The Backyard Wildbird
and Nature Store
Nanaimo Bird Report
June 21, 2020
“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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Photo: Barred Owl (J. Morrison)
Tuesday June 16, 2020
The
Tuesday Bird Walk went to the Little Qualicum River Hatchery. The American
Dipper was seen in the river and flying under the bridge up the water channel. Highlights
from the walk were, Barred Owl, Willow Flycatcher, Orange-crowned Warbler and
Cedar Waxwing.
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birders saw and heard the following 36 species:
Mallard
Red-tailed
Hawk
Bald
Eagle
Turkey
Vulture
Barred
Owl
Rufous
Hummingbird
American
Dipper
Belted
Kingfisher
Black
Swift
Pileated
Woodpecker
Northern
Flicker
Red-breasted
Sapsucker
Pacific-sloped
Flycatcher
Willow
Flycatcher
Common
Raven
Northwestern
Crow
Violet-green
Swallow
Northern
Rough-winged Swallow
Warbling
Vireo
Chestnut-backed
Chickadee
Bushtit
Pacific
Wren
American
Robin
Swainson’s
Thrush
Cedar
Waxwing
Orange-crowned
Warbler
Black-throated
Gray
Yellow
Warbler
Western
Tanager
Black-headed
Grosbeak
Spotted
Towhee
White-crowned
Sparrow
Chipping
Sparrow
Song
Sparrow
American
Goldfinch
Pine
Siskin
Cedar Waxwing (J.
Morrison)
Sunday June 21, 2020:
The
Sunday Bird Walk went out to Maki Road Trail located at the end of Maki Road in
south Nanaimo. There was plenty of activity with great views of Cedar Waxwings
and an adult Cooper’s Hawk.
7
birders saw and heard the following 42 species:
Wood
Duck
Mallard
Hooded
Merganser
Great
Blue Heron
Bald
Eagle
Turkey
Vulture
Cooper’s
Hawk
Glaucous-winged
Gull
Anna’s
Hummingbird
Belted
Kingfisher
Northern
Flicker
Hairy
Woodpecker
Pileated
Woodpecker
Red-breasted
Sapsucker
Pacific-slope
Flycatcher
Willow
Flycatcher
Common
Raven
Northwestern
Crow
Violet-green
Swallow
Tree
Swallow
Barn
Swallow
Chestnut-backed
Chickadee
Red-breasted
Nuthatch
Bewick’s
Wren
Marsh
Wren
American
Robin
Swainson’s
Thrush
Cedar
Waxwing
European
Starling
Orange-crowned
Warbler
Yellow
Warbler
Common
Yellowthroat
Black-headed
Grosbeak
Red-winged
Blackbird
Brown-headed
Cowbird
Spotted
Towhee
White-crowned
Sparrow
Song
Sparrow
Dark-eyed
Junco
House
Finch
Purple
Finch
American
Goldfinch
The Backyard
Bird Walks
Our bird walks go out Sunday mornings in Nanaimo and
Tuesday mornings in Parksville and Qualicum Beach area, are easy walks that go
for two to three hours (back for lunch is the plan). Bring binoculars and a
field guide.
The Tuesday Bird Walk June 23, 2020:
This Tuesday Bird Walk
will be going to Top Bridge Trail in Parksville.
Meet at the Parksville
Tourist Information Center parking lot, located by Hwy 19A, Northwest Bay road
and Franklin’s Gull road in Parksville, at 9:00 am or meet at the trail parking
lot on Industrial Way near Tulsa Road at 9:10 am.
The Sunday Bird Walk June 28, 2020
This Sunday Bird Walk will be going to Morden Colliery Historic Park
in south Nanaimo.
Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at 9:00am or at the end
of Morden Road at the park parking lot at 9:15 am.
Photo: (J. Morrison)
Good birding!
Colin Bartlett
The Backyard
Wildbird and Nature Store
6314 Metral Drive V9T-2L8
Phone: 250-390-3669
6314 Metral Drive V9T-2L8
Phone: 250-390-3669
NEW WEBSITE: www.thebackyard.ca
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