BIRD REPORT:
“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 and location of your sighting.
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Sunday, December 13, 2015
thebackyard@shaw.ca
Please remember, when reporting a sighting, to leave your name and phone
number along with the date, the species and location of your sighting.
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Sunday, December 13, 2015
The Sunday bird walk went to Nanoose Bay. The
morning started out steady rain, but soon stopped raining and the wind was
calm. A large flock of
Trumpeter Swans flew high over head heading south. We spotted a Red-tailed Hawk perched high on a tall tree and it was soon joined
with another Red-tailed Hawk on the same branch. A Bewick’s Wren, a Spotted Towhee, a Fox
Sparrow, a Song Sparrow several Golden-crowned Sparrows and a Dark-eyed Junco were
feeding on the ground next to the cars, giving us great close up views.
Red-tailed Hawk: Ralph Hocken Photo.
Three birders saw and heard the following
thirty-four species:
Trumpeter Swan
Canada Geese
American Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
Green-winged Teal
Surf
Scoter
Bufflehead
Common
Goldeneye
Mallard
Greater Scaup
Northern
Pintail
Horned
Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Red-breasted Merganser
Pelagic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Great
Blue Heron
Belted Kingfisher
Bald
Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Glaucous-winged Gull
Northern Flicker
American Robin
Northwestern Crow
Chestnut-backed
Chickadee
Bewick’s Wren
Redwing Blackbird
Spotted Towhee
Fox
Sparrow
Song
Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Purple
Finch
Pine Siskin
Saturday, December 12:
Several
Evening Grosbeaks were seen along Lowery Road near the Cheese Factory in French
Creek.
Tuesday, December 08:
The Tuesday bird walk went to the Shelly Road
side of the English River Estuary in Parksville. The morning started out with
light rain and calm winds, but the rain showers stopped shortly after we began
and it was quite warm, making for a great morning of birding. We heard and then
saw a Ringed-neck Pheasant at the base of a short bush at the edge of the
meadow. A Merlin, a Red-tailed Hawk, a Sharp-shinned Hawk and a Cooper’s Hawk
were seen in the same area along the meadow. Six Western Meadowlarks were
perched on a bush in the meadow. Four Gadwall were swimming in the flooded
estuary. Twenty Trumpeter Swans were heading down the island high above us.
Over forty Bald Eagle were circling overhead and perched on the tall
conifers all morning.
Western Meadowlark: Ralph Hocken Photo.
Four enthusiastic birders saw and heard
the following sixty-one species:
Canada Geese
Trumpeter Swan
American Widgeon
Mallard
Harlequin Duck
Gadwall
Surf
Scoter
White-wing Scoter
Bufflehead
Barrow’s Goldeneye
Common
Goldeneye
Red-breasted Merganser
Common
Merganser
Common
Loon
Pacific Loon
Pelagic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Brandt’s Cormorant
Common Murre
Marbled Murrelet
Great
Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Merlin
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Coopers Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Mew
Gull
Thayer's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Anna's
Hummingbird
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northwestern Crow
Common
Raven
Steller’s Jay
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Ringed-neck Pheasant
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
Bushtit
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
European Starling
Western Meadowlark
Spotted Towhee
Red-wing Blackbird
Brewers Blackbird
Song
Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Purple Finch
Red Crossbill
American Goldfinch
House
Finch
Pine Siskin
Ring-necked Pheasant: Ralph Hocken Photo.
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Everyone is welcome to join us for a 2-3 hour bird walk on the Sunday and
Tuesday mornings. We leave from the Store at 9 a.m. on Sunday Mornings and go to a different location in and around Nanaimo and from the Parksville Beach Community Park at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays and go to different areas in and around the Oceanside area.
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The Tuesday bird walk on December 15, 2015 will be going to Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park in Parksville. Meet at Parksville Community Park at the parking lot near the Lions Kids Playground at 9:00 a.m. or at the main parking lot at Rathtrevor Park at about 9:10 a.m.
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The Sunday bird walk on December 20, 2015 will be going to Buttertubs Marsh in Nanaimo. Meet at the birdstore at 9:00 a.m. or at the Bowen Road entrance to Buttertubs Marsh at about 9:15 a.m.
********************************************************************Nanoose Bay Christmas Bird Count --Friday, 18th
Everyone is welcome to join us for a 2-3 hour bird walk on the Sunday and
Tuesday mornings. We leave from the Store at 9 a.m. on Sunday Mornings and go to a different location in and around Nanaimo and from the Parksville Beach Community Park at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays and go to different areas in and around the Oceanside area.
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The Tuesday bird walk on December 15, 2015 will be going to Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park in Parksville. Meet at Parksville Community Park at the parking lot near the Lions Kids Playground at 9:00 a.m. or at the main parking lot at Rathtrevor Park at about 9:10 a.m.
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The Sunday bird walk on December 20, 2015 will be going to Buttertubs Marsh in Nanaimo. Meet at the birdstore at 9:00 a.m. or at the Bowen Road entrance to Buttertubs Marsh at about 9:15 a.m.
********************************************************************Nanoose Bay Christmas Bird Count --Friday, 18th
December 2015.
Please contact Rhys Harrison at 248-5305 or rhysharrison@shaw.ca
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Please contact Rhys Harrison at 248-5305 or rhysharrison@shaw.ca
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Parksville Qualicum Beach Christmas Bird Count, Sunday, December 20, 2015.
Please contact Sandra Gray, 250 248-5565 or saninerr@shaw.ca
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Nanaimo Christmas Bird Count, Sunday, December 27th, 2015.
Please contact Rhys Harrison at 248-5305 or rhysharrison@shaw.ca
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Good birding
Neil Robins
THE BACKYARD WILDBIRD & NATURE STORE
6314 Metral Drive
Nanaimo B.C.
V9T-2L8
Phone: 250-390-3669
Fax: 250-390-1633
Email: thebackyard@shaw.ca
Blog: www.thebirdstore.blogspot.co
