TUESDAY BIRD WALK UPDATE for APRIL 25, 2023
The Tuesday BIrd Walk will be going out this April 25 to the Little Qualicum River Estuary (Marshall Stevenson Estuary), first starting at the Brant Viewing Stand at Qualicum Beach.
Meet directly at the Brant Viewing stand located on Hwy 19A at the north end of Qualicum Beach (between Crescent Road W and Beach Terrace) at 9:00am or at the end of Surfside Drive off Kinkade Road at 9:45. Weather cooperating.
Thank you and good birding, Colin.
The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
Nanaimo Bird Report
April 19, 2023
“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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Tuesday April 18, 2023:
Report of Mountain Bluebirds seen at the Englishman River Estuary in Parksville.
The Tuesday Bird Walk did not go out this week, but here is a list of birds from a walk at the Englishman River Estuary, Shelly Road, on April 26, 2022. 71 species seen and heard.
Brant
Canada Goose
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Harlequin Duck
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
California Quail
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Coopers Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Merlin
American Kestrel
Virginia Rail
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
Dunlin
Bonaparte’s Gull
Short-billed Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Eurasian Collared Dove
Anna’s Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Pileated Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Hammond’s Flycatcher
American Crow
Common Raven
Violet-green Swallow
Tree Swallow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bewick’s Wren
Pacific Wren
Bushtit
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Dipper
Townsend’s Solitaire
American Robin
Hermit Thrush
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend’s Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Savanah Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Brewer’s Blackbird
House Finch
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Sunday April 16, 2023:
The Sunday Bird Walk went to Morrell Wildlife Sanctuary on Nanaimo Lakes Road in Nanaimo. The weather was cloudy and wet, with steady rain to start but stopped near the end of the walk. It was a little quiet with the weather, but we enjoyed watching Yellow-rumped Warblers, Wood Ducks and Anna’s Hummingbird.
6 dedicated birders saw and heard 21 species.
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Common Goldeneye
Anna’s Hummingbird
Northern Flicker
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Pacific Wren
Ruby-crowned kinglet
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Townsend’s Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red Crossbill
Purple Finch
Saturday April 15, 2023:
Yellow-rumped Warblers were seen at Oliver Woods Park in Nanaimo.
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If you have any birds to report or need help identifying, just email or call the store, thebackyard@shaw.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 Tuesday Bird Walk, April 25, 2023
Unfortunately, this Tuesday Bird Walk will be CANCELLED.
The Sunday Bird Walk, April 23, 2023
This week’s Sunday Bird Walk will be going to Maki
Road Trail in south Nanaimo.
Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at 9:00am or at the end of Maki Road, located off of HWY 19A, by the Living Forest Campground at 9:15 am. Weather cooperating.
For cancelled bird walks due to weather, please check The Backyard blog at www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com on the day of the bird walk. A notice will be up before 8:00am if there is a cancelation.
Good birding! Colin Bartlett
The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
Nanaimo Bird Report
April 14, 2023
“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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Friday April 14, 2023:
Chipping Sparrow is visiting a backyard feeder along with Fox Sparrow, White-crowned and Golden-crowned Sparrows on Drew Road in Qualicum Beach.
Tuesday April 11, 2023:
The Tuesday Bird Walk went to Columbia Beach at the mouth
of French Creek.
5 birders saw and heard the following 41 species.
Brant
American Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
Mallard
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Common Loon
Red-necked Grebe
Pelagic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Bald Eagle
Killdeer
Black Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Black Turnstone
Dunlin
Greater Yellowlegs
Short-billed Gull
Bonaparte’s Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Northern Flicker
Common Raven
American Crow
Violet-green Swallow
Bewick’s Wren
American Robin
European Starling
Spotted Towhee
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Sunday April 9, 2023:
The Sunday Bird Walk was cancelled this week for the Easter long weekend.
Friday April 7, 2023:
A Townsend Solitaire was seen in a backyard on Timberwood Drive Nanaimo.
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If you have any birds to report or need help identifying, just email or call the store, thebackyard@shaw.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 Tuesday Bird Walk, April 18, 2023
Unfortunately, this Tuesday Bird Walk will be CANCELLED.
The Sunday Bird Walk, April 16, 2023
This week’s Sunday Bird Walk will be going to Morrell
Wildlife Sanctuary.
Meet at The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store at 9:00am or at the Morrell parking lot, entrance on Nanaimo Lakes Road by Dogwood Road, at 9:15 am. Weather cooperating.
For cancelled bird walks due to weather, please check The Backyard blog at www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com on the day of the bird walk. A notice will be up before 8:00am if there is a cancelation.
Good birding! Colin Bartlett
The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
Nanaimo Bird Report
April 4, 2023
“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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Tuesday April 4, 2023:
The Tuesday Bird Walk went to the Shelly Road side of the Englishman
River Estuary Parksville. The weather was cloudy with sunny breaks, and a cool
6 C. A few highlights from the walk were, seeing about 20 Snow Geese lift off from
the Parksville Community Park and fly around, a Peregrine Falcon do a fly by
providing a great view and watching two Red-breasted Sapsuckers working the
trees.
10 birders saw and heard the following 49 species.
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
American Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Gadwall
Green-wing Teal
Surf Scoter
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Pacific Loon
Horned Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Cooper’s Hawk
Bald Eagle
Turkey Vulture
Peregrine Falcon
Black Oystercatcher
Short-billed Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Anna’s Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Northern Flicker
Common Raven
American Crow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Bewick’s Wren
Pacific Wren
American Robin
Orange-crowned Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Brewer’s Blackbird
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Monday April 3, 2023:
A male Rufous Hummingbird was seen at Legacy Marsh in upper Lantzville.
Sunday April 2, 2023:
The Sunday Bird Walk went to Nanoose Bay
Estuary at the end of Nanoose Beach Road. The weather was sunny, 6C and the
winds were calm. Some highlights from the walk were a pair of Greater
Yellowlegs that were feeding along the beach. A Killdeer that was hunkered down
in the grasses as though sitting on a nest, and a pair of Red Crossbills that
landed in a tree right in front of us.
12 birders saw and heard the following 45 bird
species:
Canada Goose
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Bufflehead
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
California Quail
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Pelagic Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Short-billed Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Eurasian Collared Doves
Anna's Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
Violet-green Swallow
Tree Swallow
Common Raven
American Crow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Brown Creeper
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
European Starling
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer’s Blackbird
Red Crossbill
House Finch
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
Sunday March 26, 2023:
Yellow-rumped Warbler and Rufous Hummingbird were seen in a backyard on Aulds Road
in Lantzville.
If you have any birds to report or need help identifying, just email or call the store, thebackyard@shaw.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 Tuesday Bird Walk, April 11, 2023
The Tuesday Bird Walk will be going to French Creek – Columbia Beach.
Meet directly at the parking area on Admiral Tryon Blvd, off Columbia Drive and Hwy 19A, French Creek, at 9:00 am. Weather cooperating.
The Sunday Bird Walk, April 9, 2023
This week’s Sunday Bird Walk is cancelled for the Easter Long Weekend.
For cancelled bird walks due to weather, please check The Backyard blog at www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com on the day of the bird walk. A notice will be up before 8:00am if there is a cancelation.
Good
birding! Colin Bartlett
