The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
Nanaimo Bird Report
March 24, 2022
“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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Green-winged Teal (R. Hocken)
Tuesday March 22, 2022:
The Tuesday Bird Walk went to Nanoose Bay Estuary at the end of Nanoose Beach Road. The weather was overcast with a very brisk breeze out of the southeast and the tide was going out. Highlights from the walk were a Yellow-rumped Warbler, a Red-tailed Hawk that we watch soar along the ridge without flapping its wings once and a male Anna’s Hummingbird that watched us closely.
9 birders saw and heard the following 32 species:
Canada Goose
American Wigeon
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Northern Pintail
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Double-crested Cormorant
Red-tailed Hawk
Bald Eagle
Turkey Vulture
Killdeer
Short-billed Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Anna’s Hummingbird
Northern Flicker
Common Raven
American Crow
Chestnut-backed chickadee
Bewick’s Wren
Pacific Wren
American Robin
Varied Thrush
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eye Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer’s Blackbird
House Finch
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Sunday March 20, 2022:
The Sunday Bird Walk went to Buttertubs Marsh in Nanaimo. The weather was overcast with an odd light shower. Highlights from the walk were hearing and seeing a Virginia Rail at the viewing area by the Buttertubs Drive entrance and then seeing an American Bittern by the viewing stand of the dyke and then a Wilson’s Snipe at the corner near the Miner’s shack. Trumpeter Swans were seen flying over along with Tree and Violet-green Swallows feeding over the marsh. It was a very good day birding.
14 birders saw and heard the following 42 species:
Trumpeter Swans
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Ring-necked Duck
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Pied-billed Grebe
American Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Turkey Vulture
Virginia Rail
American Coot
Wilson’s Snipe
Eurasian Collared Dove
Anna’s Hummingbird
Northern Flicker
Downy Woodpecker
Steller’s Jay
Common Raven
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bewick’s Wren
Bushtit
Marsh Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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Wilson’s Snipe (J. Morrison)
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.
Thank you.
The Tuesday Bird Walk, March 29, 2022
This Tuesday Bird Walk will be going to 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 meet at the corner of Plummer Road just before the subdivision at 9:05am. Weather Cooperating
The Sunday Bird Walk, March 27, 2022
The Sunday Bird walk will be going to Maki Road Trail.
Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at 9:00am or at the end of Maki road byt the Living Forest Campground at 9:10 am. Weather Cooperating
Good birding! Colin Bartlett
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