The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
Nanaimo Bird Report
November 5, 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 November 2, 2021:
The Tuesday Bird Walk went to the Englishman River Estuary, Plummer Road. The tide was going out, weather was cool and cloudy with a steady breeze. Some highlights from the walk were 3 Brant, long-tailed Duck, and a white-throated Sparrow.
13 Birders saw and heard the following 53 species:
Brant
Canada Goose
Trumpeter Swan
American Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Red-breasted Merganser
Common Merganser
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Western Grebe
Pelagic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Cooper’s Hawk
Kestrel
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Bonaparte’s Gull
Short-billed Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Rhinoceros Auklet
Eurasian Collared Dove
Anna’s Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Crow
Common Raven
Steller’s Jay
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bewick’s Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Varied Thrush
European Starling
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
Sunday October 31, 2021:
The Sunday Bird Walk went to Neck Point Park in Nanaimo. The weather was beautiful, sunny with a very light breeze. A few highlights from the walk were a fly over by a small flock of Trumpeter Swans, and lots of Bonaparte’s Gulls and Pacific Loons on the water.
12 birders saw and heard the following 32 species:
Trumpeter
Swan
American
Wigeon
Harlequin
Duck
Bufflehead
Common
Merganser
Common
Loon
Pacific
Loon
Horned
Grebe
Red-necked
Grebe
Pelagic
Cormorant
Double-crested
Cormorant
Great
Blue Heron
Bald
Eagle
Black
Oystercatcher
Bonaparte’s
Gull
Short-billed
Gull
California
Gull
Glaucous-winged
Gull
Pigeon
Guillemot
Anna’s
Hummingbird
Belted
Kingfisher
Northern
Flicker
Common
Raven
American
Crow
Steller’s
Jay
Chestnut-backed
Chickadee
Red-breasted
Nuthatch
Brown
Creeper
Bewick’s
Wren
American
Robin
Varied
Thrush
European
Starling
Spotted
Towhee
Song
Sparrow
Fox
Sparrow
Golden-crowned
Sparrow
Dark-eyed
Junco
Pine Siskin
Saturday October 30, 2021:
Townsend’s Warbler was seen feeding on a backyard suet feeder in the hospital area, Honeysuckle Terrace and Forest drive.
Thursday October 28, 2021:
American Tree Sparrow was seen at Buttertubs Marsh by the spill way near the tall viewing stand.
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, November 9, 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 lot near the beach entrance at 9:10 am, weather cooperating.
The Sunday Bird Walk November 7, 2021
The Sunday Bird walk will be going to the Nanoose Bay Estuary.
Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at 9:00am or at the end of Nanoose Beach Road at 9:15 am. Weather pending.
Good birding! Colin Bartlett
The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
6314 Metral Drive
V9T-2L8
Phone: 250-390-3669
Email:
thebackyard@shaw.ca
Blog: www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com
Website: www.thebackyard.ca
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