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
02, 2017
The Sunday bird walk went to the Shelly Road
side of the Englishman River in Parksville.. The morning was mostly sunny with
cloudy periods and a strong wind off the Strait of Georgia. A Red-breasted
Sapsucker and a
Downey Woodpecker greeted
us at the beginning of the walk while they were feeding in a tall snag near the
trail. Hundreds of Mew Gulls, California
Gulls, Thayer's Gulls and Glaucous-winged Gulls
were seen throughout the morning. Two Eurasian Widgeon were in with a flock of American
Wigeon along the shore. We spotted a Rufous
Hummingbird feeding in the trees near the trail.
Eighteen birders including visiting birders from
Ontario and Alberta saw and heard the following fifty-six species:
Canada Geese
Brant
American Wigeon
Eurasian Widgeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Gadwall
Green-winged Teal
Horned Grebe
Bufflehead
Barrows Goldeneye
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Double-crested
Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Cooper’s Hawk
Turkey Vulture
Mew Gull
California Gull
Thayer's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Eurasian-collared
Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon
Violet-green Swallow
Rufous Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-breasted
Sapsucker
Downey Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed
Chickadee
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Bushtit
Brown Creeper
American Robin
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Golden-crowned
Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Purple Finch
Dark-eyed Junco
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
House Finch
A Virginia Rail was
seen on Brookwood Marsh in south Nanaimo.
Parksville/Qualicum Beach,
Tuesday Bird Walk, March 28:
At the start of the Tuesday bird walk we scouted out a rare bird
for this area—an Indigo
Bunting. We saw the Bunting where it had previously been reported,
in the 4900 block of Nicholas Street in Port Alberni. It was a rare treat
to see this bird here. The Indigo Bunting is usually seen in eastern and
southern United States at this time of the year.
The Tuesday bird walk
went to the Somass Estuary in Port
Alberni. The morning was cloudy with light showers and calm winds.Hundreds of
Violet-green Swallows and several Tree Swallows were flying overhead for most
of the morning. We counted forty-two Yellow-rumped
Warblers feeding in the reeds and trees along side the estuary. Twelve Gadwall,
a large flock of Ring-necked Ducks, many Greater Scaup
and several Lesser Scaup were seen resting on the side of the trail and flew
into the ponds as we walked by.
Twelve birders
including visiting birders from St Albert and Red Deer saw and heard the
following forty-nine species:
Canada Geese
Gadwall
American Widgeon
Mallard
Bufflehead
Green-wing Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested
Cormorant
American Coot
Great Blue Heron
Belted Kingfisher
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Northern Shrike
Turkey Vulture
California Gull
Mew Gull
Thayer’s Gull
Western Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
American Robin
Indigo Bunting
Yellow-rumped Warbler
European Starling
Spotted Towhee
Northern Flicker
Downy Woodpecker
Violet-green Swallow
Tree Swallow
Chestnut-backed
Chickadee
Marsh Wren
Bushtit
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Golden-crowned
Sparrow
House Finch
Purple Finch
Red-winged Blackbird
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
On the drive home
from Port Alberni we saw a Turkey Vulture and four Trumpeter Swans along the
highway.
Bird Walks This Week:
The Tuesday bird walk on April 04, 2017 will be going to Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park in Parksville. Meet at the Parksville Community Park at the parking lot near the Lions Club Kids Playground at 9:00 a.m. or at the main parking lot at Rathtrevor Park at about 9:10 a.m.
The Tuesday bird walk on April 04, 2017 will be going to Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park in Parksville. Meet at the Parksville Community Park at the parking lot near the Lions Club Kids Playground at 9:00 a.m. or at the main parking lot at Rathtrevor Park at about 9:10 a.m.
The Sunday bird walk on April 09, 2017,
will be going to the Nanaimo River Estuary in south Nanaimo. Meet at the
Birdstore at 9:00 a.m. or at the end of Raines Road off Cedar Road, at about
9:25 a.m.
Revive the Nanaimo
Naturalists’ Club
Monday April 3rd 2017
at 7 PM Vancouver Island University,
Building 180- Room
134.
All welcome
Enjoy a great
presentation by John Neville and help to get a naturalists’ club going again in
Nanaimo
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Good birding
Neil Robins
THE BACKYARD WILDBIRD & NATURE STORE
314 Metral Drive
Nanaimo
V9T-2L8
Phone: 250-390-3669
Phone: 250-390-3669
Fax: 250-390-1633
Email: thebackyard@shaw.ca
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