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.
The Sunday bird walk on January 29, 2017 went to Buttertubs Marsh in Nanaimo. The morning was cloudy with rain showers but calm winds. We spotted two Varied Thrush perched in a tree next to the trail. An Anna’s Humming was flitting around in the same tree. Over twenty Cedar Waxwings were feeding on a berry tree just off the trail giving us great views. Many Bufflehead, one Hooded Merganser, several Ring-necked Ducks, one Pied-billed Grebe and twelve Wood Ducks were seen on the marsh.
Fourteen birders saw and heard the following thirty-two species:
Canada Geese
Mallard
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Ring-necked Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
Wood Duck
Belted Kingfisher
Double-crested Cormorant
Glaucous-winged Gull
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
California Quail
European Starling
Brewer’s Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Pacific Wren
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Cedar Waxwing
Spotted Towhee
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Purple Finch
House Finch
House Sparrow
Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday bird walk, January 24, 2017
The Tuesday bird walk on January 24, 2017 went to the Plummer Road side of the Englishman River Estuary in Parksville. The morning was sunny and the winds were calm. The the tide was high so mud flats had lots of water. Large flocks of American Wigeon, Mallards, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, two Killdeer, one Hooded Merganser and two Gadwall were feeding on the mud flats. We saw Surf Scoters, White-winged Scoters, three Long-tailed Ducks, Pacific Loons, Common Loons, Horned Grebes and Red-necked Grebes on the Strait of Georgia during the morning. A Coopers Hawk flew past us and landed on a tall tree next to the road giving us great views as it looked down on us.
Seventeen birders saw and heard the following forty-four species:
Canada Geese
Brant
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Gadwall
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Barrow’s Goldeneye
Common Goldeneye
Red-breasted Merganser
Common Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Brandt's Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Cooper’s Hawk
Mew Gull
Thayer's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Common Murre
Killdeer
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eurasian-collared Dove
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Anna’s Hummingbird
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bewick's Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Spotted Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
Purple Finch
House Finch
Friday, January 27:
The Birdstore received a report of a possible Three-toed Woodpecker feeding in a backyard in Parksville.
Sunday, January 22:
Ten Northern Flickers were perched in a tree in the 3200 block of Singleton Road in Nanaimo.
The Tuesday bird walk on January 31, 2017 will be going to Rathtrevor Provincial Park 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 main parking lot at Rathtrevor Park at about 9:10 a.m.
The Sunday bird walk on February 05, 2017 will be going to the Bowen Park in Nanaimo. Meet at the Birdstore at 9:00 a.m. or at the main parking lot off Bowen Road in Bowen park near the Lawn Bowling Green’s at about 9:15 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.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.
The Sunday bird walk on January 29, 2017 went to Buttertubs Marsh in Nanaimo. The morning was cloudy with rain showers but calm winds. We spotted two Varied Thrush perched in a tree next to the trail. An Anna’s Humming was flitting around in the same tree. Over twenty Cedar Waxwings were feeding on a berry tree just off the trail giving us great views. Many Bufflehead, one Hooded Merganser, several Ring-necked Ducks, one Pied-billed Grebe and twelve Wood Ducks were seen on the marsh.
Fourteen birders saw and heard the following thirty-two species:
Canada Geese
Mallard
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Ring-necked Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
Wood Duck
Belted Kingfisher
Double-crested Cormorant
Glaucous-winged Gull
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
California Quail
European Starling
Brewer’s Blackbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Pacific Wren
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Cedar Waxwing
Spotted Towhee
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Purple Finch
House Finch
House Sparrow
Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday bird walk, January 24, 2017
The Tuesday bird walk on January 24, 2017 went to the Plummer Road side of the Englishman River Estuary in Parksville. The morning was sunny and the winds were calm. The the tide was high so mud flats had lots of water. Large flocks of American Wigeon, Mallards, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, two Killdeer, one Hooded Merganser and two Gadwall were feeding on the mud flats. We saw Surf Scoters, White-winged Scoters, three Long-tailed Ducks, Pacific Loons, Common Loons, Horned Grebes and Red-necked Grebes on the Strait of Georgia during the morning. A Coopers Hawk flew past us and landed on a tall tree next to the road giving us great views as it looked down on us.
Seventeen birders saw and heard the following forty-four species:
Canada Geese
Brant
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Gadwall
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Barrow’s Goldeneye
Common Goldeneye
Red-breasted Merganser
Common Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Brandt's Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Cooper’s Hawk
Mew Gull
Thayer's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Common Murre
Killdeer
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eurasian-collared Dove
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Anna’s Hummingbird
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bewick's Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Spotted Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
Purple Finch
House Finch
Friday, January 27:
The Birdstore received a report of a possible Three-toed Woodpecker feeding in a backyard in Parksville.
Sunday, January 22:
Ten Northern Flickers were perched in a tree in the 3200 block of Singleton Road in Nanaimo.
The Tuesday bird walk on January 31, 2017 will be going to Rathtrevor Provincial Park 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 main parking lot at Rathtrevor Park at about 9:10 a.m.
The Sunday bird walk on February 05, 2017 will be going to the Bowen Park in Nanaimo. Meet at the Birdstore at 9:00 a.m. or at the main parking lot off Bowen Road in Bowen park near the Lawn Bowling Green’s at about 9:15 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.com
