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
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