The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store

 The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store

Nanaimo Bird Report

June 6, 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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Spotted Sandpiper (R. Hocken)

Tuesday June 4, 2024:

The Tuesday Bird Walk went to the Shelly Road side of the Englishman River Estuary in Parksville. Weather was sunny with some clouds and the odd rain shower,13C. A few of the highlights seen on the walk were 8 Trumpeter Swans flying over the estuary, unusual for this time of year. Two Spotted Sandpipers at the river bend, a flock of black swifts overhead and a couple of Cedar Waxwings.

7 birders saw and heard the following 46 species:

Canada Goose

Trumpeter Swan

Common Merganser

Merlin

Cooper’s Hawk

Bald Eagle

Turkey Vulture

Killdeer

Black Oystercatcher

Spotted Sandpiper

Glaucous-winged Gull

Anna’s Hummingbird

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Warbling Vireo

Black Swift

Western Flycatcher

Willow Flycatcher

Violet-green Swallow

Barn Swallow

Common Raven

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Brown Creeper

Bewick’s Wren

Pacific Wren

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Swainson’s Thrush

American Robin

Cedar Waxwing

European Starling

Orange-crowned Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Western Tanager

Black-headed Grosbeak

Spotted Towhee

Song Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Brewer’s Blackbird

House Finch

Purple Finch

American Goldfinch

Pine Siskin

Sunday June 2, 2024:

The Sunday Bird Walk to Bowen Park was canceled due to the weather

Tuesday May 28, 2024:

Western Wood-peewee and Black-headed Grosbeaks were seen at Springwood Park in Parksville.

Yellow Warbler (J. Morrison)

Listen and watch for Common Nighthawks in the evening with the warmer weather and clear skies.

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, June 9, 2024.

The Sunday Bird Walk will be going to Bowen Park in Nanaimo.

Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at 9:00am or at the upper parking lot near the main entrance at 9:15am. Weather cooperating.

The Tuesday Bird Walk, June 11, 2024.

The Tuesday Bird Walk will be going to the Springwood Park 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 end of Despard Avenue by Chestnut Street at 9:10am. Weather Cooperating.

Good birding! Colin Bartlett