Nanaimo Bird Report February 17 2019

The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store Weekly Bird Report Nanaimo Bird Report, February 17 2019 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 was seen and location of your sighting. *********************************************************** Please Note Please check this site (www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com) early Tuesday and Sunday mornings to see if the walks have been cancelled! ***********************************************************

Sunday Bird Walk, February 17 2019 There was no Sunday bird walk due to the long weekend. Tuesday Bird Walk, February 12 2019 The Tuesday bird walk was cancelled due to weather conditions. *********************************************************** The Tuesday Bird Walk on February 19, 2019 will be going to Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park in Parksville. Meet at the Parksville Community Park (near the Lions Club playground parking lot) in Parksville at 9:00 am, or at the main parking lot at Rathtrevor at about 9:10 am. The Sunday Bird Walk on February 24, 2019 will be going to Buttertubs Marsh in Nanaimo. Meet at the Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store (6314 Metral Drive in Nanaimo) at 9:00am or at the parking lot at Buttertubs on the Bowen Road side about 9:15am. ***********************************************************

Nanaimo Business Awards Our store has been nominated this year for three categories of the Nanaimo Business Awards for 2019 (Small Business, Retailer, and Inclusive Employer)! Voting is open from Feburary 15 - Feburary 28. Finalists will be celebrated and winners will be announced at the annual Nanaimo Business Awards gala event on April 11th, 2019 at the Port Theatre Nanaimo. Thank you to everyone that nominated us for the Nanaimo Business Awards, as well as for those who vote for us in the 2019 competition. We have enjoyed being a locally-owned small business in Nanaimo for the last 23 years and can't wait to see what the furture brings. Thank you from all of us at The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store. ***********************************************************

Links to Upcoming Local Events Vancouver Island University Science and Technology Leecture Series (Every Wednesday evening from ~7:00pm-8:00pm January to April) Vancouver Island University Annual Beer and Burger  Raises money for scholarships and bursaries for students enrolled at VIU The Great Backyard Bird Count February 15 - 18 2019 ***********************************************************

*********************************************************** Please Note Please check this site (www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com) early Tuesday and Sunday mornings to see if the walks have been cancelled! *********************************************************** 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.com

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Nanaimo Bird Report February 11 2019

There is no scheduled bird walk for Sunday February 17 due to the holiday weekend. The store will be closed on Monday February 18 for Family Day. Thank-you and sorry for an inconvienece.

The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store Weekly Bird Report Nanaimo Bird Report, February 14 2019 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 was seen and location of your sighting. *********************************************************** Please Note Please check this site (www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com) early Tuesday and Sunday mornings to see if the walks have been cancelled! ***********************************************************

Sunday Bird Walk, Feb 10 2019 The Sunday bird walk went to Nanoose Bay.  Red-breasted Merganser: Ralph Hocken Photo: Fourteen birders saw and heard the following forty species: Canada Geese Mallard American Widgeon Green-wing Teal Northern Pintail Bufflehead Common Goldeneye Red-breasted Merganser Killdeer Bald Eagle Mew Gull Glaucous-winged Gull Northwestern Crown Common Raven Chestnut-backed Chickadee American Robin Spotted Towhee Red-winged Blackbird Song Sparrow Starling Purple Finch Pine Siskin Red-tail Hawk Golden-crowned Kinglet White-crowned Sparrow Varied Thrush Dark-eyed Junco Brown Creeper Fox Sparrow Eurasian-collared Dove February 9 2019 A bohemian waxwing was spotted travelling with a flock of Cedar Waxwings at Buttertubs Marsh in Nanaimo. Photo: Bohemian Waxwing (K. MacDonald) Tuesday Bird Walk, Februray 12, 2019 The bird walk was cancelled due to weather. Please NoteCheck this site (www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com) early Tuesday and Sunday on stormy mornings to see if the walks have been cancelled! The Tuesday Bird Walk on February 19, 2019 will be going to Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park in Parksville. Meet at the Parksville Community Park (near the Lions Club playground parking lot) in Parksville at 9:00 am, or at the main parking lot at Rathtrevor at about 9:10 am. The Sunday Bird Walk on February 24, 2019 will be going to Buttertubs Marsh in Nanaimo. Meet at the Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store (6314 Metral Drive in Nanaimo) at 9:00am or at the parking lot at Buttertubs on the Bowen Road side about 9:15am. Good birding Colin Bartlett

Tuesday bird walk , February 12 is cancelled

Please Note

Due to the snowy conditions and the incoming weather, the Tuesday Bird Walk on February 12, 2019 to Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park is CANCELLED! 

We will try to go to Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park again next Tuesday , February 19, 2019. 

Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday bird walk.

The Tuesday bird walk went to the Little Qualicum River Estuary in Qualicum Beach. The morning was bright and sunny with calm winds. Two Black-bellied Plovers, six  Black Oystercatchers and twelve Killdeer were seen along the shore.  Surf Scoters, White-winged Scoters, Black Scoters and Long-tailed Ducks were seen further offshore.
Several flocks of Trumpeter Swans flew over head at the estuary. 
 Five Snow Geese, Canada Geese and two Cackling Geese were spotted on the estuary. Two small flocks of Western Grebe were seen at the end of the walk.

 
           Trumpeter Swans: Ralph Hocken Photo:

Fourteen birders saw and heard the following fifty-two species:
Canada Goose
Snow Geese
Cackling Geese
Trumpeter Swan
 Mallard
Green-wing Teal
 Northern Pintail
Greater Scaup
 Lesser Scaup
Surf Scoter
 White-winged Scoter
 Black Scoter
 Long-tailed Duck
 Bufflehead
 Common Goldeneye
 Common Merganser
 Red-breasted Merganser
 Pacific Loon,
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
 Red-necked Grebe
 Western Grebe
 Double-crested Cormorant,
Great Blue Heron
 Bald Eagle
Red-tail Hawk
Black-bellied Plover
 Black Oystercatcher
Killdeer
Mew Gull
 California Gull
 Herring Gull
Iceland(Thayer's) Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
 Common Murre
Belted Kingfisher
 Northern Flicker
 Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 
American Robin
 Anna’s Hummingbird
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
European Starling
 Spotted Towhee
 Song Sparrow
White-crowned  Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Brewer’s Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird 

Please Note
Check this site (www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com) early Tuesday and Sunday on stormy mornings to see if the walks have been cancelled!

The Sunday Bird Walk on February 10, 2019, Will be going to the Nanoose Bay. Meet at the Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store, 6314 Metral Drive in Nanaimo at 9:00 am or at waterfront at the church camp in Nanoose Bay ( off highway 19 and Arlington Road) at about 9:15 am.

The Tuesday Bird Walk on February 12, 2019 will be going to Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park in Parksville. Meet at the Parksville Community Park (near the Lions Club playground parking lot) in Parksville at 9:00 am, or at the main parking lot at Rathtrevor at about 9:10 am.

Good birding

Neil Robins

THE BACKYARD WILDBIRD & NATURE STORE
6314 Metral Drive
Nanaimo B.C.
V9T-2L8
Phone: 250-390-3669
Email: thebackyard@shaw.ca
Blog: ww.thebirdstore.blogspot.com

Nanaimo bird report, February 03, 20198

Nanaimo bird report, February 03, 2019:

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.

Sunday bird walk, February 03, 2019:

The Sunday bird walk went to Nanoose Bay.  The cloud and the snowy weather was not contusive for birding, however we did try!  

Six birders saw and heard the following eleven species:

Bald Eagle

Bufflehead

Mallard

American Wigeon

Mew Gull

Glaucous-wing Gull

Belted Kingfisher

White-crowned Sparrow

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Spotted Towhee

Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday bird walk, Columbia Beach, January 29, 2019.

The morning started foggy but did clear for most of the morning.  We watched as one Trumpeter Swan  headed down the Strait of Georgia, along with one Canada Geese.  A Western Grebe and a Brant Goose were spotted near the horizon. Long lines of Surf Scoters with White-winged Scoters were seen heading up the strait. Ten Long-tailed Ducks were spotted offshore. A large number of Black-bellied Plovers, Black Turnstones. Dunlin, Black Oystercatchers and Greater Yellowlegs were seen along the gravel bar. One Greater-white Fronted Goose and one female Eurasian Wigeon were seen along French Creek.

                                               

Greater-white Fronted Geese: Ralph Hocken Photo:

Seventeen birders, saw and heard the following fifty-eight species: 

Canada GeeseGreater-white Fronted Goose

Trumpeter Swan

Brant

Mallard

Harlequin Duck 

Northern Pintail

Eurasian Wigeon

American Wigeon

Surf Scoter 

White-winged Scoter 

Long-tailed Duck

Bufflehead

Barrow’s Goldeneye

Common Goldeneye 

Common Merganser 

Red-breasted Merganser 

Western Grebe

Horned Grebe 

Red-necked Grebe 

Double-crested Cormorant 

Pelagic Cormorant 

Pacific Loon 

Common Loon

Belted Kingfisher

Great -blue Heron

Bald Eagle 

Black-bellied Plover 

Black Turnstone

Dunlin

Black Oystercatcher 

Greater Yellowlegs

Mew Gull 

California Gull 

Thayer's Gull

Glaucous-winged Gull

Ring-billed Gull 

Common Murre 

Rhinoceros Auklet

Pigeon Guillemot

Northern Flicker 

Common Raven

Northwestern Crow

Eurasian-collared Dove

American Robin

Anna’s Hummingbird

Cedar Waxwing

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

European Starling

Spotted Towhee 

Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow 

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

House Finch

Purple Finch

Pine Siskin

House Sparrow

Please Note
Check this site (www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com) early Tuesday and Sunday on stormy mornings to see if the walks have been cancelled!

The Tuesday Bird Walk on February 05, 2019 will be going to the Little Qualicum River Estuary in Qualicum Beach. Meet at the Parksville Community Park (near the Lions Club playground parking lot) in Parksville at 9:00 am, or at the Brant viewing area in north Qualicum Beach at about 9:25 am. 

The Sunday Bird Walk on February 10, 2019, Will be going to the Nanoose Bay. Meet at the Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store, 6314 Metral Drive in Nanaimo at 9:00 a.m. or at waterfront at the church camp in Nanoose Bay ( off highway 19 and Arlington Road) at about 9:15 am.

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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
Email: thebackyard@shaw.ca

www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com