Nanaimo bird Report, Sept 19, 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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September
11:
Vaux Swifts were seen flying over central Nanaimo.
September
13:
Gray Jays were seen at the summit of Mount Benson as
well as along the old logging road.
September
17:
Sandhill Cranes were seen flying over circling above the
raptor center on Herd road in Duncan.
September
18:
A flock
of 25 plus Sandhill Cranes were seen flying south over Beck lake in
south Nanaimo.
September
18:
Orange-crowned Warbler seen foraging in a backyard on Honeysuckle
terrace in central Nanaimo.
Sunday Bird Walk, September 16, 2018
The
Sunday bird walk went to Buttertubs Marsh. It was a cloudy cool day with a few
like showers during the walk. Most of the usual birds were seen or heard on the
walk with one exception, House Sparrow. None were seen or heard in their usual
spots. We had good views of a juvenile Cooper’s Hawk from underneath and its
rounded tail. Also saw about 100 Band-tailed Pigeons in the west marsh.
Cedar Waxwing: Photo by
Steen Petersen
Five
birders including a birder from the UK saw and heard twenty nine species:
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue
Heron
Merlin
Cooper’s Hawk
California Quail
Rock Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon
Anna’s Hummingbird
Northern Flicker
Common Raven
Northwestern Crow
Chestnut-backyard
Chickadee
Bewick’s Wren
Marsh Wren
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Orange-crowned
Warbler
Song Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Last week we had reports of
Turkey Vultures moving south and now this week it has been reports of Sandhill
Cranes.
For the backyard feeder’s watch
for the Dark-eyed Juncos to begin returning as they usually start appearing at
the feeders around mid to end of September. Woodpeckers are busy at the suet
with Pileated, Downy and Northern Flickers being steady visitors. Bushtits are
the most fun as the flock make numerous visits during the day. Lastly watch for
Orange-crowned and Yellow-rumped Warblers amongst the shrubs in your backyard
as the last make their way south.
Parksville/Qualicum
Beach Tuesday bird walk, September 18, 2018.
The
Tuesday bird walk went to the Little Qualicum Estuary in Qualicum Beach.
The morning was sunny, warm and calm. A Western Grebe was seen from
the Brant Viewing Station. There were 15-20 Great Blue Heron spotted on
the shoreline and in the estuary throughout the walk. Two Long-billed
Dowitchers were feeding in the channel in the estuary. A pair of
Sharp-shinned Hawks were chasing a Northern Flicker.
Long-tail Duck -
Ralph Hocken photo
15 birders, including
visitors from Courtenay and Edmonton saw and heard the following 44 species:
Canada Goose
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Long-tailed Duck
American Wigeon
Green-wing Teal
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Pigeon Guillemont
Marbled Murrelet
Common Loon
Pacific Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Western Grebe
Double-crested
Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Black Oystercatcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Black Turnstone
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull
Mew Gull
Iceland/Thayer’s Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Belted Kingfisher
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Eurasian-collared
Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon
Northern Flicker
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Anna’s Hummingbird
Chestnut-backed
Chickadee
European Starling
Bewick’s Wren
Spotted Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned
Sparrow
Purple Finch
The Tuesday
Bird Walk on September 25, 2018 will
be going to Columbia Beach. Meet at the Parksville Community Park (near the
Lions Club playground parking lot) in Parksville at 9:00 am, or at the parking
area off Admiral Tryon Blvd. (from Highway 19A turn onto Columbia Road and turn
right at the tee intersection. Go about one hundred feet along Admiral
Tryon Blvd. to the parking lot on the left) at about 9:20 am.
The Sunday
Bird Walk on September 23, 2018 will be going to Neck Point Park,
Nanaimo. Meet at the Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store, 6314 Metral Drive
in Nanaimo at 9:00 a.m. or at the parking lot of Neck Point Park about 9:10 am.
Good birding, Colin
THE BACKYARD WILDBIRD
& NATURE STORE
6314 Metral Drive
Nanaimo B.C.
V9T-2L8
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