Neil Robins
Well-known member
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, October 11, 2015
The Sunday bird walk went to Rathtrevor Provincial Park in Parksville. The morning was sunny and warm. A large number of Pacific Loons, a Marbled Murrelet, Horned Grebes, Red-necked Grebes and Western Grebes were seen close to shore. Flocks of Black Turnstones, Dunlin, Black-bellied Plovers and Killdeer were feeding on the tide line. Two Varied Thrush, Golden-crowned Sparrows,
White-crowned Sparrow and Savannah Sparrow were feeding on the sea weeds not far from us along the shoreline.
Eight birders saw and heard the following Forty-five species:
Canada Geese
Mallard
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
American Wigeon
Harlequin Duck Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Common Merganser
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Western Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Marbled Murrelet
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Black Turnstone
Dunlin
Black-bellied Plovers
Killdeer
Thayer’s Gull
California Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Steller’s Jay
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Bushtit
Anna’s Hummingbird
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Spotted Towhee
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red Crossbill
Friday, October 09:
A Eurasian Widgeon was seen at Buttertubs Marsh in Nanaimo.
Thursday, October 08:
A Townsend’s Solitaire was seen at Biggs Park in Nanaimo
A Roughed Grouse was spotted at the Morrell Wildlife Sanctuary in Nanaimo.
Tuesday, October 06:
The Tuesday bird walk went to the Plummer Road side of the Englishman River in Parksville. The morning was cloudy with sunny periods with only a light shower. A Townsend ’s solitaire perched on a tall tree at the start of the walk. A Hutton’s Vireo was spotted near the top of the bushes near the trail. We saw a Northern Shrike flying out from a short snag near the estuary in search of prey and returning to the perch. A Black-bellied Plover, an American Golden-Plover, several Killdeer, three Greater Yellowlegs and one Lesser Yellowlegs were seen feeding on the mudflats as the tide was coming in. We had another sighting of the Townsend’s Solitaire off the trail at the end of the mudflats, giving us great views. A Peregrine Falcon and a Merlin gave chase to the birds on the mudflats. We had a terrific morning of birding.
Fifteen birders saw and heard the following sixty-three species:
Canada Geese
American Widgeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Red-breasted Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Western Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Horned Grebe
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Common Murre
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-plover
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Great Blue Heron
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Rough-wing Swallow
Bald Eagle
Cooper’s Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
Merlin
Red-tailed Hawk
Northern Harrier
Northern Shrike
Ring-necked Pheasant
Bonaparte's Gull
Thayer’s Gull
Mew Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Northern Flicker
Steller’s Jay
Common Raven
Northwestern Crow
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Townsend’s Solitaire
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Anna’s Hummingbirds
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Hutton’s Vireo
Yellow-rumped Warbler
European Starling
Savannah’s Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
Brewer’s Blackbird
Purple Finch
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Monday, October 05:
A possible Stellar Sea Eagle was reported to the birdstore, it was seen flying towards the Nanaimo River Estuary in south Nanaimo.
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Everyone is welcome to join us for a 2-3 hour bird walk on the Sunday and
Tuesday mornings. We leave from the Store at 9 a.m. on Sunday Mornings and go to a different location in and around Nanaimo and from the Parksville
Beach Community Park at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays and go to different areas in and around the Oceanside area
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The Tuesday bird walk on October 13 will be going to the Little Qualicum River Estuary in Qualicum Beach. We meet at the Parksville Community Park at the parking lot close to the Lions Club Playground at 9:00 a.m., or at the Brant Viewing Platform in north Qualicum Beach at about 9:20 a.m.
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The Sunday bird walk on October 18, 2015 will be going to Nanoose Bay. Meet at the Birdstore at 9:00 a.m. or at Nanoose Bay on the beach at the Church Camp off Highway 19 and Arlington Road at about 9:15 a.m.
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British Columbia Rare Bird Alert link--- http://www.bcbirdalert.blogspot.ca/
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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: www.thebirdstore.blogspot.co
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, October 11, 2015
The Sunday bird walk went to Rathtrevor Provincial Park in Parksville. The morning was sunny and warm. A large number of Pacific Loons, a Marbled Murrelet, Horned Grebes, Red-necked Grebes and Western Grebes were seen close to shore. Flocks of Black Turnstones, Dunlin, Black-bellied Plovers and Killdeer were feeding on the tide line. Two Varied Thrush, Golden-crowned Sparrows,
White-crowned Sparrow and Savannah Sparrow were feeding on the sea weeds not far from us along the shoreline.
Eight birders saw and heard the following Forty-five species:
Canada Geese
Mallard
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
American Wigeon
Harlequin Duck Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Common Merganser
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Western Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Marbled Murrelet
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Black Turnstone
Dunlin
Black-bellied Plovers
Killdeer
Thayer’s Gull
California Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Steller’s Jay
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Bushtit
Anna’s Hummingbird
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Spotted Towhee
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red Crossbill
Friday, October 09:
A Eurasian Widgeon was seen at Buttertubs Marsh in Nanaimo.
Thursday, October 08:
A Townsend’s Solitaire was seen at Biggs Park in Nanaimo
A Roughed Grouse was spotted at the Morrell Wildlife Sanctuary in Nanaimo.
Tuesday, October 06:
The Tuesday bird walk went to the Plummer Road side of the Englishman River in Parksville. The morning was cloudy with sunny periods with only a light shower. A Townsend ’s solitaire perched on a tall tree at the start of the walk. A Hutton’s Vireo was spotted near the top of the bushes near the trail. We saw a Northern Shrike flying out from a short snag near the estuary in search of prey and returning to the perch. A Black-bellied Plover, an American Golden-Plover, several Killdeer, three Greater Yellowlegs and one Lesser Yellowlegs were seen feeding on the mudflats as the tide was coming in. We had another sighting of the Townsend’s Solitaire off the trail at the end of the mudflats, giving us great views. A Peregrine Falcon and a Merlin gave chase to the birds on the mudflats. We had a terrific morning of birding.
Fifteen birders saw and heard the following sixty-three species:
Canada Geese
American Widgeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Red-breasted Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Western Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Horned Grebe
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Common Murre
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-plover
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Great Blue Heron
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Rough-wing Swallow
Bald Eagle
Cooper’s Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
Merlin
Red-tailed Hawk
Northern Harrier
Northern Shrike
Ring-necked Pheasant
Bonaparte's Gull
Thayer’s Gull
Mew Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Northern Flicker
Steller’s Jay
Common Raven
Northwestern Crow
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Townsend’s Solitaire
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Anna’s Hummingbirds
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Hutton’s Vireo
Yellow-rumped Warbler
European Starling
Savannah’s Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
Brewer’s Blackbird
Purple Finch
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Monday, October 05:
A possible Stellar Sea Eagle was reported to the birdstore, it was seen flying towards the Nanaimo River Estuary in south Nanaimo.
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Everyone is welcome to join us for a 2-3 hour bird walk on the Sunday and
Tuesday mornings. We leave from the Store at 9 a.m. on Sunday Mornings and go to a different location in and around Nanaimo and from the Parksville
Beach Community Park at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays and go to different areas in and around the Oceanside area
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The Tuesday bird walk on October 13 will be going to the Little Qualicum River Estuary in Qualicum Beach. We meet at the Parksville Community Park at the parking lot close to the Lions Club Playground at 9:00 a.m., or at the Brant Viewing Platform in north Qualicum Beach at about 9:20 a.m.
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The Sunday bird walk on October 18, 2015 will be going to Nanoose Bay. Meet at the Birdstore at 9:00 a.m. or at Nanoose Bay on the beach at the Church Camp off Highway 19 and Arlington Road at about 9:15 a.m.
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British Columbia Rare Bird Alert link--- http://www.bcbirdalert.blogspot.ca/
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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: www.thebirdstore.blogspot.co
