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
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