The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
Nanaimo Bird Report
September 17, 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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Bonaparte’s Gull, non-breeding plumage (R. Hocken)
Tuesday September 17, 2024:
The Tuesday Bird Walk went to Rathtrevor Provincial Park in Parksville. Weather was sun/cloud, 12C, tide was out, and the winds were calm. It was a good day for a bird walk and a few highlights were Greater Yellowlegs, good views of Common Loons, and a flock of Red Crossbills up close and able to see the crossed bill.
10 birders saw and heard the following 29 species:
Canada Goose
Mallard
American Wigeon
Surf Scoter
Common
Merganser
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-neck
Grebe
Great Blue
Heron
Turkey Vulture
Merlin
Greater
Yellowlegs
Bonaparte’s
Gull
Short-billed
Gull
Glaucous-winged
Gull
Anna’s Hummingbird
Common Raven
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bewick’s Wren
Cedar Waxwing
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red Crossbill
American Goldfinch
Sunday September 15, 2024:
A white Common Raven was seen overhead on Grovehill Road in Qualicum.
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Northern Harrier (J. Morrison)
Sunday September 15, 2024:
The Sunday Bird Walk went to Buttertubs Marsh. Weather was sunny, a bit of a breeze, 13C. A few highlights from the walk were two Northern Harries flying over the marsh putting on a great show. Also seen near the miner’s cabin part of the marsh were Long-billed Dowitcher, Least Sandpiper and Pectoral Sandpiper.
16 birders saw and heard the following 31 species:
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Hooded Merganser
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
Turkey Vulture
Killdeer
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Band-tailed Pigeon
Rock Pigeon
Anna’s Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
Barn Swallow
American Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
European Starling
Spotted Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch
Purple Finch
Wednesday September 11, 2024:
Savanah Sparrow was seen at Pipers Lagoon in Nanaimo.
Birding Notes:
Interested in seeing Turkey Vultures and other raptors? September through mid-October raptors are moving south down the island before launching across the water to the Olympic Peninsula. A good spot to watch Turkey Vultures and other raptors launch from is East Sooke Regional Park around the last week of September, beginning of October. Park at Aylard Farm parking lot off Becher Bay Road and watch from there or follow the trail to Beechey Head. There is also a Hawk Watch drop in event on October 5, 2024, by the CRD Region Parks. Here is a link to the website https://www.crd.bc.ca/about/events/event/2024/10/05/default-calendar/hawk-watch---drop-in-event-all-ages.
If you have any birds to report or need help identifying, just email or call the store, birding@thebackyard.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 22, 2024.
The Sunday Bird Walk will be going to Make Road Trail in south Nanaimo.
Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at 9:00 am or at the end of Maki Road by Living Forest Campground at 9:15 am.
The Tuesday Bird Walk, September 24, 2024.
The Tuesday Bird Walk is CANCELED for this week. We will be back at it on October 1st.
Good birding! Colin Bartlett
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