The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store Weekly Bird Report
Nanaimo Bird Report, October 7 2021 BIRD REPORT“EXPLORE NATURE”---GO BIRDING:
To report your sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or
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The
Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
Weekly Bird Report
Nanaimo
Bird Report, October 7 2021
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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Please
Note
Please check
this site (www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com) early
Tuesday and Sunday mornings to see if the walks have been cancelled!
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Snow Goose (J.
Morrison)
Tuesday
October 5, 2021:
The Tuesday Bird Walk was cancelled due to weather,
but nine birders braved the weather.
9 Birders saw and heard the following 31 species:
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Snow Goose
Canada Goose
American Wigeon
Green-winged Teal
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Common Merganser
Common Loon
Pacific Loon
Red-necked Grebe
Horned Grebe
Pelagic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
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Bald Eagle
Merlin
Killdeer
Black Oystercatcher
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Rock Pigeon
Belted Kingfisher
American/Northwestern Crow
American Robin
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
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Northern
Shovelers (R. Hocken)
Sunday
October 3, 2021:
The Sunday Bird Walk went to Maki Road Trail in south
Nanaimo. The weather was sunny with a light breeze. A few highlights
from the walk were being able to watch a Wilson’s Snipe feeding, good
views of Yellow-rumped Warblers and seeing 2 Peregrine Falcons fly
over.
13 Birders saw and heard the following 36 species:
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Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Common Merganser
California Quail
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Cooper’s Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
Virginia Rail
Wilson’s Snipe
Mew Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Anna’s Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpeck
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Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Common Raven
American / Northwestern Crow
Steller’s Jay
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Brown Creeper
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Bewick’s Wren
American Robin
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Red-winged Blackbird
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
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Sandhill Crane
(J. Morrison)
Monday October 4, 2021:
A few reports of Sandhill Cranes flying south,
from Nanoose Bay and central Nanaimo.
We are also receiving more reports of Steller’s
Jays regularly visiting the backyard feeders.
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.
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Please respect social distancing, 2 meters or 6 feet.
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Wear your mask when unable to maintain social
distancing.
Thank you.
The
Tuesday Bird Walk, October 19, 2021
This Tuesday Bird Walk
will be going to Rathtrevor Provincial Park.
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 main parking area by the beach entrance at 9:10.
The
Sunday Bird Walk October 10, 2021
This Sunday Bird Walk
is cancelled for the long weekend.
The walks will resume
October 17 and will be going to Nanaimo River Estuary.
Meet at The Backyard
Wildbird & Nature Store at 9:00am or at the end of Raines Road in
Cedar at 9:15 am. Weather pending.
Good birding!
Colin Bartlett
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