The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
Nanaimo Bird Report
September 14, 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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Great Blue Heron (J. Morrison)
Tuesday September 12, 2023:
The Tuesday birding group went to the Plummer Road side of the Englishman River Estuary. The weather was cloudy, showers, 14C and low tide. A few highlights from the walk were watching a Merlin attacking a group of 4 Northern Flickers, not very successfully, hearing the Steller’s Jays and watching the interactions of the Common Ravens. Just as everyone was leaving a pair of Western Tanagers were heard in the trees in the parking area.
5 birders saw and/or heard the following 31 species:
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Harlequin Duck
Red-necked Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Merlin
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Short-billed Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
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
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
European Starling
Western Tanager
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Purple Finch
Sunday September 10, 2023:
A Hermit Thrush was seen in the backyard on Honeysuckle Terrace and Forest Drive.
The Sunday Bird group went to Neck Point Park for the first walk of the fall. Weather was sunny, 16C, steady breeze and low tide. A few highlights from the walk were, Black Turnstones, two Spotted Sandpipers out on the rocks of Sunset Beach, a Barred Owl by the fairy doors, and a White-throated Sparrow in the brush on the waterfront.
20 birders saw and heard the following 28 species:
Canada Goose
Common Loon
White-winged Scoter
Red-necked Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Cooper’s Hawk
Bald Eagle
Turkey Vulture
Black Turnstone
Spotted Sandpiper
Short-billed Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Barred Owl
Anna’s Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Common Raven
Steller’s Jay
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bewick’s Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Spotted Towhee
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow (R. Hocken)
Thursday September 7, 2023:
A Wilson’s Snipe was seen on a front lawn on the east side of Long Lake.
Great Horned Owl was heard in a tot lot on Thunderbird Drive and Eagle Crescent near the hospital.
Wednesday September 6, 2023:
Cedar Waxwings were observed in a backyard on Departure Bay Road and Neyland Road.
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Cedar Waxwing (S. Petersen)
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 Sunday Bird Walk, September 17, 2023
This week’s Sunday Bird Walk will be going to Maki Road Trail, located at the end of Maki Road in Nanaimo.
Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at 9:00am or at the parking lot at the end of Maki Road 9:15am. Weather cooperating.
The Tuesday Bird Walk, September 19, 2023
The Tuesday Bird Walk will be going back to the Shelly Road side of the Englishman River Estuary
in Parksville.
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 lot at the end of Shelly Road at 9:10am. Weather Cooperating.
Good birding! Colin Bartlett
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