The Backyard's Weekly Bird Walk locations are found in the Backyard Bird Report at the very end of the most recent report. Any cancellations will be posted by 8am the day of the walk.

Tuesday 15 January 2019

Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday bird walk, January 15, 2019




Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday bird walk, Englishman River Estuary, Shelly Road side, January 15, 2019.
The morning was very foggy with calm winds.  A lone female Common Goldeneye was spotted on the river. Many American Wigeons and Green-wing Teal were seen through the fog near the shore on the estuary. We heard and saw a great number of Bald Eagles during the morning.  An Anna's Hummingbird was perched on a tree giving us great views.  A large flock of Pine Siskins landed on the top of a short tree.  A Lincoln’s Sparrow, Song Sparrows, A Fox Sparrow, several Purple Finch and  House Finch were seen along the trail.

Lincoln’s Sparrow: Ralph Hocken Photo.



Seventeen birders saw and heard the following forty-six species:
Canada Geese
American Wigeon
Northern Pintail
Mallard
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Green-wing Teal
Mew Gull
Iceland (Thayer’s) Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
 Great Blue Heron
Virginia Rail
California Quail
Belted Kingfisher
Bald Eagle
Cooper’s Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Northern Harrier
Eurasian-collared Dove
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
 Red-breasted Nuthatch
 Anna's Hummingbird
  Downy Woodpecker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Northwestern Crow
 Common Raven
  Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
 Golden-crowned Kinglet
Bushtit
 Brown Creeper
American Robin
Varied Thrush
European Starling
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Song Sparrow 
Fox Sparrow
Purple Finch
 House 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!
The Sunday Bird Walk on January 20 2019 will be going to the Nanaimo River estuary in south Nanaimo. Meet at the Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store, 6314 Metral Drive in Nanaimo at 9:00 a.m. or at the end of Raines Road at about 9:30 am.
The Tuesday Bird Walk on January 22, 2019 will be going to the Plummer Road side of the Englishman River in Parksville. Meet at the Parksville Community Park (near the Lions Club playground parking lot) in Parksville at 9:00 am, or end of corner of Plummer Road and Shorewood Drive 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

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