Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday bird walk, May 14, 2019

Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday bird walk, May 14, 2019

The Tuesday bird walk went to Lot Ten in north Qualicum Beach.  The morning started with rain showers but soon the showers stopped and the winds were calm.  A Black Swift flew high overhead at the start of the walk. Swainson's Thrush were heard all morning.  We heard and saw a large number of Warbling Vireos during the morning.   A Red-breasted Sapsucker was tapping it’s musical song on a tree trunk.  A Belted Kingfisher was seen fishing from a perch near the river.  Two Spotted Sandpipers were flying just  over the river. 

Tree Swallows, Violet-green Swallows and a Northern Rough-winged Swallow were seen flying and hawking insects over the river.  Two Western Tanagers were seen in a tree near the trail.  A female Black-headed Grosbeak was on the ground.

      Spotted Sandpiper: Ralph Hocken Photo:

Eleven birders saw and heard the following thirty-nine species:

Common Merganser

Turkey Vulture

Bald Eagle
Spotted Sandpiper

Belted Kingfisher

Pileated Woodpecker

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Northern Flicker

Pacific-slope Flycatcher

Willow Flycatcher

Black Swift

Tree Swallow 

Violet-green Swallow

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Warbling Vireo

Hutton’s Vireo

Common Raven

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Pacific Wren

Swainson's Thrush

American Robin

Varied Thrush

European Starling

Orange-crowned Warbler

Black-throated Gray Warbler

Wilson's Warbler

Townsend’s Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Western Tanager

Spotted Towhee

Song Sparrow

Golden-crowned Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Black-headed Grosbeak

Purple Finch

Red Crossbill

Pine Siskin

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 May 19, 2019 will be going to Buttertubs Marsh in Nanaimo. Meet at the Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store (6314 Metral Drive in Nanaimo) at 9:00 am or at the parking lot at Buttertubs Marsh off Bowen Park Road at about 9:15am.

The Tuesday Bird Walk on May 21, 2019 will be going to Springwood Park in Parksville.  Meet at the Parksville Community Park (near the Lions Club playground parking area) in Parksville at 9:00 am, or at the west end of Despard Avenue in Parkville at about 9:10 a.m. 

Good birding
Neil Robins

The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
6314 Metral Drive V9T-2L8
Phone: 250-390-3669
Email: thebackyard@shaw.ca
Blog: www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com