The Backyard's Nanaimo Bird Report April 4th

 The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store

Nanaimo Bird Report

April 4, 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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Eurasian Widgeon (R.Hocken)

Tuesday April 4, 2023:

The Tuesday Bird Walk went to the Shelly Road side of the Englishman River Estuary Parksville. The weather was cloudy with sunny breaks, and a cool 6 C. A few highlights from the walk were, seeing about 20 Snow Geese lift off from the Parksville Community Park and fly around, a Peregrine Falcon do a fly by providing a great view and watching two Red-breasted Sapsuckers working the trees.

10 birders saw and heard the following 49 species.

Snow Goose

Canada Goose

American Wigeon

Eurasian Wigeon

Mallard

Northern Pintail

Gadwall

Green-wing Teal

Surf Scoter

Bufflehead

Common Goldeneye

Common Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Pacific Loon

Horned Grebe

Great Blue Heron

Cooper’s Hawk

Bald Eagle

Turkey Vulture

Peregrine Falcon

Black Oystercatcher

Short-billed Gull

California Gull

Glaucous-winged Gull

Anna’s Hummingbird

Belted Kingfisher

Downy Woodpecker

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Northern Flicker

Common Raven

American Crow

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Brown Creeper

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Bewick’s Wren

Pacific Wren

American Robin

Orange-crowned Warbler

Spotted Towhee

Golden-crowned Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Brewer’s Blackbird

House Finch

Purple Finch

American Goldfinch

White-crowned Sparrow (J. Morrison)

Monday April 3, 2023:

A male Rufous Hummingbird was seen at Legacy Marsh in upper Lantzville.

Sunday April 2, 2023:

The Sunday Bird Walk went to Nanoose Bay Estuary at the end of Nanoose Beach Road. The weather was sunny, 6C and the winds were calm. Some highlights from the walk were a pair of Greater Yellowlegs that were feeding along the beach. A Killdeer that was hunkered down in the grasses as though sitting on a nest, and a pair of Red Crossbills that landed in a tree right in front of us.

12 birders saw and heard the following 45 bird species:

Canada Goose

American Wigeon

Mallard

Northern Pintail

Green-winged Teal

Bufflehead

Common Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

California Quail

Common Loon

Horned Grebe

Red-necked Grebe

Pelagic Cormorant

Great Blue Heron

Turkey Vulture

Bald Eagle

Red-tail Hawk

Killdeer

Greater Yellowlegs

Short-billed Gull

Glaucous-winged Gull

Eurasian Collared Doves

Anna's Hummingbird

Belted Kingfisher

Northern Flicker

Violet-green Swallow

Tree Swallow

Common Raven

American Crow

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Brown Creeper

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

American Robin

European Starling

Spotted Towhee

Song Sparrow

Fox Sparrow

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Red-winged Blackbird

Brewer’s Blackbird

Red Crossbill

House Finch

Purple Finch

Pine Siskin

Sunday March 26, 2023:

Yellow-rumped Warbler and Rufous Hummingbird were seen in a backyard on Aulds Road in Lantzville.

Yellow-rumped Warbler (R. Hocken)

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, April 11, 2023

The Tuesday Bird Walk will be going to French Creek – Columbia Beach.

Meet directly at the parking area on Admiral Tryon Blvd, off Columbia Drive and Hwy 19A, French Creek, at 9:00 am. Weather cooperating.

The Sunday Bird Walk, April 9, 2023

This week’s Sunday Bird Walk is cancelled for the Easter Long Weekend.

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