Please note
The Sunday Birdwalk on July 09/17 will be going to Linley Valley in Nanaimo. Meet at the Birdstore at 9:00 a.m. or at the end of Burma Road off Lost Lake Road (At the entrance to Linley Valley) at about 9:20 A.M.
Sunday Bird Walk, June 25, 2017:
The
Sunday bird walk went to Neck Point Park in Nanaimo. The morning was sunny but there was a strong wind off the Strait of Georgia.
A Double-crested Cormorant,
Pelagic Cormorants, California Gulls and Glaucous-winged Gulls were seen on the
Strait. Two Black Oystercatchers and a Harlequin Duck were along the shoreline.
A Swainson’s Thrush was spotted high up in a conifer tree singing continually.
We spotted a Warbling Vireo singing from a nest high in a Big Leaf Maple Tree. We watched as he flew out and another Vireo immediately
flew into the nest. We assumed that they were sitting on eggs.
Warbling Vireo: Ralph Hocken
Photo:
Nineteen
birders saw and heard the following thirty species:
Double-crested Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Harlequin Duck
Belted Kingfisher
Black Oystercatcher
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Pacific-sloped
Flycatcher
Orange-crowned
Warbler
Warbling Vireo
Northern Flicker
Downy Woodpecker
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Anna’s Hummingbird
Chestnut-backed
Chickadee
Red-breasted
Nuthatch
Bushtit
Brown Creeper
Pacific Wren
Bewick’s Wren
American Robin
Swainson’s Thrush
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
House Finch
Swanson's Thrush: Ralph Hocken photo:
Parksville/Qualicum beach
Tuesday bird walk, June 27:
The Tuesday bird walk went to Lot Ten in north
Qualicum Beach. The morning was sunny and very warm, but cooler in the forest.
A Barred Owl was spotted deep in the forest after we heard many loud
noisy birds likely mobbing him at the start of the walk. Several Warbling
Vireos, a Common Yellowthroat, a Black-throated Gray Warbler, a MacGillivray’s
Warbler, Townsend’s Warbler and Swainson's Thrush’s made appearances
during the morning. A Spotted Sandpiper was spotted feeding along the
edge of the river. We watched as two Northern Rough-winged Swallows flew into
their nest hole in the bank of the river. A Black-headed Grosbeak
was singing continually from the top of a very tall conifer tree.
Nine birders including a visiting birder from
California saw and heard the following thirty-three Species:
Bald Eagle
Barred Owl
Turkey Vulture
Spotted Sandpiper
Belted Kingfisher
Common Raven
Northwester Crow
Anna’s Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Northern Flicker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Pacific Wren
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
Black-throated Gray Warbler
MacGillivray’s Warbler
Townsend’s Warbler
Wilson’s Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Black-headed Grosbeak
European Starling
Spotted Sandpiper: Ralph Hocken Photo:
The Tuesday
Birdwalks will resume on September 5/17
The Sunday Birdwalk on July 09/17 will be
going to Linley Valley in Nanaimo. Meet at the Birdstore at 9:00 a.m. or at the
end of Burma Road off Lost Lake Road (At the entrance to Linley Valley) at about 9:20 A.M.
Neil Robins
Good
birding
THE
BACKYARD WILDBIRD & NATURE STORE
314
Metral Drive
Nanaimo
B.C.
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Phone:
250-390-3669
Fax:
250-390-1633
Email: thebackyard@shaw.ca
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