The Tuesday bird walk
went to the Little Qualicum River Estuary in Qualicum Beach. The morning
was cloudy with calm winds. We saw flocks of Canada Geese, Surf
Scoters, White-winged Scoters, Black Scoters, several Common Loons, Horned
Grebes and Red-necked Grebes from the Brant viewing platform. A Parasitic
Jaeger was spotted heading up the Strait of Georgia. Four Black Oystercatchers
and several Black Turnstones were seen feeding along the shore line. Two
Yellow-rumped Warblers, entertained us along the walk to the river. We spotted
a Merlin perched in a tall snag near the trail. We saw twenty
Great Blue Herons along the tideline during the morning. A Ring-billed Gull,
several Mew Gulls, California Gulls and Glaucous-winged
Gulls were seen along the gravel bars.
Yellow-rumped Warbler: Ralph Hocken Photo:
Six birders
saw and heard the following forty-three species:
Canada
Geese
Mallard
Northern
Pintail
Northern
Shoveler
Green-wing
Teal
Surf Scoter
White-winged
Scoter
Black
Scoter
Common
Merganser
Common Loon
Pacific
Loon
Horned
Grebe
Red-necked
Grebe
Double-crested
Cormorant
Great Blue
Heron
Black
Oystercatcher
Black
Turnstone
Killdeer
Ring-billed
Gull
Mew Gull
California
Gull
Glaucous-winged
Gull
Parasitic
Jaeger
Belted
Kingfisher
Bald Eagle
Merlin
Eurasian-collared
Dove
Northern
Flicker
Pileated
Woodpecker
Steller’s
Jay
Northwestern
Crow
Common
Raven
Anna’s
Hummingbird
Yellow-rumped
Warbler
American
Pipit
Chestnut-backed
Chickadee
European
Starling
Brewer’s
Blackbird
Savannah
Sparrow
Song
Sparrow
Purple
Finch
House Finch
American
Goldfinch
Black Turnstone: Ralph Hocken Photo:
The Tuesday Bird walk on September 26,
2017, will be going to the Columbia Beach in French Creek. Meet at the
Parksville Community Park (at the parking lot in front of the Lions Club
Playground) at 9:00 a.m. or at the parking area off Admiral Tryon Bld. (Turn
off highway 19a on at Columbia Drive, turn right onto Admiral Tryon Bld. go
about 100 yards to the parking area) meet at about 9:20 a.m.
Good birding
Neil Robins
THE BACKYARD WILDBIRD & NATURE STORE
314 Metral Drive
Nanaimo B.C.
V9T-2L8
V9T-2L8
Phone: 250-390-3669
Fax: 250-390-1633
Email: thebackyard@shaw.ca
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