Tuesday bird walk, January 31, 2012

Black Oystercatcher: Ralph Hocken Photo.

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The Tuesday bird walk will be going to Columbia Beach on January 31.
We will meet at Parksville Community Park at the parking lot near the Lions Playground at 9:00 A.M. or the parking area off Admiral Tryon Blvd. at about 9:20 A.M.
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Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday bird walk,January 24, 2012

Black Turnstone: Ralph Hocken Photo.

The Tuesday bird walk went to Rathtrevor Provincial Park in Parksville. The morning was raining with very strong winds off the Straight of Georgia. We spotted a Golden-crowned Kinglet feeding down low just off the trail. Over one hundred Brant were just off shore, along with a dozen Black-bellied Plovers and about fifty Black Turnstones.
Six very dedicated birders saw and heard the following record low twelve species of birds:
Brant
Mallard
Black-bellied Plover
Black Turnstone
Mew Gull
Thayer's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Common Raven
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco

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The Tuesday bird walk will be going to Columbia Beach on January 31.
We will meet at Parksville Community Park at the parking lot near the Lions Playground at 9:00 A.M. or the parking area off Admiral Tryon Blvd. at about 9:20 A.M.
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Good birding
Neil Robins
Parksville
British Columbia

TUESDAY BIRD WALK, JANUARY 24, AND JANUARY 31, 2012

The Tuesday bird walk on January 24 will be going to Rathtrevor Provincial Park in Parksville!


The Tuesday bird walk on January 31 will be going to Columbia Beach!

Light coloured Canada Geese at Deep Bay

Light coloured Canada Geese: John Purves Photo.


The Tuesday bird walk went to Deep Bay. The morning was cold with snow flurries and a strong biting wind off the Strait of Georgia. The highlights included seeing a Cackling Goose in with a flock of mostly Richardson's Race and Common Canada Geese. Three of the Canada Geese were very unusual. They were light coloured with a dusting of white on their brown necks and heads, rather than the usual black heads and necks.

Good birding
Neil Robins
Parksville
British Columbia

Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday bird walk,January 17, 2012

Long-tailed Ducks: Ralph Hocken Photo.


Hi birders,

The Tuesday bird walk went to Deep Bay. The morning was cold with snow flurries and a strong biting wind off the Strait of Georgia. The highlights included seeing a Cackling Goose in with a flock of mostly Richardson's Race and Common Canada Geese. Three of the Canada Geese were very unusual. They were light coloured with a dusting of white on their brown necks and heads, rather than the usual black heads and necks. We saw a flock of Black-bellied Plovers, Black Turnstones and Dunlin resting on the snow near the shore. The big sighting of the morning was twenty-eight Long-tailed Ducks in the water not twenty feet from the point giving us all great views of this special duck.
Eight cold and snow blown birders including two visiting birders from Australia saw and heard the following forty-three species.
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Eurasian Wigeon
Mallard
Greater Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Red-breasted Merganser
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Bald Eagle
Killdeer
Black-bellied Plover
Black Turnstone
Dunlin
Mew Gull
Thayer's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian-collared Dove
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Pacific Wren
American Robin
European Starling
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Purple Finch
House Finch

Good birding
Neil Robins
Parksville
British Columbia