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

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