BIRD REPORT
“EXPLORE NATURE”---GO BIRDING:
“EXPLORE NATURE”---GO BIRDING:
To report your sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669Or e-mail us at thebackyard@shaw.ca
Please remember, when reporting a sighting, to leave your name and phone number along with the date, the species and location of your sighting.
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Sunday, November 12, 2017:
This Sunday’s Bird walk was
cancelled because of the weather!!
A Northern Pygmy-Owl was seen
visiting a backyard along Meridian Way in Parksville.
Saturday, November 11:
A Mountain Bluebird was
seen at the Englishman River Estuary, Shelly Road side in Parksville.
Thursday, November 09:
A Mourning Dove was spotted
in with a flock of Eurasian–Collared Doves along Jingle Pot Road in Nanaimo.
Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday Bird Walk, November 07:
The
Tuesday bird walk went to the Englishman River on the Plummer Road side in
Parksville. The morning was cloudy with a strong wind off the strait of
Georgia. We spotted a Northern Harrier at the beginning of the morning
flying just above the grass. The Harrier then perched on a log to give us great
views. A Cooper's Hawk and a Merlin flew over head. A very large flock of
American Wigeon’s, with one Eurasian Wigeon were seen swimming in the flooded
estuary. Three flocks of Dunlin and a flock of Black-bellied Plovers were seen
flying up the Strait of Georgia. We spotted a Clark’s Grebe swimming up the
Strait and we were entertained by him for about thirty minutes.
Twelve birders saw and heard the following fifty-seven
Species:
Canada Geese
American
Wigeon
Eurasian
Wigeon
Bufflehead
Mallard Northern
Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal
Greater
Scaup
Harlequin
Duck
Surf
Scoter
White-winged
Scoter
Black
Scoter
Long-tailed
Duck
Common
Goldeneye
Common
Merganser
Red-breasted
Merganser
Ancient
Murrelet
Common
Murre
Pacific
Loon
Common
Loon
Red-necked
Grebe
Horned
Grebe
Clark’s
Grebe
Double-crested
Cormorant
Brandt’s
Cormorant
Great
Blue Heron
Bald
Eagle
Northern
Harrier
Cooper's
Hawk
Merlin
Killdeer
Dunlin
Black-bellied
Plover
Mew
Gull
California
Gull
Iceland
Gull
Glaucous-winged
Gull
Belted
Kingfisher
Anna's
Hummingbird
Northern
Flicker
Common
Raven
Northwestern
Crow
Steller’s
Jay
Eurasian-collared
Dove
Chestnut-backed
Chickadee
European
Starling
Bewick’s
Wren
Red-breasted
Nuthatch
Spotted
Towhee
Fox
Sparrow
Song
Sparrow
Golden-crowned
Sparrow
Dark-eyed
Junco
Red-winged
Blackbird
Brewer’s
Blackbird
Pine
Siskin
House
Finch
Friday, November 03:
A White-throated Sparrow
was seen at Buttertubs Marsh in Nanaimo.
A Canvas-backed Duck was
spotted at Divers Lake in Nanaimo.
Wednesday, November 01:
A flock of White-winged
Crossbills were seen at Buttertubs Marsh in Nanaimo.
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Everyone is welcome to join
us for a 2-3 hour bird walk on Sunday & Tuesday. We leave from the Store at
9 a.m. on Sunday Mornings and go to a different location in and around
Nanaimo. We leave from the Parksville Community Park at 9:00 a.m. on
Tuesday mornings and go to a different location in the Oceanside area. *******************************************************************
The Tuesday
bird walk on November 14, 2017 will be going to 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 Blvd. (turn onto Columbia Drive off highway 19a then turn right onto
Admiral Tryon Blvd. Go about one hundred yards and turn left to the
parking area) at about 9:15 a.m.
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The Sunday walk on November 19, 2017 will
be going to Neck Point Park in Nanaimo. Meet at the bird store at 9:00
a.m. or at parking lot at Neck Point in Nanaimo off Hammond Bay Road at about
9:15 a.m.
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Good birding
Neil Robins
THE BACKYARD WILDBIRD & NATURE STORE
6314 Metral Drive
Nanaimo B.C.
V9T-2L8
Phone: 250-390-3669
Fax: 250-390-1633
Email: thebackyard@shaw.ca
Blog:http://thebirdstore.blogspot.ca
Nanaimo B.C.
V9T-2L8
Phone: 250-390-3669
Fax: 250-390-1633
Email: thebackyard@shaw.ca
Blog:http://thebirdstore.blogspot.ca
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