Nanaimo bird Report, August 19, 2018.
BIRD REPORT
“EXPLORE NATURE”---GO BIRDING:
“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 was seen and location of your sighting.
Please remember, when reporting a sighting to leave your name and phone number along with the date the species was seen and location of your sighting.
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The Sunday bird walk went to Linley Valley in Nanaimo. The morning was smoky with calm winds.
The Sunday bird walk went to Linley Valley in Nanaimo. The morning was smoky with calm winds.
We spotted a House Finch high up in a tall tree at the start of
the walk. Canada Geese, Mallards, Wood Ducks, a Pied-billed Grebe, three Hooded
Mergansers and a Great Blue Heron were seen on the lake in amongst all the
reeds on the lake. An Anna’s Hummingbird was seen perched just off the trail
giving us great views.
Eleven
birders including visiting birders from Toronto and California saw and heard
the following twenty species:
Canada
Geese
Mallard
Wood Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
Hooded Merganser
Belted Kingfisher
Great Blue Heron
Anna’s Hummingbird
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
European Starling
Common Raven
Northwestern Crow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Brown Creeper
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Pacific Wren
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
House Finch
Please Note
Please check this site (www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com) early Tuesday and Sunday mornings to see if the walks have been
cancelled!
The Tuesday bird walks will resume in the fall.
The Sunday bird walk on August 26, 2018 will be going to Neck Point Park in Nanaimo. Meet at the Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store, 6314 Metral Drive in Nanaimo at 9:00 am or at the parking lot at Neck Point off Hammond Bay Road at about 9:20 am.
The Sunday bird walk on August 26, 2018 will be going to Neck Point Park in Nanaimo. Meet at the Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store, 6314 Metral Drive in Nanaimo at 9:00 am or at the parking lot at Neck Point off Hammond Bay Road at about 9:20 am.
Good birding
Neil Robins
THE BACKYARD WILDBIRD & NATURE STORE
6314 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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