Neil Robins
Well-known member
Nanaimo bird report, January 14, 2018:
BIRD REPORT
“EXPLORE NATURE”---GO BIRDING:
To report your sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at [email protected]
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 bird walk, January 14, 2018
The Sunday bird walk went to Nanoose Bay. The morning was foggy with calm winds. A Hairy Woodpecker was spotted in a tall tree. We spotted a flock of Evening Grosbeaks perched high up in a tall tree just off the trail. A large number of Black Oystercatchers flew near the shore and landed on a sand bar giving us great views. Two Spotted Towhees, a Fox Sparrow, a Song Sparrow, a White-crowned Sparrow and a Golden-crowned Sparrow were observed just off the trail. A Horned Grebe, a Red-necked Grebe and a Common Loon were seen off shore.
Sixteen birders including two visiting birders from Winnipeg saw and heard the following forty-three species:
Canada Geese
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Red-breasted Merganser
Common Merganser
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Common Loon
Pelagic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Black Oystercatcher
Great Blue Heron
Belted Kingfish
Mew Gull
Iceland (Thayer’s) Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Bald Eagle
Coopers Hawk
Common Raven
Northwestern Crow
European Starling
Downey Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Bewick’s Wren
Red-breasted Nuthatch
American Robin
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Evening Grosbeak
Spotted Towhee
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
House Finch
Purple Finch
Red-winged Blackbird
Dark-eyed Junco
A pair of Canvas-backed Ducks and several Northern Shoveller’s were seen at Somass Marsh in Duncan.
Friday, January 12:
An American Kestrel was seen at Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park in Parksville.
A Tundra Swan was spotted off Church Road in Parksville.
Tuesday bird walk, January 09, 2018:
The Tuesday Bird Walk went to Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park in Parksville. The morning was mostly sunny but there was a very strong wind off the Strait of Georgia. Two Brant and a large flock of American Widgeons greeted us at the start of the walk. Two Golden-crowned Sparrows were seen feeding on the trail not far from us. A large number of Northern Pintail flew overhead heading up the Strait. A flock of White-winged Scoters were spotted hiding in the high waves offshore. Common Murre were heading up the Strait all morning. California Gulls and Mew Gulls flew high overhead. A Yellow-rumped Warbler was spotted high up in a conifer tree. Two Ruby-crowned Kinglets were feeding in the low bushes just off the trail.
Twenty-five birders saw and heard the following forty species:
Brant
American Widgeon
Mallard
Harlequin Duck
Northern Pintail
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Red-breasted Merganser
Common Loon
Pacific Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Western Grebe
Ancient Murrelet
Common Murre
Double-crested Cormorant
Bald Eagle
California Gull
Mew Gull
Iceland-Thayer's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Common Raven
Northwestern Crow
Steller’s Jay
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Anna’s Hummingbird
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Beswick’s Wren
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Saturday, January 06:
Barn swallows were seen flying near Madrona Point in Nanoose Bay.
Please Note
Check this site early Tuesday and Sunday mornings on stormy mornings to see if the walks have been cancelled!
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The Tuesday Bird walk on January 16, 2018, will be going Deep Bay. Meet at the Parksville Community Park (at the parking lot in front of the Lions Club Playground) at 9:00 a.m. or at the parking lot at the Deep Bay Marina at about 9:35 a.m.
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The Sunday walk on January 21, 2018, will be going to Bowen Park in Nanaimo. Meet at the Bird Store at 9:00 a.m. or at the main parking lot (near the lawn bowling greens) at Bowen Park off Bowen Road at about 9:15 a.m.
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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: [email protected]
Blog:http://thebirdstore.blogspot.ca
BIRD REPORT
“EXPLORE NATURE”---GO BIRDING:
To report your sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at [email protected]
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, January 14, 2018
The Sunday bird walk went to Nanoose Bay. The morning was foggy with calm winds. A Hairy Woodpecker was spotted in a tall tree. We spotted a flock of Evening Grosbeaks perched high up in a tall tree just off the trail. A large number of Black Oystercatchers flew near the shore and landed on a sand bar giving us great views. Two Spotted Towhees, a Fox Sparrow, a Song Sparrow, a White-crowned Sparrow and a Golden-crowned Sparrow were observed just off the trail. A Horned Grebe, a Red-necked Grebe and a Common Loon were seen off shore.
Sixteen birders including two visiting birders from Winnipeg saw and heard the following forty-three species:
Canada Geese
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Red-breasted Merganser
Common Merganser
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Common Loon
Pelagic Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Black Oystercatcher
Great Blue Heron
Belted Kingfish
Mew Gull
Iceland (Thayer’s) Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Bald Eagle
Coopers Hawk
Common Raven
Northwestern Crow
European Starling
Downey Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Bewick’s Wren
Red-breasted Nuthatch
American Robin
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Evening Grosbeak
Spotted Towhee
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
House Finch
Purple Finch
Red-winged Blackbird
Dark-eyed Junco
A pair of Canvas-backed Ducks and several Northern Shoveller’s were seen at Somass Marsh in Duncan.
Friday, January 12:
An American Kestrel was seen at Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park in Parksville.
A Tundra Swan was spotted off Church Road in Parksville.
Tuesday bird walk, January 09, 2018:
The Tuesday Bird Walk went to Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park in Parksville. The morning was mostly sunny but there was a very strong wind off the Strait of Georgia. Two Brant and a large flock of American Widgeons greeted us at the start of the walk. Two Golden-crowned Sparrows were seen feeding on the trail not far from us. A large number of Northern Pintail flew overhead heading up the Strait. A flock of White-winged Scoters were spotted hiding in the high waves offshore. Common Murre were heading up the Strait all morning. California Gulls and Mew Gulls flew high overhead. A Yellow-rumped Warbler was spotted high up in a conifer tree. Two Ruby-crowned Kinglets were feeding in the low bushes just off the trail.
Twenty-five birders saw and heard the following forty species:
Brant
American Widgeon
Mallard
Harlequin Duck
Northern Pintail
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Red-breasted Merganser
Common Loon
Pacific Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Western Grebe
Ancient Murrelet
Common Murre
Double-crested Cormorant
Bald Eagle
California Gull
Mew Gull
Iceland-Thayer's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Common Raven
Northwestern Crow
Steller’s Jay
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Anna’s Hummingbird
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Beswick’s Wren
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Saturday, January 06:
Barn swallows were seen flying near Madrona Point in Nanoose Bay.
Please Note
Check this site early Tuesday and Sunday mornings on stormy mornings to see if the walks have been cancelled!
*************************************************************
The Tuesday Bird walk on January 16, 2018, will be going Deep Bay. Meet at the Parksville Community Park (at the parking lot in front of the Lions Club Playground) at 9:00 a.m. or at the parking lot at the Deep Bay Marina at about 9:35 a.m.
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The Sunday walk on January 21, 2018, will be going to Bowen Park in Nanaimo. Meet at the Bird Store at 9:00 a.m. or at the main parking lot (near the lawn bowling greens) at Bowen Park off Bowen Road at about 9:15 a.m.
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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: [email protected]
Blog:http://thebirdstore.blogspot.ca
