The Tuesday bird walk on May 09, 2017 went to the Shelly Road side of the Englishman River in Parksville. The morning was cloudy with calm winds. A singing Warbling Vireo greeted us at the start of the walk. We heard Pacific-slope Flycatchers singing in the forest for most of the morning. A Pacific Loon was heading up the Strait of Georgia. An adult Killdeer with a fledgling was spotted along the shore at low tide. We spotted a Wilson's Warbler feeding just off the trail. A Sharp-shinned Hawk and a Turkey Vulture were circling high overhead. We saw a pair of Yellow Warblers feeding in a short tree near the trail. Barred Owls were seen perched in a tree at the end of the walk.
Yellow Warbler: Ralph Hocken Photo:
Fifteen birders including a visiting birder from Australia saw and heard the following fifty-nine species:
Yellow Warbler: Ralph Hocken Photo:
Fifteen birders including a visiting birder from Australia saw and heard the following fifty-nine species:
Canada Goose
Mallard
Surf Scoter
Harlequin Duck
Common Merganser
Pelagic Cormorant
Pacific Loon
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Barred Owl
Killdeer
Black Oystercatcher
Mew Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Belted Kingfisher
Eurasian-collared Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon
California Quail
Rufous Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Violet-green Swallow
Barn Swallow
Brown Creeper
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Bushtit
Bewick’s Wren
Pacific Wren
American Robin
Swainson’s Thrush
European Starling
Warbling Vireo
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Grey Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Red-winged Blackbird
Spotted Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Brown-headed Cowbird
Dark-eyed Junco
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
The Tuesday bird walk on May 16, 2017 will be going to the Top Bridge Trail 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 Top Bridge Trail parking area along Industrial Way near Tuan Road in Parksville at about 9:10 a.m.
Good birding
Neil Robins
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