Tuesday Bird Walk
Parksville/Qualicum Beach
On June 18 the Tuesday bird walk went to Springwood Park in
Parksville. The morning was sunny and winds light. Highlight of the walk was
watching three American Kestrels in the field of Coldwater road. Also was able
to observe a Willow Flycatcher and Chipping Sparrow in the same area. There were
plenty of songs and calls happening on the walk through the woods with Swainson’s
Thrush, Warbling Vireos and Orange-crowned Warblers.
American Kestrel, photo by Ralph Hocken
Eight birders saw and heard the following Twenty eight (28) species:
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
American Kestrel
Anna’s Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Northern Flicker
Pacific-sloped Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Common Raven
Northwestern Crow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bushtit
Bewick’s Wren
Warbling Vireo
Cassin’s Vireo
American Robin
Swainson’s Thrush
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow Warbler
MacGillivray’s Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Pine Siskin
The Sunday Bird Walk on June 23, 2019 will be going to
Hemer Park in Cedar. Meet at the Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store (6314
Metral Drive in Nanaimo) at 9:00 am or at the parking at the end of Hemer road
at 9:20 am.
The Tuesday Bird Walk on June 25, 2019 will be going to the Englishman River Estuary. Meet at the Parksville Community Park (near the Lions Club playground parking area) in Parksville at 9:00 am or at the end of Shelley road at 9:15 a.m.
Please Note:
Check this site (www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com) early Tuesday and Sunday on stormy mornings to see if the walks have been cancelled!
Good birding
Colin Bartlett
The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
6314 Metral Drive V9T-2L8
Phone: 250-390-3669
Email: thebackyard@shaw.ca
Blog: www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com
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