The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store

                    The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store

Nanaimo Bird Report

December 8, 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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Black Turnstone (R. Hocken)

Tuesday December 5, 2023:

The Tuesday Bird Walk went to Columbia Beach in French Creek. Weather was sunny, no wind, 8C and tide was coming in. A few highlights from the walk were Common and Pacific Loons, Black Oystercatchers, Black-bellied Plover, and Black Turnstones. Lots of water birds feeding after the heavy rain and a high flowing French Creek.

6 birders saw and heard the following 48 species:

Canada Goose

American Wigeon

Mallard

Harlequin Duck

Surf Scoter

Long-tailed Duck

Bufflehead

Common Goldeneye

Barrow’s Goldeneye

Common Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Common Loon

Pacific Loon

California Quail

Horned Grebe

Red-necked Grebe

Double-crested Cormorant

Pelagic Cormorant

Great Blue Heron

Bald Eagle

Black Oystercatcher

Black-bellied Plover

Black Turnstone

Short-billed Gull

Thayer’s Gull

Glaucous-winged Gull

Rock Pigeon

Eurasian Collared Dove

Anna’s Hummingbird

Belted Kingfisher

Northern Flicker

Pileated Woodpecker

Common Raven

American Crow

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Bushtit

Bewick’s Wren

American Robin

Varied Thrush

European Starling

Spotted Towhee

Fox Sparrow

Song Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

House Finch

House Sparrow

Red-breasted Nuthatch (R. Hocken)

Sunday December 3, 2023:

Unfortunately, the Sunday Bird Walk did not go out due to the weather conditions.

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 and Tuesday bird walks will be taking a break over the Christmas holidays and will resume in January 2024.

Thank you for a great year of birding and wish you all a Happy Holiday.

Good birding! Colin Bartlett