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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
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
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