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Nanaimo bird report, September 10, 2017, 2017 (1 Viewer)

Neil Robins

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Sunday Bird Walk, September 10, 2017:
The Sunday bird walk went to Moorcroft Regional Park in Nanoose Bay. The morning was cloudy with sunny periods and calm winds. Turkey Vultures flew over head all morning. A Great Blue Heron, a Glaucous-winged Gull and a Pelagic Cormorant were perched on a island just off shore. We spotted a young Red-breasted Sapsucker tapping on a tree near the trail. A pair of Hairy Woodpecker put on a great show for us while they were feeding on a tall tree along the trail. A family of Brown Creepers were feeding on a tree next to the trail. A Fox Sparrow and a Song Sparrow played hide and seek with us for a long time.
Ten birders saw and heard the following twenty-two species:
Turkey Vulture
Great Blue Heron
Glaucous-winged Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
California Quail
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Anna’s Hummingbird
Bushtit
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Berwick’s Wren
American Robin
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Spotted Towhee
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco

Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday bird walk, September 05, 2017
The Tuesday bird walk went to the Shelly Road side of the Englishman River Estuary in Parksville. The morning was cloudy and smoky with a light breeze off the Strait of Georgia. We spotted a Barred Owl as it moved along the forest. It stopped to look us over, giving us great views. We watched as Cedar Waxwings, a Black-throated Gray Warbler, an Orange-crowned Warbler, a Cassin’s Vireo and a Willow Flycatcher came and went as they fed on a berry tree just off the trail. We saw a Merlin perched on a big snag near the strait. One Pigeon Guillemot and two Marbled Murrelets were seen near the shore heading down the Strait of Georgia. Three River Otters were seen walking along a gravel bar. We spotted Two Pacific White- sided Dolphins swimming just off shore going down the Strait. We watched in fascination as five Killer Whales headed up the Strait, diving and surfacing above the water. Much to our enjoyment they turned around and headed down the Strait, doubling our pleasure. We were entertained for about forty-five minutes.
It was a Whale of a Bird Walk this morning!

Seventeen birders saw and heard the following forty-three species:
Canada Geese
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Gadwall
Harlequin Duck
Red-necked Grebe
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Pigeon Guillemot
Marbled Murrelet
Merlin
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Barred Owl
Great Blue Heron
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
California Quail
Steller’s Jay
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bushtit
Berwick’s Wren
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
Anna’s Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Cassin’s Vireo
Willow Flycatcher
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch

Five Killer Whales
Two Pacific White-sided Dolphins
Three River Otters

Everyone is welcome to join us for a 2-3 hour bird walk on Sunday & Tuesday. We leave from the Store at 9 a.m. on Sunday Mornings and go to a different location in and around Nanaimo. We leave from the Parksville Community Park at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday mornings go to a different location in the Oceanside area.

The Tuesday Bird walk on September 12, 2017, will be going to the Plummer Road side of the Englishman River in Parksville. Meet at the Parksville Community Park (at the Lions Club Playground parking lot) at 9:00 a.m. or at the corner of Plummer Road and Shorewood Drive on the Oceanside of Highway 19a at about 9:10 a.m.

The Sunday Bird walk on September 17, 2017 will be going to Neck Point Park in Nanaimo. Meet at the Bird store at 9:00 a.m. or at the Parking lot of Neck Point off Hammond Bay Road at about 9:15 a.m.

Good birding
Neil Robins

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Nanaimo B.C.
V9T-2L8
Phone: 250-390-3669
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