The Nanaimo Bird Alert
provided by
The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
To report your sightings phone
The Bird Alert at: 390-3029 or
The Store at: 390-3669
e-mail: [email protected]
Please remember when reporting a sighting to leave your name, phone
number along with the date and location of your sighting.
Monday April 18, 2005:
Two MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS were seen near Uplands Road and Hammond Bay Road, on the walkway between Dover Bay School and the Ocean Walk Strata Complex.
An OLIVED-SIDED FLYCATCHER, HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHERS, CASSIN'S VIREO, YELLOW-RUMPED, ORANGE-CROWNED, BLACK-THROATED, TOWNSENDS and MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLERS, COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, CHIPPING SPARROWS, PURPLE FINCH and AMERICAN GOLDFINCH were seen in the Douglas fir forest and clearcuts beyond the end of Peterson Road west of Parksville.
One female AMERICAN KESTRAL and one NORTHERN HARRIER were at the Nanaimo River Estuary in south Nanaimo
One COMMON MURRE was spotted offshore at Yellow Point in Cedar.
Sunday April 17:
One HERMIT THRUSH was seen at the Morrell Sanctuary in Nanaimo
A BLACK SWIFT was sighted at Bowen and Northfield Roads, flying towards Highway 19.
AN EVENING GROSBEAK was spotted along Western Acres Road in Nanaimo.
The Sunday Bird Walk on April 17 went to the Morrell Sanctuary in Nanaimo. Fifteen birders found the following 35 species:
Mallard
Bald Eagle
Cooper's Hawk
Ruffed Grouse
California Quail
Band-tailed Pigeon
Rufous Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Cassin's Vireo
Hutton's Vireo
Steller's Jay
Common Raven
Violet-green Swallow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
Saturday April 16:
A TOWNSEND'S SOLATAIRE was seen at the end of Kaye Road behind the Government Weight Scales in Parksville.
AN ORANGE-CROWNED and a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, two SPOTTED TOWHEES, one BROWN CREEPER, and one WINTER WREN were seen at the Chase River Estuary in south Nanaimo.
Friday April 15:
Three GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE and a semi-albino CANADA GOOSE were seen at the Springfords Farm on Northwest Bay Road in Nanoose Bay.
Thursday April 14:
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS, PINE SISKINS, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, NORTHERN FLICKERS, CALIFORNIA QUAIL, PACIFIC-SLOPED FLYCATCHERS, GREAT BLUE HERON and two CHEASTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEES were seen in the 1300 block of Ivor Road in Cedar.
Wednesday April 13:
A TOWNSEND'S SOLATAIRE was spotted on the Holden Creek side of the Nanaimo River Estuary in south Nanaimo.
Tuesday April 12:
AN AMERICAN GOLDFINCH is coming to feeders at the Jingle Pot R.V Campgrounds in Nanaimo.
Twelve WILSON'S SNIPE were seen at the Jingle Pot Marsh near Jingle Pot Road and Third Street in Nanaimo.
A HERMIT THRUSH was spotted in a yard along Granite Park Road in Nanaimo.
Two SAVANNAH SPARROWS are in a yard in the 100 block of Meridian Way in Parksville.
Monday April 11:
One WILSONS SNIPE was seen calling very loudly from the top of a garage roof in the 2500 block of Glenayr Drive in Nanaimo.
Sunday April 10:
A YELLOW WARBLER was sighted in the 2500 block of Glenayr Drive in Nanaimo.
For further information on these sightings or for help in identifying a
bird please call:
The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
@ (250) 390-3669
Toll Free @ 1-888-249-4145
e-mail: [email protected]
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Arrowsmith Naturalists General Meeting
Monday April 25, 7:30pm.
Springwood Middle School on Despard Street in Parksville.
"Salmon and Sea Lice - A Biologist Perspective".
By Corey Peet
Graduate Student from the University of Victoria. *************************************************************************************************
Nanaimo Field Naturalists Monthly Meeting
April 27th, 7:30 PM,
Bowen Park Activity Centre, nanaimo.
"Birding through Binoculars"
by Bruce Whittington
Acclaimed author of "Seasons with Birds"
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"PURPLE MARTINS"
"Please report first arrivals of adult and subadult Purple Martins at nesting colonies and any other noteworthy sightings (e.g. birds seen at other locations than known colony sites, inland sightings on fresh water, etc.) to [email protected]. Many martins also have a coloured band with an alphanumeric code on one leg that can be read with a scope - please report any band numbers observed (band colour, right or left leg and band code) to this address and you will receive information on the banding origin and known history of the bird. Thanks for your assistance with our ongoing dispersal and recruitment tracking study. - BC Purple Martin Stewardship and Recovery Program."
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This Sunday Bird Walk on Sunday April 24, 2005 will be going to the Harbour front at Ladysmith.
Meet at the Backyard Wildbird Store at 8:30 a.m. or at the parking lot near the Government Wharf at 8:45 a.m. (Coming from Nanaimo turn Left at the first set of lights in Ladysmith and follow the signs to the Government Wharf)
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Good Birding!
Neil Robins
Nanaimo
British Columbia
provided by
The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
To report your sightings phone
The Bird Alert at: 390-3029 or
The Store at: 390-3669
e-mail: [email protected]
Please remember when reporting a sighting to leave your name, phone
number along with the date and location of your sighting.
Monday April 18, 2005:
Two MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS were seen near Uplands Road and Hammond Bay Road, on the walkway between Dover Bay School and the Ocean Walk Strata Complex.
An OLIVED-SIDED FLYCATCHER, HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHERS, CASSIN'S VIREO, YELLOW-RUMPED, ORANGE-CROWNED, BLACK-THROATED, TOWNSENDS and MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLERS, COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, CHIPPING SPARROWS, PURPLE FINCH and AMERICAN GOLDFINCH were seen in the Douglas fir forest and clearcuts beyond the end of Peterson Road west of Parksville.
One female AMERICAN KESTRAL and one NORTHERN HARRIER were at the Nanaimo River Estuary in south Nanaimo
One COMMON MURRE was spotted offshore at Yellow Point in Cedar.
Sunday April 17:
One HERMIT THRUSH was seen at the Morrell Sanctuary in Nanaimo
A BLACK SWIFT was sighted at Bowen and Northfield Roads, flying towards Highway 19.
AN EVENING GROSBEAK was spotted along Western Acres Road in Nanaimo.
The Sunday Bird Walk on April 17 went to the Morrell Sanctuary in Nanaimo. Fifteen birders found the following 35 species:
Mallard
Bald Eagle
Cooper's Hawk
Ruffed Grouse
California Quail
Band-tailed Pigeon
Rufous Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Cassin's Vireo
Hutton's Vireo
Steller's Jay
Common Raven
Violet-green Swallow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
Saturday April 16:
A TOWNSEND'S SOLATAIRE was seen at the end of Kaye Road behind the Government Weight Scales in Parksville.
AN ORANGE-CROWNED and a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, two SPOTTED TOWHEES, one BROWN CREEPER, and one WINTER WREN were seen at the Chase River Estuary in south Nanaimo.
Friday April 15:
Three GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE and a semi-albino CANADA GOOSE were seen at the Springfords Farm on Northwest Bay Road in Nanoose Bay.
Thursday April 14:
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS, PINE SISKINS, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, NORTHERN FLICKERS, CALIFORNIA QUAIL, PACIFIC-SLOPED FLYCATCHERS, GREAT BLUE HERON and two CHEASTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEES were seen in the 1300 block of Ivor Road in Cedar.
Wednesday April 13:
A TOWNSEND'S SOLATAIRE was spotted on the Holden Creek side of the Nanaimo River Estuary in south Nanaimo.
Tuesday April 12:
AN AMERICAN GOLDFINCH is coming to feeders at the Jingle Pot R.V Campgrounds in Nanaimo.
Twelve WILSON'S SNIPE were seen at the Jingle Pot Marsh near Jingle Pot Road and Third Street in Nanaimo.
A HERMIT THRUSH was spotted in a yard along Granite Park Road in Nanaimo.
Two SAVANNAH SPARROWS are in a yard in the 100 block of Meridian Way in Parksville.
Monday April 11:
One WILSONS SNIPE was seen calling very loudly from the top of a garage roof in the 2500 block of Glenayr Drive in Nanaimo.
Sunday April 10:
A YELLOW WARBLER was sighted in the 2500 block of Glenayr Drive in Nanaimo.
For further information on these sightings or for help in identifying a
bird please call:
The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
@ (250) 390-3669
Toll Free @ 1-888-249-4145
e-mail: [email protected]
*************************************************************************************************
Arrowsmith Naturalists General Meeting
Monday April 25, 7:30pm.
Springwood Middle School on Despard Street in Parksville.
"Salmon and Sea Lice - A Biologist Perspective".
By Corey Peet
Graduate Student from the University of Victoria. *************************************************************************************************
Nanaimo Field Naturalists Monthly Meeting
April 27th, 7:30 PM,
Bowen Park Activity Centre, nanaimo.
"Birding through Binoculars"
by Bruce Whittington
Acclaimed author of "Seasons with Birds"
**************************************************************************************************
"PURPLE MARTINS"
"Please report first arrivals of adult and subadult Purple Martins at nesting colonies and any other noteworthy sightings (e.g. birds seen at other locations than known colony sites, inland sightings on fresh water, etc.) to [email protected]. Many martins also have a coloured band with an alphanumeric code on one leg that can be read with a scope - please report any band numbers observed (band colour, right or left leg and band code) to this address and you will receive information on the banding origin and known history of the bird. Thanks for your assistance with our ongoing dispersal and recruitment tracking study. - BC Purple Martin Stewardship and Recovery Program."
**********************************************************************************************
This Sunday Bird Walk on Sunday April 24, 2005 will be going to the Harbour front at Ladysmith.
Meet at the Backyard Wildbird Store at 8:30 a.m. or at the parking lot near the Government Wharf at 8:45 a.m. (Coming from Nanaimo turn Left at the first set of lights in Ladysmith and follow the signs to the Government Wharf)
**********************************************************************************************
Good Birding!
Neil Robins
Nanaimo
British Columbia
