The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
Nanaimo Bird Report
February 7, 2023
“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, February 7, 2023
The Tuesday Bird Walk went to the Englishman River Estuary on the Shelly Road side. The weather started out with light showers which turned to a cloudy day with sunny breaks. Winds were light and 8 degrees Celsius. A few highlights from the walk were, a Downy Woodpecker calling at the parking lot when we started and finished. There was a large flock of Brant off shore and seven Great Blue Herons feeding together in the estuary along with 4 seals resting on the logs. A Eurasian Wigeon was seen right in front of the viewing mound overlooking the field.
11 birders saw and heard the following 40 bird species:
Brant Canada Goose Gadwall American Wigeon Eurasian Wigeon Mallard Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Bufflehead Common Goldeneye Common Merganser Pacific Loon Pelagic Cormorant Great Blue Heron Bald Eagle Sharp-shinned Hawk Short-billed Gull Thayer’s Gull Glaucous-winged Gull Common Murre
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Marbled Murrelet Anna’s Hummingbird Northern Flicker Downy Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker Common Raven Chestnut-backed Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Bushtit Bewick’s Wren Pacific Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet American Robin Varied Thrush Spotted Towhee Song Sparrow Golden-crowned Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird Purple Finch |
Ring-necked Duck (R. Hocken)
Sunday February 5, 2023: The Sunday Bird Walk went to Buttertubs Marsh. The weather was cloudy with showers and 8C. A few highlights from our walk were, Virginia Rail that was heard and seen in the NE corner near the parking lot. A Cooper’s Hawk and Red-tailed Hawk along with American Coots and Wood Duck. Also seen on the walk were two beavers, river otter and a couple raccoons. 24 birders saw and heard the following 34 bird species: |
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Varied Thrush (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, February 14, 2023
The 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. Weather cooperating.
The Sunday Bird Walk, February 12, 2023
This week’s Sunday Bird Walk will be going to Neck Point in Nanaimo.
Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at 9:00am or at the parking lot by the picnic tables 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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