Tuesday bird walk, October 04, 2016.
The morning was cloudy with strong winds off the very choppy Strait of
Georgia. There were a few light showers throughout the morning. American
Widgeon, Surf Scoters and White-wing Scoters were seen flying down the Strait.
Mew Gulls, a Western Gull, California Gulls, Thayer's Gulls, Glaucous-winged
Gulls and a Herring Gull were resting on the gravel bar. Six Black
Oystercatchers, several Black-bellied Plovers, thirty Black Turnstones and three
Killdeer were feeding along the gravel bar at the pond, near Pebble Beach.
Song Sparrows, White-crowned Sparrows, Golden-crowned Sparrows, House Finch and
Purple Finch were seen and heard along French Creek.
Nineteen birders including visiting birders from Stratford, Ontario and St.
Albert, Alberta saw and heard the following forty species:
American Widgeon
Surf Scoter
White-wing Scoter
Mallard
Bufflehead
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Red -neck Grebe
Horned Grebe
Common Loon
Pacific Loon
Bald Eagle
Mew Gull
Western Gull
California Gull
Thayer's Gull
Herring Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Black Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Black Turnstone
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
Common Raven
Northwestern Crow
Anna’s Hummingbird
Bewick's Wren
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Spotted Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
House Finch
Purple Finch
House Sparrow
The Tuesday bird walk on October 11, 2016 will be going to the Shelly Road
side of the Englishman River in Parksville. Meet at the Parksville Community
Park at the Lions Club Kids Playground at 9:00 a.m. or at the end of Shelly Road
on the Oceanside of highway 19a in Parksville at about 9:10 a.m.
Good birding
Neil Robins
Parksville
thebackyard@shaw.ca
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