Neil Robins
Well-known member
Nanaimo bird report, February 25, 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, February 25, 2018
The Sunday bird walk went Buttertubs Marsh in Nanaimo. The morning was mostly sunny and the winds were calm. Four Great Blue Herons were perched on a tall tree near the viewing tower. One Trumpeter Swan and a pair of Hooded Mergansers were resting on the marsh. A Bald Eagle and a Red-tailed Hawk were spotted high over head. A lone Cedar Waxwing was perched on a bush near the trail. Song Sparrows, Fox Sparrows and Golden-crowned Sparrows were seen just off the trail and two Downy Woodpeckers were seen feeding on a tree just off the trail.
Seventeen birders including visiting birders from Ontario and Washington State saw and heard the following forty-three species:
Trumpeter Swan
Canada Geese
Great Blue Heron
Mallard,
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Ring-necked Duck
Double-crested Cormorant
Belted Kingfisher
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Pied-billed Grebe
Wood Duck
Virginia Rail
Glaucous-winged Gull
Eurasian-collared Dove
Northern Flicker
Downy Woodpecker
Steller’s Jay
Common Raven
Northwestern Crow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Brown Creeper
Berwick’s Wren
Marsh Wren
Anna's Hummingbird
Hutton’s Vireo
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Varied Thrush
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewers Blackbird
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow,
Fox Sparrow,
Golden-crowned Sparrow,
House Finch,
Purple Finch
Dark-eyed Junco,
House Sparrow
Parksville/Qualicum Beach, Tuesday bird walk, February 20, 2018:
The Tuesday bird walk went to the Englishman River Estuary on the Shelly Road side in Parksville. The morning was sunny with calm winds. A large flock of Trumpeter Swans greeted us as they flew over head at the start of the walk. We spotted a singing Hutton’s Vireo sitting fairly low in a tree along the trail. A large number of Chestnut-backed Chickadees were seen in the same area. Six Varied Thrush were spotted along the ground not far from the trail. A Eurasian Wigeon was seen in with a flock of American Wigeon and Green-winged Teal resting on the estuary. A pair of Barrow’s Goldeneye and a pair of Common Goldeneye swam along the estuary. Three Brant flew down the Strait of Georgia. A Northern Shrike perched on a tall snag, giving us great views. We spotted a Red-breasted Sapsucker perched at the top of a tall Conifer. A Bald Eagle was spotted flying high in the blue sky alongside a Red-tailed Hawk. Could they be from the nest in Victoria last summer ?
Twenty-one birders including visiting birders from Yellowknife, Jasper, Red Deer, Calgary and Seattle saw and heard the following fifty-one species.
Trumpeter Swan
Canada Geese
Brant
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Barrows Goldeneye
Common Goldeneye
Green-winged Teal
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Surf Scoter
Horne Grebe
Red-neck Grebe
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Merganser
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Northern Shrike
Killdeer
California Quail
Mew Gull
California Gull
Iceland-Thayer's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Anna's Hummingbird
Northern Flicker
Downy Woodpecker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Steller’s Jay
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Pacific Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hutton’s Vireo
Brown Creeper
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
House Finch
Purple Finch
Please Note
Check this site (www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com) early Tuesday and Sunday mornings on stormy mornings to see if the walks have been cancelled!
The Tuesday Bird Walk on February 27, 2018 will be going to the 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 platform in north Qualicum Beach at about 9:20 am.
The Sunday Bird Walk on Marsh 04, 2018 will be going to Nanoose Bay. Meet at the Birdstore at 9:00 AM. or Nanoose Bay on the beach at the church camp (off highway 19 and Arlington Road) at about 9:15 AM.
Good birding
Neil Robins
THE BACKYARD WILDBIRD & NATURE STORE
314 Metral Drive
Nanaimo B.C.
V9T-2L8
Phone: 250-390-3669
Fax: 250-390-1633
Email: [email protected]
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, February 25, 2018
The Sunday bird walk went Buttertubs Marsh in Nanaimo. The morning was mostly sunny and the winds were calm. Four Great Blue Herons were perched on a tall tree near the viewing tower. One Trumpeter Swan and a pair of Hooded Mergansers were resting on the marsh. A Bald Eagle and a Red-tailed Hawk were spotted high over head. A lone Cedar Waxwing was perched on a bush near the trail. Song Sparrows, Fox Sparrows and Golden-crowned Sparrows were seen just off the trail and two Downy Woodpeckers were seen feeding on a tree just off the trail.
Seventeen birders including visiting birders from Ontario and Washington State saw and heard the following forty-three species:
Trumpeter Swan
Canada Geese
Great Blue Heron
Mallard,
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Ring-necked Duck
Double-crested Cormorant
Belted Kingfisher
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Pied-billed Grebe
Wood Duck
Virginia Rail
Glaucous-winged Gull
Eurasian-collared Dove
Northern Flicker
Downy Woodpecker
Steller’s Jay
Common Raven
Northwestern Crow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Brown Creeper
Berwick’s Wren
Marsh Wren
Anna's Hummingbird
Hutton’s Vireo
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Varied Thrush
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewers Blackbird
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow,
Fox Sparrow,
Golden-crowned Sparrow,
House Finch,
Purple Finch
Dark-eyed Junco,
House Sparrow
Parksville/Qualicum Beach, Tuesday bird walk, February 20, 2018:
The Tuesday bird walk went to the Englishman River Estuary on the Shelly Road side in Parksville. The morning was sunny with calm winds. A large flock of Trumpeter Swans greeted us as they flew over head at the start of the walk. We spotted a singing Hutton’s Vireo sitting fairly low in a tree along the trail. A large number of Chestnut-backed Chickadees were seen in the same area. Six Varied Thrush were spotted along the ground not far from the trail. A Eurasian Wigeon was seen in with a flock of American Wigeon and Green-winged Teal resting on the estuary. A pair of Barrow’s Goldeneye and a pair of Common Goldeneye swam along the estuary. Three Brant flew down the Strait of Georgia. A Northern Shrike perched on a tall snag, giving us great views. We spotted a Red-breasted Sapsucker perched at the top of a tall Conifer. A Bald Eagle was spotted flying high in the blue sky alongside a Red-tailed Hawk. Could they be from the nest in Victoria last summer ?
Twenty-one birders including visiting birders from Yellowknife, Jasper, Red Deer, Calgary and Seattle saw and heard the following fifty-one species.
Trumpeter Swan
Canada Geese
Brant
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Barrows Goldeneye
Common Goldeneye
Green-winged Teal
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Surf Scoter
Horne Grebe
Red-neck Grebe
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Merganser
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Northern Shrike
Killdeer
California Quail
Mew Gull
California Gull
Iceland-Thayer's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Anna's Hummingbird
Northern Flicker
Downy Woodpecker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Steller’s Jay
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Pacific Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hutton’s Vireo
Brown Creeper
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
House Finch
Purple Finch
Please Note
Check this site (www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com) early Tuesday and Sunday mornings on stormy mornings to see if the walks have been cancelled!
The Tuesday Bird Walk on February 27, 2018 will be going to the 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 platform in north Qualicum Beach at about 9:20 am.
The Sunday Bird Walk on Marsh 04, 2018 will be going to Nanoose Bay. Meet at the Birdstore at 9:00 AM. or Nanoose Bay on the beach at the church camp (off highway 19 and Arlington Road) at about 9:15 AM.
Good birding
Neil Robins
THE BACKYARD WILDBIRD & NATURE STORE
314 Metral Drive
Nanaimo B.C.
V9T-2L8
Phone: 250-390-3669
Fax: 250-390-1633
Email: [email protected]
