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The
Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
Weekly Bird Report
Nanaimo Bird
Report, September 9, 2020
BIRD REPORT“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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White-winged Scoter (R. Hocken)
September 8, 2020:
The Tuesday Bird Walk went to Rathtrevor Provincial
Park. The weather was sunny, 18 degrees, winds were calm and the tide
was on its way in. We reversed our route as the tide was still out a
ways. Near the marsh behind the nature house we saw Yellow Warbler,
Cassin’s Vireo, American Goldfinch and many of finch and sparrow
species. We wandered through the campground to the water and saw
White-winged Scoters, Marbled Murrelet, Pacific Loons and a few
others species on the water. It was a very active day compared to a
bird walk here last year.
8 birders saw and heard the following 41 species:
Canada Goose
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Red-necked Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Turkey Vulture
Black Turnstone
Dunlin
Bonaparte’s Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Marbled Murrelet
Anna’s Hummingbird
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Cassin’s Vireo
Common Raven
Barn Swallow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bushtit
Bewick’s Wren
American Robin
Yellow Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Lincoln Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red Crossbill
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
September 7, 2020:
A Steller’s Jay and Golden-crowned Sparrow were
visiting a backyard in the hospital area on Forest Drive.
Savannah Sparrow (J. Morrison)
Backyard Feeder Notes:
Where are the birds, is the common question we are
hearing this week. Last year I remember the feeders being busier but
last year the natural seed was not as plentiful as it is this year.
This is a cycle that happens when one year there is an abundance of
natural seed and not many birds at the feeders, including Steller’s
Jays, to a few years later when natural seed is limited and the
backyard feeders are busy including plenty of Steller’s Jays. We see
this on the bird walks as well, where last year at Rathtrevor we saw
20 species with no chickadees or finches seen. This year we saw 41
species including most of the finches along with the chickadees,
nuthatches and others. Birds feed on natural seeds first with feeders
being a supplementary food source for the birds.
Soon the Dark-eyed Juncos will begin to return then
shortly after Song Sparrows and then rest of the regular visitors for
the winter.
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WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE A BIRD
By David Allen Sibley
"Sibley answers all kinds of questions people have about
birds . . . [His] exacting artwork and wide-ranging expertise bring
observed behaviors vividly to life." —Birdwatching.
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Dark-eyed Junco (R. Hocken)
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
September 15
Will be going to the Englishman River Estuary – Plummer Road
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 at the corner by the trail head just
before the subdivision on Plummer Road Parksville at 9:10.
The Sunday Bird Walk
September 13
Will be going to the Nanoose Bay Estuary
Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at
9:00am or meet us at the end of Nanoose Beach Road at 9:15.
Good birding!
Colin Bartlett
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