Nanaimo bird report, July 30, 2017

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Sunday Bird Walk, July 30, 2017:

The Sunday bird walk went to the Nanaimo River estuary in south Nanaimo.  The morning was sunny and warm with a slight breeze off the Strait of Georgia. A MacGillivray’s Warbler was seen at the start of the walk. We spotted a Common Raven chasing a Northern Harrier over the tall Oak Trees across the river. There was a Greater Yellowlegs and a Lesser Yellowlegs feeding along the shoreline. Eight Great Blue Herons and a Bald Eagle were perched along the ocean shore. Several Barn Swallows, a Northern Rough-winged Swallow, and Violet-green Swallows were seen over head. A singing Savannah Sparrow was seen near the trail at the end of the walk.

Savannah Sparrow: Ralph Hocken Photo:

Fourteen birders saw and heard the following thirty-one species:

Canada Geese

Pied-billed Grebe

Great Blue Heron

Bald Eagle

Northern Harrier

Turkey Vulture

Greater Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

Glaucous-winged Gull

Anna’s Hummingbird

Northern Flicker

Common Raven

Northwestern Crow

Barn Swallow

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Violet-green Swallow

European Starling

Brown-headed Cowbird

Bewick’s Wren

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

American Robin

Cedar Waxwing

MacGillivray’s Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler

Spotted Towhee

Song Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow

House Finch
American Goldfinch

Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs: Ralph Hocken Photo.

Friday, July 28, 2017
Seven Spotted Sandpipers were seen at, Sunset Beach at Neck Point Park in Nanaimo.

The Tuesday Birdwalks will resume on September 5, 2017

The Sunday Birdwalk on August 06, 2017 will be going to Bowen Park in Nanaimo.  Meet at the Birdstore at 9:00 a.m. or at main parking lot near the Lawn Bowling Green at Bowen Park, off Bowen Road in Nanaimo at about 9:20 a.m.

Good birding

Neil Robins

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