The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
Nanaimo Bird Report
August 19, 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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August 19, 2020:
A Yellow- headed Blackbird was seen on Gordon Road side of the Nanaimo River Estuary in Cedar. Also seen were Eastern Kingbirds that is a continuing bird in the area.
August 16, 2020:
14 Black Oystercatchers were seen feeding in the low tide mud at Piper’s Lagoon and 4 Purple Martins were seen feeding overhead.
August 12, 2020:
A Whimbrel was seen at Piper’s Lagoon in the morning feeding in the mud flats and later in the day seen feeding at water’s edge behind the houses. Also seen were Least Sandpipers and Black Oystercatchers.
August 18, 2020:
The
Tuesday Bird Walk went to Columbia Beach in French Creek on a beautiful sunny
day with a light breeze and 21c degrees. Tide was out but were able to see
Semi-palmated Sandpiper and Plover along with Black Oystercatchers, Whimbrel,
three cormorant species and Humpback Whales.
10
birders saw and heard the following 29 species:
White-winged
Scoter
Double-crested
Cormorant
Pelagic
Cormorant
Brandt’s
Cormorant
Great
Blue Heron
Bald
Eagle
Turkey
Vulture
Merlin
Semipalmated
Plover
Killdeer
Black
Oystercatcher
Whimbrel
Semipalmated
Sandpiper
Western
Sandpiper
Least
Sandpiper
California
Gull
Glaucous-winged
Gull
Pigeon
Guillemot
Eurasian
Collared-Dove
Anna’s
Hummingbird
Belted
Kingfisher
Purple
Martin
American
Crow
Common
Raven
Chestnut-backed
Chickadee
Red-breasted
Nuthatch
Spotted
Towhee
House
Finch
American
Goldfinch
Humpback Whales
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.
Please
check our blog (www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com) for any cancelations.
Covid-19 Precautions
·
Please
do not attend if you have traveled outside of Canada in the last 14 days.
·
Do
not attend if you have been sick or in contact with someone possibly sick in
the last 14 days.
·
Please
respect social distancing, 2 meters or 6 feet.
·
Wear
your mask when unable to maintain social distancing.
Thank you.
The Tuesday Bird Walk
August
25,
Will be going to Little Qualicum Fish Hatchery, meeting at the Brant Viewing stand on hwy 19A at 9:10 before heading to the hatchery.
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 Brant viewing stand on Hwy 19A at 9:10 or at the hatchery parking lot on Claymore Road at 9:40.
The Sunday Bird Walk
August 23
Will be going to Neck Point Park.
Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at 9:00am or at the Neck Point Parking lot at 9:10 am.
Good birding!
Colin Bartlett
The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store
6314 Metral Drive
V9T-2L8
Phone: 250-390-3669
Email: thebackyard@shaw.ca
Blog: www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com
NEW WEBSITE: www.thebackyard.ca
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