The Tuesday bird walk went to the Plummer Road side of
the Englishman River in Parksville. The morning was sunny with a strong wind
off the Strait of Georgia. Two birders saw four Killer Whales at about 9:00 a.m.
from Shorewood Drive close to the mud flats in San Pariel. They spotted one
large adult and three smaller whales about half way across the strait. A
Savannah Sparrow,
Song Sparrows, a
Lincoln’s Sparrow,
a White-crowned Sparrow, several
House Finch and
Purple Finch were seen at the start
of the walk. A Black-bellied
Plover, two Least Sandpipers,
two Western Sandpipers
and three Killdeer were feeding on the mud flats. A flock of
American Wigeons,
Surf Scoters,
Horned Grebe, one
Red-necked Grebe,
several Harlequin
Duck, two Common
Loons and three Pacific Loons were spotted on the
strait.
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Black-bellied Plover: Ralph Hocken
Photo.
Eighteen birders saw and heard the following
thirty-eight species:
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Northern Pintail,
American Wigeon
Surf Scoter
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Harlequin Duck
Common Loon
Pacific Loon
Great-blue Heron
Mew gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Black-bellied Plover
Least Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Killdeer
Anna’s Hummingbird
Downy
Woodpecker
Pileated
Woodpecker
Northern
Flicker
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Bushtit
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bewick’s Wren
American Robin
Spotted Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
Savannah
Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln’s
Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
House Finch
Purple Finch
Red-wing
Blackbird
American Goldfinch
September 26, 2016
A Northern Pygmy Owl was seen at the top of Little Mountain in Parksville
Northern Pygmy Owl:
Photo by John Purves.
The Tuesday bird walk on October 04,
2016 will be going to Columbia Beach. Meet at the Parksville Community Park at
the parking lot near the Lions Club Kids Playground at 9:00 a.m. or at the
parking area on Admiral Tryon Bld. off Columbia Drive in French Creek at about
9:15 a.m.
Good birding
Neil Robins
Parksville
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