Nanaimo bird report, April 30, 2017

“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.

Sunday Bird Walk, April 30, 2017:

The Sunday bird walk went to Moorcroft Regional Park in Nanoose Bay. The morning was sunny with calm winds.

A pair of Canada Geese with three goslings was seen swimming near the shore. A Brandt’s Cormorant was roosting on the small offshore island. A Red-breasted Sapsucker was seen just above the trail. A Hammond’s Flycatcher and a Pacific-slope Flycatcher were heard throughout the morning. A Cassin’s Vireo was singing near the trail. Yellow-rumped Warblers, Black-throated Gray Warblers and a Townsend’s Warbler were seen and heard on the walk,

Canada Geese Goslings: Ralph Hocken Photo:

Eighteen birders saw and heard the following thirty-five species:

Canada Geese

Harlequin Duck

Pelagic Cormorant

Brandt’s Cormorant

Pigeon Guillemot

Glaucous-winged Gull

Turkey Vulture

Bald Eagle

Common Raven

Northwestern Crow

Anna’s Hummingbird

Rufous Hummingbird

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Northern Flicker
Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Brown Creeper

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Pacific Wren

American Robin

Hermit Thrush

Pacific-slope Flycatcher

Hammond’s Flycatcher

Orange-crowned Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Gray Warbler

Townsend’s Warbler

Cassin’s Vireo

                                                  Spotted Towhee

Song Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Purple Finch

American Goldfinch .   

Saturday, April 29:

A Cackling Goose was seen at Pipers lagoon in Nanaimo.

A MacGillivray's Warbler and a American Goldfinch were seen at legacy marsh in upper Lantzville.

 Friday, April 28: 

An Orange-crowned Warbler was seen in a backyard along Glenayr Drive in Nanaimo.

Monday, April 26: 

  A small flock of Greater White-fronted Geese were seen over Departure Bay in Nanaimo. 

Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday bird walk, April 25:

The Tuesday bird walk went to the Little Qualicum River Fish Hatchery. The morning was cloudy but the winds were calm. A large flock of Western Grebes, Pacific Loons, Common Loons, Marbled Murrelets and Pigeon Guillemots were seen off shore from the Brant viewing platform before we left Qualicum Beach for the hatchery.  We saw an American Dipper next to the road at the Fish Hatchery feeding along the banks of the river. The Dipper flew under the road to it’s nest and then flew along the stream picking up little tiny fish and heading back to the nest several times.  The first of the season Yellow Warbler, Wilson’s Warbler, Pacific-slope Flycatcher and  Willow Flycatcher were heard and then seen just off the road.  

                                   Pacific-slope Flycatcher: Ralph Hocken Photo.

Fifteen birders saw and heard the following sixty-species:

Brant

Canada Geese

Mallard

Harlequin Duck

Common Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Horned Grebe

Red-necked Grebe

Western Grebe

Surf Scoter

White-winged Scoter

Pacific Loon

Common Loon

Marbled Murrelet

Pigeon Guillemot

Bald Eagle

Cooper’s Hawk

Turkey Vulture

Black Oystercatcher

American Dipper

Bonaparte's Gull

California Gull

Mew Gull

Thayer’s Gull

Glaucous-winged Gull

Great Blue Heron

Belted Kingfisher

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Northern Flicker

Downy Woodpecker

Rock Pigeon

Band-tailed Pigeon

Northwestern Crow

Common Raven

Violet-green Swallow

Tree Swallow

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Bushtit
Brown Creeper

Pacific Wren

                                                    American Robin

Rufous Hummingbird

Yellow Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Gray Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler

Wilson’s Warbler

Townsend’s Warbler

Warbling Vireo

Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Spotted Towhee

Savannah Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow

Song Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Red Crossbill

Dark-eyed Junco

Purple Finch

Pine-Siskin

American Dipper: Ralph Hocken Photo: 

The Tuesday bird walk on May 01, 2017 will be going to Lot Ten in north Qualicum Beach. Meet at the Parksville Community Park at the parking lot near the Lions Club Kids playground at 9:00 a.m. or on the forest side of Kinkade Road in north Qualicum Beach at about 9:15 a.m. 

The Sunday bird walk on May 07, 2017 will be going to Legacy Marsh in upper Lantzville. Meet at the Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at 9:00 a.m. or under the hydro lines on Normarel Drive (off Superior Road) at about 9:20 A.M.

Good birding

Neil Robins

THE BACKYARD WILDBIRD & NATURE STORE

314 Metral Drive

 Nanaimo B.C. V9T-2L8

Phone: 250-390-3669

Fax: 250-390-1633

Email: thebackyard@shaw.ca

Blog: www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com

Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday bird walk, April 25, 2017

The Tuesday bird walk went to the Little Qualicum River Fish Hatchery. The morning was cloudy but the winds were calm. A large flock of Western Grebes, Pacific Loons, Common Loons, Marbled Murrelets and Pigeon Guillemots were seen off shore from the Brant viewing platform before we left Qualicum Beach for the hatchery.  We saw an American Dipper next to the road at the Fish Hatchery feeding along the banks of the river. The Dipper flew under the road to it’s nest and then flew along the stream picking up little tiny fish and heading back to the nest several times.  The first of the season Yellow Warbler, Wilson’s Warbler, Pacific-slope Flycatcher and  Willow Flycatcher were heard and then seen just off the road. 

                                                  Pacific-slope Flycatcher: Ralph Hocken Photo.

Fifteen birders saw and heard the following sixty-one species:

Brant

Canada Geese

Mallard

Harlequin Duck

Common Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Horned Grebe

Red-necked Grebe

Western Grebe

Surf Scoter

White-winged Scoter

Pacific Loon

Common Loon

Marbled Murrelet

Pigeon Guillemot

Bald Eagle

Cooper’s Hawk

Turkey Vulture

Black Oystercatcher

American Dipper

Bonaparte's Gull

Western Gull

California Gull

Mew Gull

Thayer’s Gull

Glaucous-winged Gull

Great Blue Heron

Belted Kingfisher

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Northern Flicker

Downy Woodpecker

Rock Pigeon

Band-tailed Pigeon

Northwestern Crow

Common Raven

Violet-green Swallow

Tree Swallow

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Bushtit

Brown Creeper

Pacific Wren

American Robin

Rufous Hummingbird

Yellow Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Gray Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler

Wilson’s Warbler

Townsend’s Warbler

Warbling Vireo

Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Spotted Towhee

Savannah Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow

Song Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Red Crossbill

Dark-eyed Junco

Purple Finch

Pine-Siskin

American Dipper: Ralph Hocken Photo: 

The Tuesday bird walk on May 01, 2017 will be going to Lot Ten in north Qualicum Beach. meet at the Parksville Community Park at the parking lot near the Lions Club Kids playground at 9:00 a.m. or on the forest side of Kinkade Road in north Qualicum Beach at about 9:15 a.m. 

Good birding

Neil Robins 

THE BACKYARD WILDBIRD & NATURE STORE

314 Metral Drive

 Nanaimo B.C.

V9T-2L8

Phone: 250-390-3669

Fax: 250-390-1633

Email: thebackyard@shaw.ca

Blog: www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com

Nanaimo bird report, April 23, 2017

“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.

Sunday Bird Walk, April 23, 2017:  

The Sunday bird walk went to Morrell Sanctuary in Nanaimo. The morning was cloudy with calm winds. A singing Red-breasted Nuthatch welcomed us to the sanctuary. We heard Orange-crowned Warblers for most of the morning. We saw a Yellow-rumped Warbler and a Townsend’s Warbler, not far from the trail. We had great views of a Black-throated Gray Warbler feeding just above the trail.  A Cassin’s Vireo was heard singing its unique song as we walked the trail. A Barred Owl was heard calling near the end of the walk. Several Turkey Vultures were seen high overhead.

Black-throated Gray Warbler: Ralph Hocken Photo:

Fifteen birders saw and heard the following thirty-four species:

Mallard

Bufflehead

Turkey Vulture

Bald Eagle

                                                     Barred Owl

Eurasian-collared Dove

Steller’s Jay

Common Raven

Northwestern Crow

Violet-green Swallow

Anna’s Hummingbird

Rufous Hummingbird

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Brown Creeper

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Bewick’s Wren

Bushtit

                                            Ruby-crowned Kinglet

American Robin

Orange-crowned Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Gray Warbler

Townsend’s Warbler

Cassin’s Vireo

Spotted Towhee

Song Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Purple Finch

American Goldfinch

Pine Siskin  

Saturday April 22:

A Short-billed Dowitcher, a Townsend’s Solitaire, Eight Western Sandpipers, American Goldfinch, Cedar Waxwings and a Hermit Thrush were seen along the Englishman River Estuary on the Plummer Road side in Parksville. 

Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday Bird Walk, April 18:

The Tuesday bird walk went to Springwood Park in Parksville. The morning started out with heavy rains, but soon the sun was shining making for a pleasant morning. Four noisy Red-breasted Sapsuckers were seen moving throughout the tall trees at the start of the walk.  Pileated Woodpeckers, Anna's Hummingbirds and Rufous Hummingbirds were seen all morning.  A Black Swift, a Purple Martin and a Violet-green Swallow flew overhead. We saw six Townsend’s Warblers, one Black-throated Gray Warbler, numerous Orange-crowned Warblers and Yellow-rumped Warblers feeding in the tall Big-Leaf Maple Trees along the trail. We heard two Barred Owls calling to each other and then one flew just over our heads and landed in a nearby tree, giving us great views. We watched as several Chestnut-backed Chickadees and Red-breasted Nuthatches unsuccessfully mobbed the owl. A Hermit Thrush was spotted on big stump near the trail. Many Yellow-rumped Warblers were seen hawking insects throughout the morning.  It was a very good Spring-time birding morning.

Red-breasted Sapsucker: Ralph Hocken Photo:

Ten birders saw and heard the following forty-one species:

Canada Geese

Mallard

Turkey Vulture

Bald Eagle
Barred Owl

Cooper’s Hawk

Great Blue Heron

Anna's Hummingbird

Rufous Hummingbird

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Pileated Woodpecker

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Northwestern Crow

Common Raven

                                                         Black Swift

Purple Martin

Violet-green Swallow

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Brown Creeper

Red-breasted Nuthatch's

Bushtit

Bewick's Wren

Pacific Wren

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

American Robin

Hermit Thrush

European Starling

Townsend’s Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Gray Warbler

Hutton’s Vireo

Spotted Towhee

Song Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Purple Finch

American Goldfinch

Pine Siskin  

A male Rufous Hummingbird, two Chipping Sparrows, two White-crowned Sparrows and a Golden-crowned Sparrow were seen in the 6600 block of Nethen Road in Nanaimo.

Yellow-rumped Warbler: Ralph Hocken Photo: 

The Tuesday bird walk on April 25, 2017 will be going to the Little Qualicum Fish Hatchery in north Qualicum Beach. Meet at the Parksville Community Park at the parking lot near the Lions Club Kids Playground at 9:00 a.m. or at the Brant viewing platform in north Qualicum Beach at about 9:15 a.m.

The Sunday bird walk on April 30 will be going to Moorecroft Regional Park in Nanoose Bay. Meet at the Backyard Wildbird & nature Store at 9:00 a.m. or at the parking lot at Moorecroft Regional Park, at about 9:20 a.m. Take Northwest Bay Road off Highway19 and exit on Stewart Road follow the signs to the Park.

Good birding

Neil Robins

THE BACKYARD WILDBIRD & NATURE STORE

314 Metral Drive

 Nanaimo B.C. V9T-2L8

Phone: 250-390-3669

Fax: 250-390-1633

Email: thebackyard@shaw.ca

Blog: www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com

Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday bird walk, April 18, 2017

The Tuesday bird walk went to Springwood Park in Parksville. The morning started out with heavy rains, but soon the sun was shinning making for a pleasant morning. Four noisy Red-breasted Sapsuckers were seen moving throughout the tall trees at the start of the walk.  Pileated Woodpeckers, Anna's Hummingbirds and Rufous Hummingbirds were seen all morning.  A Black Swift, a Purple Martin and a Violet-green Swallow flew overhead. We saw six Townsend’s Warblers, one Black-throated Gray Warbler, numerous Orange-crowned Warblers and Yellow-rumped Warblers feeding in the tall Big-Leaf Maple Trees along the trail. We heard two Barred Owls calling to each other and then one flew just over our heads and landed in a nearby tree, giving us great views. We watched as several Chestnut-backed Chickadees and Red-breasted Nuthatches unsuccessfully mobbed the owl. A Hermit Thrush was spotted on big stump near the trail. Many Yellow-rumped Warblers were seen hawking insects throughout the morning.  It was a very good spring-time birding morning.

 

 

Red-breasted Sapsucker: Ralph Hocken Photo:

Ten birders saw and heard the following forty-one species:

Canada Geese

Mallard

Turkey Vulture

Bald Eagle

Barred Owl

Cooper’s Hawk

Great Blue Heron

Anna's Hummingbird

Rufous Hummingbird

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Pileated Woodpecker

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Northwestern Crow

Common Raven

Black Swift

Purple Martin

Violet-green Swallow

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Brown Creeper

Red-breasted Nuthatch's

Bushtit

Bewick's Wren

Pacific Wren

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

American Robin

Hermit Thrush

European Starling

Townsend’s Warbler

 Orange-crowned Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Black-throated Gray Warbler

Hutton’s Vireo

Spotted Towhee

Song Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Purple Finch

American Goldfinch

Pine Siskin

Yellow-rumped Warbler: Ralph Hocken Photo: 

The Tuesday bird walk on April 25, 2017 will be going to the Little Qualicum Fish Hatchery in north Qualicum Beach. Meet at the Parksville Community Park at the parking lot near the Lions Club Kids Playground at 9:00 a.m. or at the Brant viewing platform in north Qualicum Beach at about 9:15 a.m.  

Good birding

Neil Robins

THE BACKYARD WILDBIRD & NATURE STORE

314 Metral Drive

 Nanaimo B.C.
V9T-2L8

Phone: 250-390-3669

Fax: 250-390-1633

Email: thebackyard@shaw.ca

Blog: www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com

Easter Holiday Closure

We will be CLOSED this Good Friday April 14th and on Easter Sunday April 16.
Open as usual on Saturday and Monday.
There is NO Bird Walk this Sunday April 15.
Happy Easter!