The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
Nanaimo Bird Report
October 15, 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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Surf Scoter (R. Hocken)
Tuesday October 15, 2024:
The Tuesday Bird Walk went to the Little Qualicum River Estuary but started at the Brant Viewing Stand on HWY19A. Weather was a mixture of sun and cloud, 11C with no wind and the tide out. A few highlights from the walk were a Merlin that made several passes over the estuary, Savannah Sparrows along the beach and Yellow-rumped Warblers in the estuary towards the mouth of the river.
11 birders saw and heard the following 48 species:
American
Wigeon
Mallard
Green-winged
Teal
Harlequin
Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged
Scoter
Common
Merganser
Common Loon
Pacific Loon
Red- necked
Grebe
Horned Grebe
Western
Grebe
Double-crested
Cormorant
Great Blue
Heron
Bald Eagle
Cooper’s
Hawk
Merlin
Peregrine
Falcon
Killdeer
Black Oystercatcher
Black-bellied
Plover
Black
Turnstone
Bonaparte’s
Gull
Short-bill
Gull
California
Gull
Thayer’s
Gull
Glaucous-winged
Gull
Eurasian
Collared Dove
Anna’s
Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Northern
Flicker
American
Crow
Chestnut-backed
Chickadee
Pacific Wren
Bewick’s
Wren
Ruby-crowned
Kinglet
Yellow-rumped
Warbler
European
Starling
Spotted
Towhee
Song Sparrow
Savannah
Sparrow
White-crowned
Sparrow
Golden-crowned
Sparrow
Dark-eyed
Junco
Red-winged
Blackbird
Brewer’s
Blackbird
House Finch
Pine Siskin
Savannah Sparrow (J. Morrison)
Sunday October 13, 2024:
There was no Sunday Bird Walk this week, for the Thanksgiving weekend
Friday October 11, 2024:
A large flock of 60 Greater White-fronted Geese were seen flying over Grovehill Road area in Qualicum Beach.
Birding Notes:
Project Feeder Watch.
Are you feeding or watching birds this winter? Turn
your love of birding
into part of a scientific discovery by joining
Project FeederWatch!
Project FeederWatch is a survey of birds visiting
backyards, nature
centers, and community areas, among other places in
North America.
This citizen science program helps research and
conservation
organizations monitor long term trends and changes
for local bird
populations.
Starting in November until April, participants can
watch and log the
type and number of birds they are seeing into
FeederWatch’s online
database. These logs help scientists at Bird Studies
Canada and the
Cornell Lab of Ornithology track changes in bird
movements or numbers
across North America.
Participating is completely voluntary and there is
no minimum or
maximum time required to join in. Bird feeders are
not a requirement to
be involved as birds can be counted wherever they
naturally
congregate.
Using the accumulated data can help show scientists
which bird species
are in decline and allow them to make
recommendations to help stop the
decline before it becomes unrecoverable.
Though previously Project FeederWatch has focused
solely on bird
populations, in 2023 they have added the ability to
record mammals as
well. This November 10th, take a few minutes and
watch some birds.
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, October 20, 2024.
The 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, which is off Arlington Road and HWY 19, at 9:15am. Weather cooperating.
The Tuesday Bird Walk, October 22, 2024.
The Tuesday Bird Walk will be going to Columbia Beach in French Creek.
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 sandy beach parking lot located on
Admiral Tyron Blvd, located off Columbia Drive and HWY 19A, at 9:15am. Weather
Cooperating.
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