The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store

 The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store

Nanaimo Bird Report

March 3, 2026
“EXPLORE NATURE” --- GO BIRDING:
To report your sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at birding@thebackyard.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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Cedar Waxwing (S. Petersen)

Monday March 2, 2026:

A flock of Cedar Waxwings were seen feeding on the catkins in the Lost Lake Road area.

Brown Creeper (J. Morrison)

Sunday March 1, 2026:

The Sunday Bird Walk went to Neck Point Park in Nanaimo. Weather was sunny, 3C, with a very light breeze. A few highlights from the walk were Trumpeter Swans flying over, Black Oystercatcher and Harlequin Ducks hanging out on the rocks and Brown Creepers that were everywhere.

16 birders saw and heard the following 41 species:

Trumpeter Swan

Canada Goose

Harlequin Duck

Surf Scoter

Greater Scaup

Common Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Common Loon

Pacific Loon

Double-crested Cormorant

Pelagic Cormorant

Great Blue Heron

Bald Eagle

Black Oystercatcher

Black Turnstones

Dunlin

Short-billed Gull

Bonapartes Gull

California Gull

Glaucous-winged Gull

Anna’s Hummingbird

Belted Kingfisher

Hairy Woodpecker

Pileated Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Common Raven

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Bushtit

Brown Creeper

Bewick’s Wren

Pacific Wren

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

American Robin

Varied Thrush

European Starling

Spotted Towhee

Song Sparrow

Fox Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Pine Siskin

If you have any bird sightings 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.

Sunday Bird Walk, March 8, 2026:

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

Meet directly at the parking lot on Jingle Pot Road, across from the baseball fields at 9:00am. Weather cooperating.

Tuesday Bird Walk, March 10, 2026:

Tuesday Bird Walk will be going to Rathtrevor Provincial Park in Parksville.

Meet at the beach entrance. main parking lot, just before the campground, at 9:00 am. Weather cooperating.

Good birding! Colin Bartlett