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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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,
October 23, 2016:
The
Sunday Bird Walk went to Nanoose Bay. The morning was cloudy with light rain
showers. A Northern Shrike was perched at the top of the tall snag
near the parking area. A Northern Harrier flew over head. A Western Grebe, a Brandt’s Cormorant, Greater
Scaup, Bufflehead, Surf Scoters and many White-winged Scoters were seen on the
Strait of Georgia. Two Chestnut-backed Chickadees were seen next to the trail.
Northern
Harrier: Ralph Hocken Photo.
Ten birders including a visiting bird from the United Kingdom saw
and heard the following thirty-three species:
Snow Geese
Mallard
Mallard
Bufflehead
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Greater Scaup
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Common Merganser
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Western Grebe
Pelagic Cormorant
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Greater Scaup
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Common Merganser
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Western Grebe
Pelagic Cormorant
Brandt’s Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Northern Shrike
Mew Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Brewers Blackbird
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
American Robin
European Starling
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
House Finch
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
American Robin
European Starling
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
House Finch
Tuesday,
October 18:
The Tuesday
bird walk went to the Brant viewing platform in Qualicum Beach and Lot Ten off
Highway 19a and Kinkade Road in Qualicum Beach. The morning started cloudy with
light rain showers and calm winds but the rain stopped, making for a pleasant
walk. We saw Black Scoters and Long-tailed Ducks on the Strait of
Georgia--our first of the season. Pacific Loons and Common Loons were
plentiful on the strait. Black-bellied Plovers, Black Oystercatchers and Black
Turnstones flew in close to shore giving us great views. We heard and then saw
several Ruby-crowned Kinglets and Golden-crowned Kinglets throughout the
morning. Bewick’s Wrens and Pacific Wrens entertained us just off the
trail.
Long-tail Duck: Ralph Hocken Photo.
Thirteen
birders saw and heard the following thirty-nine species:
Harlequin
Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Pelagic
Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Bald
Eagle
Black-bellied Plover
Black Oystercatcher
Black Turnstone
Mew Gull
Black-bellied Plover
Black Oystercatcher
Black Turnstone
Mew Gull
Western
Gull
California Gull
Thayer's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Northern Flicker
California Gull
Thayer's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Northern Flicker
Hairy
Woodpecker
Red-breasted
Sapsucker
Northwestern
Crow
Common
Raven
Yellow-rumped
Warbler
Brown
Creeper
Red-breasted
Nuthatch
Ruby-crowned
Kinglet
Golden-crowned
Kinglet
Bewick’s
Wren
Pacific
Wren
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Song
Sparrow
Spotted
Towhee
Dark-eyed
Junco
Red
Crossbill
American
Goldfinch
Golden-crowned Kinglet: Ralph Hocken Photo.
Monday, October 17:
“Rare Bird Alert”
A
White-throated Sparrow was seen near the southwest corner parking lot, about
100 meters along the straight stretch of trail heading north, at Buttertubs Marsh,
in Nanaimo.
Sunday, October 16:
“Rare Bird Alert”
A Rock Wren was seen at Neck
Point Park in Nanaimo.
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Everyone is
welcome to join us for a 2-3 hour bird walk on Sunday & Tuesday. We leave
from the Store at 9 a.m. on Sunday Mornings and go to a different location in
and around Nanaimo. We leave from the Parksville Community Park at 9:00
a.m. on Tuesday mornings and go to a different location in the Oceanside area.
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The
Tuesday bird walk on October 25, 2016 will be going to Rathtrevor Beach
Provincial Park in Parksville. Meet at the Parksville Community Park at parking
lot near the Lions Club Kids Playground Park at 9:00 a.m. or at the main
parking lot in Rathtrevor at about 9:10 a.m.
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The
Sunday bird walk on October 30, 2016 will be going to the Nanaimo River Estuary
in south Nanaimo. Meet at the Birdstore at 9:00 a.m. or at the end of Raines
Road off Cedar Road at about 9:30 a.m.
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Reporting
Collared Canada Goose Sightings
Hello
fellow birders:
As part
of the Vancouver Island University (VIU) Bird Banding project, we banded and
collared 200 Canada Geese around Nanaimo last June. This banding effort
is part of an undergraduate research project by VIU biology student Stew
Pearce, with main objective to determine the abundance, distribution and
movement of geese in the Nanaimo area. The geese have white neck collars
with black lettering that ranges from 000P to 199P.
We are
conducting regular surveys to track geese, but we hope to increase the number
of collared goose sightings by encouraging birders and members of the public to
report their sightings through our project website - https://wordpress.viu.ca/gooseproject/.
There is a simple form to fill out to report sightings. We are interested
in any sightings of these geese, whether in the Nanaimo area or elsewhere,
including the number of “uncollared” geese they may associated with.
We appreciate
your help with this project. Feel free to contact us off list to find out
more about the project or results so far (stew.pearce@shaw.ca).
Eric
Demers, Ph.D., R.P.Bio.
Biology Department
B.Sc. Degree Advisor
Vancouver Island University
Biology Department
B.Sc. Degree Advisor
Vancouver Island University
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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: http://thebirdstore.blogspot.ca/
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: http://thebirdstore.blogspot.ca/
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