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 please leave your name and phone number with the date and location of the sightings.
Sunday Bird Walk, April 09, 2017:
The Sunday bird walk went to Nanaimo River Estuary in south Nanaimo. The morning was mostly cloudy with some sunny periods, the wind was very strong off the Strait of Georgia. We heard and then saw Savannah Sparrows in the grass, on short bushes and the top of a post near the trail
Large numbers of Common Ravens were heard and seen throughout the morning. Turkey Vultures and Bald Eagle were seen high overhead. Three Western Meadowlarks were perched on the tall shrubs off the trail. We spotted a first of the season Purple Martin flying low near the trail. A Northern Harrier was hunting for prey just above the ground; it was seen for most of the morning.
Nine birders saw and heard the following thirty-four species:
Canada Geese
Mallard
American Wigeon
Green-winged Teal
Common Goldeneye
Barrow’s Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Belted Kingfisher
Mew Gull
Thayer’s Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Cooper’s Hawk
Turkey Vulture
Northern Harrier
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Northwestern Crow
American Robin
Western Meadowlark
Bewick’s Wren
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Purple Martin
Northern Flicker
European Starling
Anna’s Hummingbird
Spotted Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Friday, April 07:
Four Western Bluebirds were seen at the Art Gallery Grounds on the Plummer Road side of the Englishman River Estuary in Parksville.
Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday Bird Walk, April 04:
The Tuesday bird walk went to Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park in Parksville. The morning was cloudy with a strong wind off the Strait of Georgia. We were greeted at the beach by four Black Oystercatchers, hundreds of Brant, Dunlin and Black-bellied Plovers feeding along the shoreline. Further offshore we saw hundreds of Common Murre, Mew Gulls, Thayer’s Gulls, California Gulls and Glaucous-winged Gulls in a feeding frenzy with Sea Lions stirring up the sea. A flock of singing Red Crossbills landed in a tree just off the trail giving us great views. Ruby-crowned Kinglets and Golden-crowned Kinglets played hide and seek with us as they fed in the bushes near the trail. We spotted a Dark-eyed Junco in the forest with a mustache of nesting material. A flock of Yellow-rumped Warblers and two Orange-crowned Warblers were feeding just above us near the end of the walk. As we were doing the morning tally we spotted Bushtits in the bushes.
Nineteen birders including visiting birders from Calgary, St. Albert and Red Deer saw and heard the following forty-two species:
Brant
Mallard
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Surf Scoter
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Common Murre
Marbled Murrelet
Dunlin
Black-bellied Plover
Black Oystercatcher
Bald Eagle
Turkey Vulture
Mew Gull
Thayer’s Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Common Raven
Northwestern Crow
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
European Starling
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Anna’s Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Brown Creeper
Bushtit
Pacific Wren
Bewick’s Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Spotted Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
Song Sparrow
Red Crossbill
Monday, April 03:
A flock of Sandhill Cranes were seen flying north over Linley Valley in Nanaimo.
Sunday, April 02:
A Common Loon and a Red-necked Grebe in breeding plumage were seen near the Yellow Point Lodge in Cedar.
Bird Walks This Week:
The Tuesday bird walk on April 11, 2017 will be going to the Plummer Road side of the Englishman River in Parksville. Meet at the Parksville Community Park at the parking lot near the Lions Club Kids Playground at 9:00 a.m. or at the corner of Plummer Road and Shorewood Drive at about 9:10 a.m.
The Sunday bird walk on April 16, 2017 is cancelled due to the Easter Sunday Holiday:
The Sunday bird walk on April 23 will be going to Morrell Wildlife Sanctuary in Nanaimo. Meet at the bird store at 9:00 a.m. or at the parking lot at Morrell at about 9:15 a.m. off Nanaimo Lakes Road (look for the Morrell Wildlife Sanctuary sign).
Good birding
Neil Robins
THE BACKYARD WILDBIRD& NATURE STORE
314 Metral Drive
Nanaimo
V9t-2L8
Phone: 250-390-3669
Fax: 250-390-1633
Email: [email protected]
Blof: www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com
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 please leave your name and phone number with the date and location of the sightings.
Sunday Bird Walk, April 09, 2017:
The Sunday bird walk went to Nanaimo River Estuary in south Nanaimo. The morning was mostly cloudy with some sunny periods, the wind was very strong off the Strait of Georgia. We heard and then saw Savannah Sparrows in the grass, on short bushes and the top of a post near the trail
Large numbers of Common Ravens were heard and seen throughout the morning. Turkey Vultures and Bald Eagle were seen high overhead. Three Western Meadowlarks were perched on the tall shrubs off the trail. We spotted a first of the season Purple Martin flying low near the trail. A Northern Harrier was hunting for prey just above the ground; it was seen for most of the morning.
Nine birders saw and heard the following thirty-four species:
Canada Geese
Mallard
American Wigeon
Green-winged Teal
Common Goldeneye
Barrow’s Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Belted Kingfisher
Mew Gull
Thayer’s Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Cooper’s Hawk
Turkey Vulture
Northern Harrier
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Northwestern Crow
American Robin
Western Meadowlark
Bewick’s Wren
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Purple Martin
Northern Flicker
European Starling
Anna’s Hummingbird
Spotted Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Friday, April 07:
Four Western Bluebirds were seen at the Art Gallery Grounds on the Plummer Road side of the Englishman River Estuary in Parksville.
Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday Bird Walk, April 04:
The Tuesday bird walk went to Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park in Parksville. The morning was cloudy with a strong wind off the Strait of Georgia. We were greeted at the beach by four Black Oystercatchers, hundreds of Brant, Dunlin and Black-bellied Plovers feeding along the shoreline. Further offshore we saw hundreds of Common Murre, Mew Gulls, Thayer’s Gulls, California Gulls and Glaucous-winged Gulls in a feeding frenzy with Sea Lions stirring up the sea. A flock of singing Red Crossbills landed in a tree just off the trail giving us great views. Ruby-crowned Kinglets and Golden-crowned Kinglets played hide and seek with us as they fed in the bushes near the trail. We spotted a Dark-eyed Junco in the forest with a mustache of nesting material. A flock of Yellow-rumped Warblers and two Orange-crowned Warblers were feeding just above us near the end of the walk. As we were doing the morning tally we spotted Bushtits in the bushes.
Nineteen birders including visiting birders from Calgary, St. Albert and Red Deer saw and heard the following forty-two species:
Brant
Mallard
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Surf Scoter
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Common Murre
Marbled Murrelet
Dunlin
Black-bellied Plover
Black Oystercatcher
Bald Eagle
Turkey Vulture
Mew Gull
Thayer’s Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Common Raven
Northwestern Crow
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
European Starling
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Anna’s Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Brown Creeper
Bushtit
Pacific Wren
Bewick’s Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Spotted Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
Song Sparrow
Red Crossbill
Monday, April 03:
A flock of Sandhill Cranes were seen flying north over Linley Valley in Nanaimo.
Sunday, April 02:
A Common Loon and a Red-necked Grebe in breeding plumage were seen near the Yellow Point Lodge in Cedar.
Bird Walks This Week:
The Tuesday bird walk on April 11, 2017 will be going to the Plummer Road side of the Englishman River in Parksville. Meet at the Parksville Community Park at the parking lot near the Lions Club Kids Playground at 9:00 a.m. or at the corner of Plummer Road and Shorewood Drive at about 9:10 a.m.
The Sunday bird walk on April 16, 2017 is cancelled due to the Easter Sunday Holiday:
The Sunday bird walk on April 23 will be going to Morrell Wildlife Sanctuary in Nanaimo. Meet at the bird store at 9:00 a.m. or at the parking lot at Morrell at about 9:15 a.m. off Nanaimo Lakes Road (look for the Morrell Wildlife Sanctuary sign).
Good birding
Neil Robins
THE BACKYARD WILDBIRD& NATURE STORE
314 Metral Drive
Nanaimo
V9t-2L8
Phone: 250-390-3669
Fax: 250-390-1633
Email: [email protected]
Blof: www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com
