The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
Nanaimo Bird Report
September 28, 2021
“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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Tuesday September 28:
The Tuesday Bird Walk went to Englishman River Estuary, Shelly Road. The weather was sunny with a few clouds and the wind was calm. A few highlights from the bird walk were, Peregrine Falcon, Merlin and Kestrel, a Western Meadowlark, and a Lincoln Sparrow.
19 Birders saw and heard the following 66 species:
Canada Goose
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Common Merganser
California Quail
Common Loon
Pacific Loon
Red-necked Grebe
Horned Grebe
Pelagic Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Copper’s Hawk
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Virginia Rail
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Black Turnstones
Bonaparte’s Gull
Short-billed Gull (Mew)
California Gull
Thayer’s Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Anna’s Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American/Northwestern
Crow
Common Raven
Steller’s Jay
Chestnut-backed
Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Bushtit
Brown Creeper
Bewick’s Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Cedar Waxwing
European Starling
Western Meadowlark
Brewer’s Blackbird
Spotted Towhee
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Pine siskin
Sunday September 26, 2021:
The Sunday Bird Walk went to Nanoose Bay Estuary. The weather was not forecast to be good, but a couple of hardy birders did go in the blowing wind and misty showers but for the most day it was sunny. The tide was high, and water was rough. A few highlights that were seen, a Merlin flew close by for us to see and we watch it chase a Peregrine Falcon as well. There were lots of Turkey Vultures, a couple of Bald Eagles and a Belted Kingfisher that put on a bit of a show.
3 Birders saw and heard the following 26 species:
Canada
Goose
California
Quail
Great
Blue Heron
Bald
Eagle
Merlin
Peregrine
Falcon
Turkey
Vulture
Killdeer
California
Gull
Glaucous-winged
Gull
Anna’s
Hummingbird
Belted
Kingfisher
Downy
Woodpecker
Northern
Flicker
Common
Raven
Chestnut-backed
Chickadee
Brown
Creeper
Bewick’s
Wren
American
Robin
European
Starling
Yellow-rumped
Warbler
Spotted
Towhee
White-crowned
Sparrow
Song
Sparrow
Dark-eyed
Junco
Purple Finch
White-throated Sparrow - (R. Hocken)
Tuesday September 21, 2021:
A Barred Owl was seen along the trails at Pioneer Park, located a Dover and Dickenson Nanaimo.
Friday September 24, 2021:
A White-throated Sparrow is visiting a backyard feeder on Malibu Terrace in Nanaimo.
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
walks are weather pending.
Please check our blog (www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com) for any cancelations.
Covid-19 Precautions
·
Do not attend if you feel ill.
·
Please respect social distancing, 2 meters or 6
feet.
·
Wear your mask when unable to maintain social
distancing.
Thank you.
The Tuesday Bird Walk, October 5, 2021
This
Tuesday Bird Walk will be going to Columbia Beach, French Creek.
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 beach opening parking area on Admiral Tryon Blvd at 9:10.
The Sunday Bird Walk October 3, 2021
This Sunday Bird Walk will be going to Maki Road Trail in south Nanaimo.
Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at 9:00am or at the end of Maki Road by the Living Forest Campground at 9:15 am. Weather pending.
Good birding! Colin Bartlett
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