Parksville/Qualicum Beach
Tuesday bird walk, Columbia Beach, January 29, 2019.
The morning started foggy but
did clear for most of the morning. We
watched as one Trumpeter Swan headed down the Strait of Georgia, along with
one Canada Geese. A Western Grebe and a Brant
Goose were spotted near the horizon. Long lines of Surf Scoters with White-winged
Scoters were seen heading up the strait. Ten Long-tailed Ducks were spotted offshore.
A large number of Black-bellied Plovers, Black Turnstones. Dunlin, Black
Oystercatchers and Greater Yellowlegs were seen along the gravel bar. One Greater-white Fronted Goose and one female Eurasian Wigeon were seen along French Creek.
Greater-white Fronted Geese: Ralph Hocken Photo:
Seventeen
birders, saw and heard the following fifty-eight species:
Canada Geese
Greater-white Fronted Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Brant
Mallard
Harlequin Duck
Northern Pintail
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Barrow’s Goldeneye
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Western Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Belted Kingfisher
Great -blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Black-bellied Plover
Black Turnstone
Dunlin
Black Oystercatcher
Greater Yellowlegs
Mew Gull
California Gull
Thayer's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Common Murre
Rhinoceros Auklet
Pigeon Guillemot
Northern Flicker
Common Raven
Northwestern Crow
Eurasian-collared Dove
American Robin
Anna’s Hummingbird
Cedar Waxwing
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
European Starling
Spotted Towhee
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
House Finch
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
House Sparrow
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 Sunday Bird Walk on February 03, 2019, Will be going to the Nanoose Bay. Meet at the Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store, 6314 Metral Drive in Nanaimo at 9:00 a.m. or at waterfront at the church camp in Nanoose Bay ( off highway 19 and Arlington Road) at about 9:15 am.
The Tuesday Bird Walk on February
05, 2019 will be going to the Little Qualicum River Estuary in Qualicum Beach. Meet
at the
Parksville Community Park (near the Lions Club playground parking lot) in
Parksville at 9:00 am, or at the Brant viewing area in north Qualicum Beach at
about 9:25 am.
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