The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store

 The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store

Nanaimo Bird Report

April 30, 2024
“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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Killdeer (S. Petersen)

Tuesday April 30, 2024:

Hermit Thrush were reported in a backyard on Granite Park Road in Nanaimo.

The Tuesday Bird Walk went to the Top Bridge Trail in Parksville. Weather started out at 7C, overcast with a light shower during the walk and ended with sun. Lots of Chipping Sparrows and American Goldfinch were seen and heard on the walk. A Hermit Thrush perched nicely for us to see along with a few Rufous Hummingbirds.

11 birders saw and heard the following 31 species:

Canada Goose

Mallard

Great Blue Heron

Cooper’s Hawk

Bald Eagle

Turkey Vulture

Killdeer

Eurasian Collared Dove

Rufous Hummingbird

Violet-green Swallow

Hutton’s Vireo

Common Raven

American Crow

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Red-breasted Nuthatch

American Robin

Varied Thrush

Hermit Thrush

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler

Wilson’s Warbler

Spotted Towhee

Chipping Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Golden-crowned Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Brown-headed Cowbird

Brewer’s Blackbird

American Goldfinch

Pine Siskin

Chipping Sparrow (J. Morrison)

Sunday April 28, 2024:

The Sunday Bird Walk went to Legacy Marsh in Lantzville. Weather was overcast with a bit of a breeze, and 6C. Six warbler species were seen and heard, along with Hammond’s and Western (Pacific-slope) Flycatchers.

15 birders heard and saw the following 52 species:

Mallard

Wood Duck

Bufflehead

Ring-necked Duck

Hooded Merganser

Cooper’s Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Bald Eagle

Turkey Vulture

Band-tailed Pigeon

Rufous Hummingbird

Anna’s Hummingbird

Northern Flicker

Downy Woodpecker

Western Flycatcher

Hammond’s Flycatcher

Cassin’s Vireo

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Barn Swallow

Violet-green Swallow

Common Raven

Steller’s Jay

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Brown Creeper

Bushtit

Bewick’s Wren

Pacific Wren

Marsh Wren

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

American Robin

Varied Thrush

Hermit Thrush

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler

Wilson’s Warbler

Townsend’s Warbler

Black-throated Gray Warbler

MacGillivray’s Warbler

Common Yellowthroat

Spotted Towhee

Song Sparrow

Fox Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Brown-headed Cowbird

Red-winged Blackbird

Purple Finch

American Goldfinch

Pine Siskin

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, May 5, 2024.

The Sunday Bird Walk will be going to Buttertubs Marsh in Nanaimo.

Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at 9:00 am or the Jingle Pot/Second Street entrance to the marsh at 9:10am. Weather cooperating.

The Tuesday Bird Walk, May 7, 2024.

The Tuesday Bird Walk will be Going to Lot 10 in Qualicum Beach.

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 Brant viewing stand on HWY 19A (between Beach Terrace and Crescent Road West) at 9:15 am. Weather Cooperating.

Good birding! Colin Bartlett