BIRD
REPORT
“EXPLORE NATURE”---GO BIRDING:
To report your sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669
“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, July 10, 2016:
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, July 10, 2016:
The Sunday bird walk went to Buttertubs Marsh
in Nanaimo. The morning was sunny with calm winds. Purple
Martins, Violet-green Swallows, Barn Swallow, Tree Swallow and Northern Rough-wing
Swallows were seen overhead all morning. Young fledgling Barn Swallows were
perched on a branch just off the trail with an adult Swallow appearing regularly
to feed them. A large flock of Bushtits was spotted feeding on a conifer next
to the trail giving us great views. Common Yellowthroats and Wilson’s Warbler entertained
us with their songs as we walked the trail.
Eighteen birders including
visiting birders from Duncan and North Vancouver saw and heard the following
thirty-four species:
Mallard
Pied-billed Grebe
Wood Duck
Hooded
Merganser
Turkey
Vulture
Northern Flicker
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Purple Martin
Violet-green Swallow
Barn Swallow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-wing Swallow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Bushtit
Marsh
Wren
Bewick's
Wren
Anna’s Hummingbird
Eurasian Collared Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon
American
Robin
Western Tanager
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow Warbler
Common
Yellowthroat
Wilson’s Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Black-head Grosbeak
Spotted
Towhee
Song
Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Saturday,
July 09:
A large flock of Bushtits are feeding on a suet feeder along Boundary Crescent in Nanaimo.
A large flock of Bushtits are feeding on a suet feeder along Boundary Crescent in Nanaimo.
Monday,
July 04:
A mixed flock of over seventy Western
Sandpipers, Least Sandpipers and one Sanderling were seen at the Plummer Road
mudflats in Parksville
Pacific-slope
Flycatcher nest in Qualicum Beach
Photo
by Stuart Spracklan
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Everyone
is welcome to join us for a 2-3 hour bird walk on the Sunday & Tuesday. We
leave from the Store at 9 a.m. on Sunday Mornings and go to a different
location in and around Nanaimo. The
Tuesday bird walk has ended for the summer. They will resume on September 06,
2016.
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The Sunday bird walk on July 17,
2016 will be going to Ladysmith Harbour. Meet at the Birdstore at 9:00 a.m. or
at the left side of Transfer Beach parking area in Ladysmith at about
9:40 a.m.
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“National Birdday”
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Purple Martin Open House Sat., July 16th 2 – 4
pm
at Ladysmith Maritime Society Marina
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Good birding
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
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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