Neil Robins
Well-known member
Nanaimo bird report”
Explore Nature ---Go Birding
To report your sightings call the birdstore at 250-390-3669 or e-mail
[email protected]
Please remember, when reporting a sighting, to leave your name and phone number with the date and location of the sighting.
Sunday Bird Walk, October 08, 2017:
The Sunday bird walk went to Neck Point Park in Nanaimo. The morning was cloudy with very strong winds off the Strait of Georgia. Three Harlequin Ducks and one Red-necked Grebe were seen on the Strait at the start of the walk. Twenty five Black Oystercatchers and two Black Turnstones were seen on the rocks just offshore. Several Varied Thrushes, a Ruby-crowned Kinglet and a Downy Woodpecker entertained us royally while they were feeding in an Arbutus tree just above the trail.
Sixteen birders saw and heard the following thirty-six species:
Mallard
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Common Mergansers
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Common Loon
Pacific Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Black Oystercatcher
Black Turnstones
Mew Gull
California Gull
Iceland Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Steller’s Jay
Common Raven
European Starling
Anna’s Hummingbird
Bewick's Wren
Brown Creeper
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Spotted Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
House Finch
Dark-eyed Junco
Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday bird walk, October 03, 2017
The Tuesday bird walk went to Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park in Parksville. The morning was sunny and the winds were calm. A Bald Eagle was spotted high in a conifer tree near the parking lot. Twelve Savannah Sparrows were perched in a bush next to the trail. A Yellow-rumped Warbler was seen hawking insects from a tall tree near the trail. A Merlin was spotted high in a conifer tree. Twelve Horned Grebes, twenty Red-necked Grebes and five Western Grebes were seen not far from shore. A large number of Pacific Loons, several Common Loons, four Double-crested Cormorants, six Pelagic Cormorants and one Pigeon Guillemot were seen heading up the Strait of Georgia. Two flocks of over one hundred Bonaparte's Gulls were seen heading up the Strait near the horizon. A Brown Creeper was spotted climbing a fir tree next to the trail. Two Bewick’s Wrens were feeding on a small bush. Two Varied Thrush were spotted high up on a fir tree. A Cooper’s Hawk flew over head and landed in a short tree giving us great views. We had a great birding morning!
Twenty-five birders including visiting birders from California and Vancouver saw and heard the following fifty-five species:
Canada Geese
Mallard
American Wigeon
Harlequin Duck
Green-wing Teal
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Common Merganser
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Western Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Black-bellied Plover
Black Turnstone
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Pigeon Guillemot
Bald Eagle
Merlin
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Bonaparte's Gull
Mew Gull
Iceland Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Brown Creeper
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Anna’s Hummingbird
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Bewick’s Wren
Pacific Wren
European Starling
Spotted Towhee
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
House Finch
The Tuesday Bird walk on October 10, 2017, will be going to 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.
The Sunday Bird walk on October 15, 2017 will be going to The Plummer Road side of the Englishman River in Parksville. Meet at the Bird store at 9:00 a.m. or at the corner of Plummer Road and Shorewood Drive in Parksville at about 9:30 a.m.
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: www.thebirdstore.blogspot
Explore Nature ---Go Birding
To report your sightings call the birdstore at 250-390-3669 or e-mail
[email protected]
Please remember, when reporting a sighting, to leave your name and phone number with the date and location of the sighting.
Sunday Bird Walk, October 08, 2017:
The Sunday bird walk went to Neck Point Park in Nanaimo. The morning was cloudy with very strong winds off the Strait of Georgia. Three Harlequin Ducks and one Red-necked Grebe were seen on the Strait at the start of the walk. Twenty five Black Oystercatchers and two Black Turnstones were seen on the rocks just offshore. Several Varied Thrushes, a Ruby-crowned Kinglet and a Downy Woodpecker entertained us royally while they were feeding in an Arbutus tree just above the trail.
Sixteen birders saw and heard the following thirty-six species:
Mallard
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Common Mergansers
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Common Loon
Pacific Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Black Oystercatcher
Black Turnstones
Mew Gull
California Gull
Iceland Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Steller’s Jay
Common Raven
European Starling
Anna’s Hummingbird
Bewick's Wren
Brown Creeper
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Spotted Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
House Finch
Dark-eyed Junco
Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday bird walk, October 03, 2017
The Tuesday bird walk went to Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park in Parksville. The morning was sunny and the winds were calm. A Bald Eagle was spotted high in a conifer tree near the parking lot. Twelve Savannah Sparrows were perched in a bush next to the trail. A Yellow-rumped Warbler was seen hawking insects from a tall tree near the trail. A Merlin was spotted high in a conifer tree. Twelve Horned Grebes, twenty Red-necked Grebes and five Western Grebes were seen not far from shore. A large number of Pacific Loons, several Common Loons, four Double-crested Cormorants, six Pelagic Cormorants and one Pigeon Guillemot were seen heading up the Strait of Georgia. Two flocks of over one hundred Bonaparte's Gulls were seen heading up the Strait near the horizon. A Brown Creeper was spotted climbing a fir tree next to the trail. Two Bewick’s Wrens were feeding on a small bush. Two Varied Thrush were spotted high up on a fir tree. A Cooper’s Hawk flew over head and landed in a short tree giving us great views. We had a great birding morning!
Twenty-five birders including visiting birders from California and Vancouver saw and heard the following fifty-five species:
Canada Geese
Mallard
American Wigeon
Harlequin Duck
Green-wing Teal
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Common Merganser
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Western Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Black-bellied Plover
Black Turnstone
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Pigeon Guillemot
Bald Eagle
Merlin
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Bonaparte's Gull
Mew Gull
Iceland Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Brown Creeper
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Anna’s Hummingbird
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Bewick’s Wren
Pacific Wren
European Starling
Spotted Towhee
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
House Finch
The Tuesday Bird walk on October 10, 2017, will be going to 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.
The Sunday Bird walk on October 15, 2017 will be going to The Plummer Road side of the Englishman River in Parksville. Meet at the Bird store at 9:00 a.m. or at the corner of Plummer Road and Shorewood Drive in Parksville at about 9:30 a.m.
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: www.thebirdstore.blogspot
