Nanaimo bird report, August 20, 2017

Nanaimo bird report”

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Sunday Bird Walk, August 20 2017

The Sunday bird walk went to the Plummer Road side of the Englishman River in Parksville.  The morning was sunny with calm winds.

Over twenty Steller’s Jays flew into the trees not far from the trail.  This is the first time we have seen the Jay’s for about two years—a great sight!  A large number of Killdeer, Western Sandpipers, Least Sandpipers and a Semi-palmated Plover were seen on the mudflats. Thirty Common Mergansers were seen on the gravel bar just off shore. We spotted a lone White-winged Scoter flying just above the water, heading up the Strait of Georgia.  A Merlin flew in chasing a flock of Western Sandpipers and Least Sandpipers but left empty handed.  A Ring-necked Pheasant was seen along the Art Gallery fence and again just off the trail near the end of the walk.

Steller’s Jay: Ralph Hocken Photo.

Sixteen birders including a visiting birder from Seattle saw and heard the following thirty-nine species:

Canada Geese

Mallard

Common Merganser

White-winged Scoter

Common Loon

Great Blue Heron

Bald Eagle

Merlin

Turkey Vulture

Killdeer

Western Sandpiper

Least Sandpiper

Semi-palmated Plovers

California Gull

Glaucous-winged Gull

Band-tailed Pigeon

Eurasian Collared Dove

Anna's Hummingbird

Belted Kingfisher

Northern Flicker

Steller’s Jay

Ring-necked Pheasant

Northwestern Crow

Common Raven

Brown Creeper

Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch

Bewick's Wren

Cassin’s Vireo

American Robin

Swainson’s Thrush

California Quail

European Starling

Spotted Towhee

                                                                    Song Sparrow

Purple Finch

House Finch

Pine Siskin

American Goldfinch 

Ring-necked Pheasant: Ralph Hocken Photo:

The Tuesday Birdwalks will resume on September 5, 2017.

The Sunday Birdwalk on August 27, 2017 will be going to the Buttertubs marsh in Nanaimo.  Meet at the Birdstore at 9:00 a.m. or at the Bowen Road side of Buttertubs at about 9:15 a.m.

Good birding

Neil Robins

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