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.
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.
Good birding
Neil
Robins
Parksville
thebackyard@shaw.ca
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