“Nanaimo bird report”
“Explore Nature--Go Birding”
To report your sightings call the birdstore at
250-390-3669 or e-mail thebirdstore@shaw.ca
Please remember when reporting a sighting please leave your name and phone number with the date and location of the sightings.
Please remember when reporting a sighting please leave your name and phone number with the date and location of the sightings.
Sunday bird walk, February 19, 2017
The Sunday bird walk went to Rathtrevor Beach
Provincial Park in Parksville. The
morning was cloudy with light rain showers. Over sixty
Brant Geese, Mew Gulls, Thayer's Gulls California
Gulls and Glaucous-winged Gulls were
feeding along the tide line close to shore. Several
Pacific Loons, Common Loons, Pelagic Cormorants,
Brandt’s Cormorants,
Double-crested Cormorants and a Common Murre
were seen further offshore. We had great
views of two Golden-crowned Kinglets who were feeding on a bush just off the
trail.
Brant Geese: Ralph Hocken Photo.
Twelve birders saw and heard the following thirty-eight
species:
Brant Geese
American Widgeon
Mallard
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black scoter
Northern Pintail
Barrow’s Goldeneye
Common Goldeneye
Long-tailed
Duck
Horned Grebe
Bufflehead
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Pelagic Cormorant
Brandt’s Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Common Murre
Mew Gull
Thayer's Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Black Oystercatcher
Bald Eagle
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
European Startling
American Robin
Bewick’s Wren
Pacific Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Dark-eyed Junco
Song Sparrow
Pine Siskin
Saturday, February 18:
Two Sandhill Cranes were seen in with a flock of
Canada Geese across from McNabbs Corn Field in Yellowpoint.
The Tuesday bird walk went
to Columbia Beach. The morning was
cloudy with a strong wind off the Strait of Georgia.
Several large flocks of
Brant Geese were heading up the Strait. A Brandt’s Cormorant,
several Pacific Loons, Common Loons, Greater Scaup, Harlequin Ducks
and Surf Scoters were seen offshore. One Marbled Murrelet, an Ancient
Murrelet and a Common Murre were seen further offshore. One Ring-billed
Gull, two Black-bellied Plovers, four Killdeer, four Greater Yellowlegs,
twenty Black Turnstones and three Black Oystercatchers were feeding alone the
shore near the gravel bar. A Northern Shoveler was spotted feeding along French
Creek. Four California Quail were seen hiding in a bush just off the
trail at French Creek.
Greater
Yellowlegs: Ralph Hocken Photo.
Twenty-two birders, including visiting birders from Vancouver, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Washington State saw and heard the following forty-five species:
Canada
Geese
Brant
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Greater Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Horned Grebe
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Brandt’s Cormorant
Marbled Murrelet
Ancient Murrelet
Common Murre
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Black Turnstone
Black Oystercatcher
Belted Kingfisher
Ring-billed Gull
Mew Gull
California Gull
Thayer's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Bald Eagle
California Quail
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
European Starling
Anna’s Hummingbird
Bewick’s Wren
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Varied Thrush
American Robin
Spotted Towhee
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Ring-billed Gull: Ralph
Hocken Photo.
The Tuesday bird walk on
February 21, 2017 will be going to Deep Bay. Meet at the Parksville
Community Park at the parking lot near the Lions Club Kids Playground at
9:00 a.m. or at the Deep Bay Marina parking lot at about 9:30 a.m.
The Sunday bird walk on
February 26, 2017 will be going to Nanoose Bay. Meet at the Birdstore at 9:00
a.m. or at beach just past the church camp off Highway 19 and Arlington Road
across from Arlington Pub at about 9:15 a.m.
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.com
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