The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
Nanaimo Bird Report
September 15, 2019
“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 was seen and location of your sighting.
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Sunday September 15:
The Sunday Bird Walk
went to Neck Point Park in Nanaimo. The morning was cloudy with rain shower,
light wind, and sunny breaks. A few highlights of the walk were Rhinoceros
Auklet, Parasitic Jaeger, Greater White-fronted Goose and Swainson’s Thrush. At
the end of the walk we saw 3 Black Swifts overhead for our parking lot bird.
Parasitic Jaeger, photo by Ralph Hocken
Ten birders saw and heard the following thirty eight (38) species:
Common Loon
Pacific Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Greater White-fronted Goose (30 plus)
Great Blue Heron
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Bald Eagle
Turkey Vulture
Spotted Sandpiper
Parasitic Jaeger
Mew Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Rhinoceros Auklet
Black Swift
Anna’s Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Steller’s Jay
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bewick’s Wren
American Robin
Swainson’s Thrush
European Starling
Orange-crowned Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Sunday September 15:
Great Yellowlegs and Savannah Sparrows were seen at Piper’s Lagoon
Saturday September 14:
2 Turkey Vultures were seen soaring over lower Lantzville.
Tuesday September 10:
The Tuesday Bird Walk went to the Shelley road side of the Englishman
River Estuary. The weather was sunny and winds were calm. The walk started of
quiet with Chestnut-backed Chickadees following us through the woods. Looking
out on the estuary a Northern Harrier fly past a couple of times giving us great
views. At the mouth of the estuary a Heerman’s Gull was seen on a gravel bar
with the other gulls and a Long-tailed Jaegar was seen flying past. A couple
other highlights were Virginia Rail and Yellow Warbler.
Nine (9) birders saw and
heard the following thirty nine (39) species:
Red-necked Grebe
Pelagic Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Mallard
American Widgeon
Common Merganser
Gadwall
Northern Shoveler
Northern Harrier
Cooper’s Hawk
Bald Eagle
Turkey Vulture
Virginia Rail
Black Oystercatcher
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Heermann’s Gull
Anna’s Hummingbird
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Downy Woodpecker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Common Raven
Steller’s Jay
Chestnut-backed
Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bewick’s Wren
American Robin
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Brewers Blackbird
Song Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Pine Siskin
Northern
Harrier, photo by Ralph Hocken.
Backyard Feeder Notes:
What a great time we are having at the feeders. Today I had 11 species visit the feeders within an hour, Anna’s Hummingbird, Northern Flicker, Hairy Woodpecker (a first), Steller’s Jay, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Spotted Towhee, Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow, House Finch and a lone American Goldfinch, the backyard was just a moving. There may have been one more to add to the list but it flew over out of sight and then suddenly the backyard was quiet.
What to watch for in the backyard, Yellow-rumped Warbler and Orange-crowned Warbler passing through. Returning birds such as Fox Sparrows, Golden-crowned Sparrows, and Pine Siskin’s which are starting to return to the feeders.
American Goldfinch (winter plumage), photo by Ralph
Hocken
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 September 17, 2019:
Will be going to Nanoose Bay 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 Nanoose Beach road, which is off Arlington road off of Hwy 19, in Nanoose at 9:15 a.m.
The Sunday Bird Walk September 22, 2019:
Will be going to Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park in Parksville. Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at 9:00am or at Rathtrevor Park at 9:20 am.
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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