The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store

Nanaimo bird report, January 27, 2019:


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.
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Sunday bird walk, January 27, 2019

The Sunday bird walk went to Buttertubs Marsh in Nanaimo. The morning was foggy with calm winds. A large number of Ring-necked Ducks, two Canada Geese, a large number of Mallards, one Wood Duck, one Double-crested Cormorant, one Hooded Merganser and two Pied-billed Grebes were seen on the marsh. A Sharp-shinned Hawk was spotted perched on a tree near the trail giving us great views. A Cedar Waxwing was spotted in a bush next to the trail.

Ring-necked Duck: Ralph Hocken Photo:

Fourteen birders including visiting birders from Alberta and Washington state saw and heard the following forty species:

Canada Geese

Great-blue Heron

Mallard

Pied-billed Grebe

Ring-necked Duck

Wood Duck

Bufflehead

Hooded Merganser

Double-crested Cormorant

Glaucous-winged Gull

Bald Eagle

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Rock Pigeon

Eurasian Collared Dove

Anna’s Hummingbird

Northern Flicker

Downy Woodpecker

Common Raven

Northwestern Crow

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Brown Creeper

Bushtit

Pacific Wren

Bewick’s Wren

Marsh Wren

American Robin

Cedar Waxwing

European Starling

Red-winged Blackbird

Spotted Towhee

Song Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Fox Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

American Goldfinch

Purple Finch
House Finch

Pine Siskin

House Sparrow

Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday bird walk, Englishman River Estuary, Plummer Road side, January 22, 2019.

The morning was cloudy with very strong winds.  A large number of Northern Pintail, five Gadwall, several Green-winged Teal and two Common Teal were seen along the mudflats.  A Brandt’s Cormorant,  Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Red-breasted Merganser, Common Merganser, Pacific Loon, Common Loon and a large number of Brant were seen riding the waves on the Strait of Georgia.  A large flock of Dunlin and two Black-bellied Plovers flew over the ocean waves heading down the Strait. 

Eighteen birders, including birders from Alberta and Washington state saw and heard the following forty-eight species:

Canada Geese

Brant

American Wigeon

Mallard

Northern Pintail

Green-winged Teal

Common Teal

Gadwall

Harlequin Duck

Surf Scoter

Black Scoter

Bufflehead

Common Goldeneye

Red-breasted Merganser

Common Merganser

Pacific Loon

Common Loon

Horned Grebe

Red-necked Grebe

Double-crested Cormorant

Pelagic Cormorant

Brandt’s Cormorant

Mew Gull

Thayer's Gull

Glaucous-winged Gull

California Gull

Belted Kingfisher

Great Blue Heron

Bald Eagle

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Northern Flicker

Northwestern Crow

Common Raven

Anna’s Hummingbird

Bewick's Wren

Pacific Wren

Orange-crowned Kinglet

American Robin

Varied Thrush

Spotted Towhee

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Purple Finch

Pine Siskin

Monday, January 21:

Hugh flocks of Pine Siskin’s were seen in Hammond Bay in Nanaimo.

The Dusky Thrush is still being seen in the fields off Gordon Road in Cedar. 

Please Note
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 January 29, 2019 will be going to the Columbia Beach in French Creek. Meet at the Parksville Community Park (near the Lions Club playground parking lot) in Parksville at 9:00 am, or at  parking area off Admiral Tryon Boulevard (turn onto Columbia Drive go to the tee intersection and turn right on Admiral Tryon Boulevard) at about 9:15 am

The Sunday Bird Walk on February 05, 2019l 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.

Good birding
Neil Robins


THE BACKYARD WILDBIRD & NATURE STORE
6314 Metral Drive
Nanaimo, B.C. V9T-2L8
Phone: 250-390-3669
Email: thebackyard@shaw.ca

www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com