The Tuesday bird walk went to Rathtrevor Beach
Provincial Park in Parksville. The morning was cloudy with rain showers and a
very strong wind blasting off the Strait of Georgia. We had several good views of
Pacific Wrens in the underbrush near the trails throughout the
morning. A Brown Creeper caught our attention as
it creped up a conifer tree. We watched
Golden-crowned Kinglets and Ruby-crowned Kinglets were feeding close to the ground during the
morning.A flock of Surf
Scoters, a White-winged Scoter,
Black Scoter and
a Long-tailed Duck were seen heading
down the Strait. A flock of Black
Turnstones flew low over the stormy water heading towards the
shore.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet: Ralph Hocken
Photo.
Seven
enthusiastic birders saw and heard the following thirty-two species:
Mallard
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
American Widgeon
Long-tailed Duck
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Brandt's Cormorant
Bald Eagle
Mew Gull
California Gull
Thayer's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Black Turnstone
Northern
Flicker
Northwestern
Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Pacific Wren
Brown Creeper
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Golden-crowned Kinglet: Ralph Hocken
Photo.
The Tuesday bird walk on November 29,
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 meet at
Columbia Beach at about 9:15, a.m. (Turn off highway 19a at Columbia Drive turn
right on Admiral Tryon Blvd. go about 100 meters turn left onto the parking
area.)
Good birding
Neil Robins
Parksville
http://thebirdstore.blogspot.ca/
thebackyard@shaw.ca
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