The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
Nanaimo Bird Report
November 16, 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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American Dipper (J. Morrison)
Tuesday November 15, 2022:
The Tuesday Bird Walk went to the Englishman River Estuary, Shelly Road. The weather was foggy and cool at 3 C. The fog was thick on the water, and we could not see past the mouth of the river. A few highlights from the walk were, 2 White-throated Sparrows that were seen at the Mill Street entrance to the estuary, an American Dipper up close along the new river trail from the parking lot and a Kestrel perched on a stump in the open field.
11 birders saw and heard the following 44 bird species:
Canada Goose
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Merlin
American Kestrel
Killdeer
Black Turnstone
Short-billed Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Iceland Gull
California Gull
Anna’s Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
American Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bewick’s Wren
Pacific Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Dipper
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Spotted Towhee
White-throated Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
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Red-breasted Sapsucker (J. Morrison)
Sunday November 13, 2022:
The Sunday Bird Walk went to Buttertubs Marsh. The weather was cool at 2C and cloudy. A few highlights from our walk around Buttertubs were, 2 Red-breasted Sapsuckers we watched along with a 3-point buck, a Northern Shoveler and Cedar Waxwings.
10 birders saw and heard the following 31 bird species:
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Bufflehead
Pied-billed Grebe
Hooded Merganser
Ring-necked Duck
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
American Coot
Killdeer
Glaucous-winged Gull
Anna’s Hummingbird
Northern Flicker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Common Raven
American Crow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bewick’s Wren
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
European Starling
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Saturday November 12, 2022:
A Short-eared Owl was seen at the Nanaimo River Estuary along with 2 Northern Harriers.
Short-eared Owl (J. Morrison)
If you have any birds to report or need help identifying, just email or call the store, thebackyard@shaw.ca or 250-390-3669, toll-free 1-888-808-BIRD (2473).
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.
The Tuesday Bird Walk, November 22, 2022
The
Tuesday Bird Walk will be Going to Columbia Beach.
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 parking area on Admiral Tryon Blvd, off Columbia Drive and Hwy 19A, at 9:15. Weather cooperating.
The Sunday Bird Walk, November 20, 2022
This week’s Sunday Bird Walk will be going to Neck Point Park.
Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at 9:00am or at the parking lot at Neck Point at 9:15 am. Weather cooperating.
For cancelled bird walks due to weather, please check The Backyard blog at www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com on the day of the bird walk. A notice will be up before 8:00am if there is a cancelation.
Good birding! Colin Bartlett
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