The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
Nanaimo Bird Report
September 28, 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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Harlequin Duck (R. Hocken)
Wednesday
September 27, 2023:
7 Greater Yellowlegs were seen in the pool at the Nanaimo River Estuary along with Western Meadowlarks, and flying over were Northern Shovelers and Sandhill Cranes.
Tuesday September
26, 2023:
The Tuesday birding group went to Columbia Beach in French
Creek. The weather started out windy and cool for the walk but then the rain
started halfway through. It was 13C, cloudy, windy, rainy and the tide was
going out. A few highlights from were Black-bellied Plovers, Greater Yellowlegs,
and Varied Thrush.
4 birders saw and heard the following 39 species:
Canada Goose
American Wigeon
Mallard
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
California Quail
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Killdeer
Black Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Black Turnstones
Greater Yellowlegs
Short-billed Gull
Thayer’s Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Common Murre
Anna’s Hummingbird
Northern Flicker
American Crow
Steller’s Jay
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
American Robin
Varied Thrush
European Starling
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Savanah Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
House Finch
House Sparrow
Sunday September 24, 2023:
The Sunday Bird group went to Buttertubs Marsh in
Nanaimo. The weather was overcast, and 13C. A few highlights from the walk were,
an Osprey flew overhead of us, Pectoral Sandpiper with Long-billed Dowitchers
and a Wilson’s Snipe. A Hermit Thrush was also seen.
15 birders saw and heard the following 42 species:
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Hooded Merganser
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Merlin
Red-tailed Hawk
Osprey
Turkey Vulture
American Coot
Kill Deer
Western Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Wilson’s Snipe
Lesser Yellowlegs
Long-billed Dowitcher
Band-tailed Pigeon
Anna’s Hummingbird
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Common Raven
Steller’s Jay
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Brown Creeper
Bewick’s Wren
Marsh Wren
American Robin
Hermit Thrush
Cedar Waxwing
European Starling
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Golden-crowed Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch
Purple Finch
House Sparrow
Long-billed Dowitcher (R. Hocken)
Saturday September 23, 2023:
10 Sandhill Cranes were seen flying over Grovehill Road in Qualicum Beach.
A Barred Owl was seen in the trees at Buttertubs Marsh near Valley Oak Estates.
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, October 1, 2023
This week’s Sunday Bird Walk will be going to Nanoose Estuary in Nanoose Bay.
Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at 9:00am or at the end of Nanoose Beach Road, off of Arlington Road and HWY 19, at 9:15am. Weather cooperating.
The Tuesday Bird Walk, October 3, 2023
The Tuesday Bird Walk will be going to Rathtrevor Beach Provicial 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 lot by the beach entrance at 9:10am. Weather Cooperating.
Good birding! Colin Bartlett
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