Nanaimo bird Report,May 20, 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, May 20, 2018
The Sunday bird walk
went to the Linley Valley in Nanaimo. The morning was cloudy and calm. We heard and then saw a Black-headed Grosbeak at the start of the walk. A Western Tanager was seen in the same area. Pacific-slope
Flycatchers, Warbling Vireos and Cassin’s Vireos were heard throughout the
walk. We had great views of a Wilson's
Warbler just off the trail. Several Common
Yellowthroats were heard near the lake. Wood Ducks were seen on the lake.
Fifteen birders saw and heard the
following thirty-eight species:
Mallard
Wood Duck
Bald Eagle
Turkey Vulture
Glaucous-wing Gull
Band-tailed Pigeon
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Rufous Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo
Cassin’s Vireo
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Barn Swallow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Brown Creeper
Pacific Wren
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
MacGillivray’s Warbler
Western Tanager
Black-headed Grosbeak
Brewers Blackbird
Red-wing Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
Pine Siskin
Warbling
Vireo: Ralph Hocken Photo.
Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday Bird Walk, May 15,
2018: The Tuesday bird walk went to The Top Bridge
Trail in Parksville. The morning was sunny and very warm. We spotted a flock of
Bushtits and a Brown Creeper at the start of the walk. A Black-throated Grey Warbler was seen singing at
the top of a very tall tree. We saw
a Rufous Hummingbird and Anna’s Hummingbird perched high up in a tall tree.
Bald Eagles and Turkey Vultures were soaring overhead during the morning.
A Black-and-White Warbler was seen
just off the trail. Western Tanagers, Black-headed Grosbeaks and
Swanson’s Thrush were heard throughout the morning. A very fast Peregrine
Falcon was spotted chasing prey. A MacGillivray’s Warbler entertained us
for ten minutes from his perch just off the trail.
Eighteen birders saw and heard the following
thirty-nine species:
Bald Eagle
Peregrine
Falcon
Turkey Vulture
Rock Pigeon
Rufous
Hummingbird
Anna’s
Hummingbird
Northern
Flicker
Pileated
Woodpecker
Red-breasted
Sapsucker
Northern
Flicker
Northwestern
Crow
Common Raven
Purple Martin
Violet-green
Swallow
Chestnut-backed
Chickadee
Red-breasted
Nuthatch
Bewick's Wren
Brown Creeper
Bushtit
Golden-crowned
Kinglet
American Robin
Western Tanager
Western Tanager
Black-headed
Grosbeak
Swanson’s
Thrush
MacGillivray’s
Warbler
Orange-crowned
Warbler
Yellow-rumped
Warbler
Townsend’s
Warbler
Black-throated
Grey Warbler
Black-and-White
Warbler
Pacific-slope
Flycatcher
Warbling Vireo
Spotted Towhee
Chipping
Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned
Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Pine Siskin
American
Goldfinch
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| Bushtit: Ralph Hocken Photo: |
Sunday, May 13:
A Blue-wing Teal was spotted on Brookwood Marsh in north Nanaimo.
A Blue-wing Teal was spotted on Brookwood Marsh in north Nanaimo.
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 May 22, 2018 will be going to the Springwood Park in
Parksville. Meet at the Parksville Community Park (near the Lions Club
playground parking lot) in Parksville at 9:00 am, or at the west end of Despard
Avenue at about 9:10 am.
The Sunday Bird Walk on May 27, 2018 will be going to the Shelly Road side of the
Englishman River in Parksville. Meet at the Bird store at 9:00 am or at
the end of Shelly Road on the Oceanside of highway 19a at about 9:25 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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