hazelwood Herb Farm in south Nanaimo.
American Goldfinches, a Black-headed Grosbeak, a White-crowned Sparrow and
a Eurasian Collared Dove were seen in a yard along Foxtail Avenue in Nanaimo.
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Everyone is welcome to join us for a 2-3 hour bird walk on the Sunday and
Tuesday mornings. We leave from the Store at 9 a.m. on Sunday Mornings and go to
a different location in and around Nanaimo and from the Parksville Beach
Community Park at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays and go to different areas in and around the
Oceanside area.
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The Tuesday bird walk on June 07, 2016 will be going to Springwood Park in
Parksville. Meet at the Parksville Community Park at the parking lot near the
Lion’s Club Kids Playground at 9:00 a.m. or at the west end of Despard Avenue at
about 9:10
a.m.
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The Sunday bird walk on June 12, 2016 will be going to Legacy Marsh in
upper Lantzville. Meet at the Birdstore at 9:00 a.m. or under the hydro lines
along Normarel Road (off Superior Road and Highway 19) at about 9:15 a.m.
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Good birding
Neil Robins
THE BACKYARD WILDBIRD & NATURE STORE
6314 Metral Drive
Nanaimo B.C.
V9T-2L8
Phone: 250-390-3669
Fax: 250-390-1633
Email: thebackyard@shaw.ca
Blog: www.thebirdstore.blogspot
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