Nanaimo bird Report,April 22, 2018
BIRD REPORT
“EXPLORE NATURE”---GO BIRDING:
To report your sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or 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.
“EXPLORE NATURE”---GO BIRDING:
To report your sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or 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 bird walk, April
22, 2018
The Sunday bird walk went to Legacy Marsh
in upper Lantzville. The morning was sunny with calm winds. We saw two Townsend’s Warblers feeding in a tall Big Leaf Maple Tree
just off the trail. A Wilson’s Snipe was
spotted near the marsh. A Red-breasted
Sapsucker was seen in a conifer tree just off the trail giving us great views. We heard a Hutton’s Vireo and then spotted him. Orange-crowned
Warblers, Common Yellowthroat and Yellow-rumped Warblers were heard and seen
all morning. A Rufous Hummingbird was
perched in a short bush for a long period of time giving us great views. Turkey
Vultures, a Bald Eagle and a Cooper’s Hawk were seen high overhead during
the walk.
Townsend’s Warbler:
Sixteen birders including
visiting birders from Red Deer saw and heard the following forty-six species:
Ring-neck
Duck
Wood
Duck
Bufflehead
Pied-billed
Grebe
Hooded
Merganser
Wilson’s
Snipe
Great
Blue Heron
Turkey
Vulture
Bald
Eagle
Cooper’s
Hawk
Band-tailed
Pigeon
Rufous
Hummingbird
Anna’s
Hummingbird
Northern
Flicker
Red-breasted
Sapsucker
Steller’s
Jay
Northwestern
Crow
Common
Raven
Bewick's
Wren
Pacific
Wren
Marsh Wren
Marsh Wren
Varied
Thrush
American
Robin
Hermit
Thrush
Violet-green
Swallow
Chestnut-backed
Chickadee
Red-breasted
Nuthatch
Bushtit
Brown
Creeper
Ruby-crowned
Kinglet
Hutton’s Vireo
Orange-crowned
Warbler
Common
Yellowthroat
Townsend’s
Warbler
Yellow-rumped
Warbler
Spotted
Towhee
Fox
Sparrow
Song
Sparrow
White-crowned
Sparrow
Golden-crowned
Sparrow
Dark-eyed
Junco
Red-winged
Blackbird
Brown-headed
Cowbird
House
Finch
Purple
Finch
American
Goldfinch
Hutton’s
Vireo: Ralph Hocken Photo:
Thursday,
April 19:
Two
Evening Grosbeaks were seen along Avonlea Road and Cavendish Road in Nanaimo.
Wednesday,
April 18:
Four Ruddy
Ducks were seen at Pilot Bay, Twin Beach on Gabriola Island.
Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday Bird Walk, April 17, 2018
The Tuesday bird walk went to the Shelly Road side of the Englishman River in Parksville. The morning was cloudy with calm winds. A Hermit Thrush was spotted just off the trail. A Trumpeter Swan and three Canada Geese were seen along the river. Two Townsend’s Solitaires were seen perched in a berry bush not far from the trail. A Sharp-shinned Hawk was seen high up in a tall tree. White-crowned Sparrows and Golden-crowned Sparrows were heard singing all morning. A Chipping Sparrow was spotted just off the trail. We watched a Lincoln’s Sparrow preening itself in a bush near the trail. A Barred Owl was perched next to the trail giving us great views.
The Tuesday bird walk went to the Shelly Road side of the Englishman River in Parksville. The morning was cloudy with calm winds. A Hermit Thrush was spotted just off the trail. A Trumpeter Swan and three Canada Geese were seen along the river. Two Townsend’s Solitaires were seen perched in a berry bush not far from the trail. A Sharp-shinned Hawk was seen high up in a tall tree. White-crowned Sparrows and Golden-crowned Sparrows were heard singing all morning. A Chipping Sparrow was spotted just off the trail. We watched a Lincoln’s Sparrow preening itself in a bush near the trail. A Barred Owl was perched next to the trail giving us great views.
Chipping Sparrow: Ralph
Hocken Photo.
Twenty-four birders including visiting birders from Chicago and
Red Deer saw and heard the following sixty- four species:
Trumpeter Swan
Canada Geese
Brant
American Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
Gadwall
Northern Pintail
Mallard
Common Goldeneye
Bufflehead
Green-wing Teal
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Surf Scoter
Common Loon
Killdeer
Bald Eagle
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Barred Owl
Turkey Vulture
Virginia Rail
Great Blue Heron
Bonaparte’s Gull
Bonaparte’s Gull
Mew Gull
Iceland (Thayer’s
)Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian-collared
Dove
Killdeer
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Common Raven
Northwestern Crow
California Quail
Steller’s Jay
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Orange-crowned
Warbler
European Starling
Chestnut-backed
Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Anna’s Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Brown Creeper
Bushtit
Pacific Wren
Bewick’s Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned
Kinglet
American Robin
Hermit Thrush
Varied Thrush
Varied Thrush
Townsend’s Solitaire
Spotted Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
Chipping Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned
Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Song Sparrow
House Finch
Purple Finch
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
An American Goldfinch
was seen on Protection Island.
A Black-headed
Grosbeak was seen at a backyard feeder near Tempre Road and Pry Road in
Parksville.
Monday,
April 16:
An American Goldfinch
was seen Along Lancewood Road in Lantzville.
Tuesday,
April 10
A Rufous Hummingbird
was seen in a backyard feeder in the 3300 block of Barrington Road in Nanaimo.
Townsend’s Solitaire:
Ralph Hocken Photo:
Please Note
Check this site (www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com) early Tuesday and Sunday on stormy mornings to see if the walks have been cancelled!
Check this site (www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com) early Tuesday and Sunday on stormy mornings to see if the walks have been cancelled!
The Tuesday Bird Walk on April 24, 2018 will be
going to the Plummer Road side of the Englishman River in Parksville.
Meet at the Parksville Community Park (near the Lions Club playground
parking lot) in Parksville at 9:00 am, or at the corner of Plummer Road and
Shorewood Drive on the oceanside of Highway 19a at about 9:10 am.
The Sunday Bird Walk on April 29,
2018 will be going to Morrell Wildlife Sanctuary in Nanaimo. Meet at the Bird store at 9:00 am or at parking
lot at Morrell Sanctuary at 787 Nanaimo Lakes Road in Nanaimo at 9:20 am.
Good birding
Neil Robins
THE BACKYARD WILDBIRD
& NATURE STORE
314 Metral Drive
Nanaimo B.C.
V9T-2L8
V9T-2L8
Email: thebackyard@shaw.ca
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