The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store

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

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!

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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