Nanaimo Bird Alert
provided by
The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
To report your sightings phone
The Bird Alert at: 390-3029 or
The Store at: 390-3669
e-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.thebirdstore.ca
Please remember, when reporting a sighting, to leave your name and phone
number, along with the date and location of your sighting.
Tuesday March 28, 2006:
A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was seen having a bath in a water feature off Extension Road in south Nanaimo.
Twenty-four EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen visiting feeders in South Wellington.
Monday March 27:
"RARE BIRD ALERT"
A PAINTED BUNTING has been seen at 906 Damelart Way in Brentwood Bay for the last seven Days.
Two NORTHERN SHOVELERS, two YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS and ten VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS were seen at Brookwood Marsh east of Rutherford Road, in north Nanaimo.
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS were seen today in 2600 block of Pylates Drive in Ladysmith, in the 4700 block of Gertrude Street in Port Alberni and in the 3000 block of Raymur Place in Qualicum Beach.
BAND-TAILED PIGEONS and AMERICAN GOLDFINCH were seen at the end of Kaye Road in Parksville.
Two BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS, 25 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and two DUNLIN were seen at Parksville Bay.
A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was spotted hawking insects in the 2500 block of Cameo Drive on Gabrolia Island.
Sunday March 26:
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS are visiting feeders in the 4100 block of Gulfview, along Aulds Road and in the 400 block of Walton Heath Place in Nanaimo.
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS have returned to feeders in the 1300 block of Saturna Drive at Craig Bay.
The Sunday Bird Walk went to Buttertubs Marsh, twenty-seven birders found the following thirty-eight species:
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Hooded Merganser
Cooper's Hawk
Virginia Rail
American Coot
Common Snipe
Glaucous-winged Gull
Rock Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
Steller's Jay
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Marsh Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Song Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Purple Finch
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Saturday March 25:
"RARE BIRD ALERT"
A CLARK'S NUTCRACKER was seen near the trailer park just before the turn off to the Hospital in Port Alberni.
A RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER was seen near Cooper's Place in Parksville.
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS are coming to feeders in the 100 block of Meridian Way in Parksville
RED CROSSBILLS, one SAW-WHET OWL and two BARRED OWLS were seen and heard at Colliery Dam Park in Nanaimo.
Five RED CROSSBILLS, and one RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER were seen along Kaye Road in Parksville.
Friday March 24:
An AMERICAN KESTRAL was seen near the Airport in south Nanaimo.
Fifteen TRUMPETER SWANS were seen over French Creek.
Thursday March 23:
An AMERICAN KESTRAL was seen along highway 19 near the Arbutus Meadows Stables.
Six EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in the 2300 block of Gomerich Road in South Wellington.
Wednesday March 22:
BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS were seen on the beach at Departure Bay in Nanaimo.
An albino AMERICAN ROBIN was spotted along East Wellington Road in Nanaimo.
Tuesday March 21:
24 to 36 VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS were seen flying over the marshes at Paldi Road in Duncan.
A second year GLAUCOUS GULL, three EURASIAN WIGEONS and one MERLIN were seen at French Creek.
Three PILEATED WOODPECKERS, one HUTTONS VIREO, five AMERICAN COOTS, one PIED-BILLED GREBE, several AMERICAN GOLDFINCH and three TURKEY VULTURES were seen at Craig Bay in Parksville.
Monday March 20:
A RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD was seen coming to feeders in the 6500 block of Lost Lake Road in Nanaimo.
Saturday March 18:
An AMERICAN GOLDFINCH were spotted at feeders in the Chartwell area of Qualicum Beach.
For further information on these sightings or for help in identifying a
bird please call:
The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
@ (250) 390-3669
Toll Free @ 1-888-249-4145
e-mail: [email protected]
www.thebirdstore.ca
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The Nanoose Naturalists
Monthly Meeting
Thursday, April 13, 7:00 pm
Nanoose Library,
Nanoose Bay
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Arrowsmith Naturalists
Monthly Meeting,
Springwood School Parksville
Monday, April 24, 7:30 pm.
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Nanaimo Field Naturalists
Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, April 26, 7:30 PM,
Bowen Park Activity Centre,
Nanaimo.
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"PLEASE NOTE NEW TIME-- 8:30 AM"
This Sunday Bird Walk, April 02, 2006 will be going to the Nanoose Bay Estuary. Meet at the store at 8:30 am or at the beach behind the Pentacostal Church Camp off highway19 and Arlington Road at about 8:45 am.
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Good Birding!
Neil Robins
Nanaimo
British Columbia
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provided by
The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
To report your sightings phone
The Bird Alert at: 390-3029 or
The Store at: 390-3669
e-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.thebirdstore.ca
Please remember, when reporting a sighting, to leave your name and phone
number, along with the date and location of your sighting.
Tuesday March 28, 2006:
A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was seen having a bath in a water feature off Extension Road in south Nanaimo.
Twenty-four EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen visiting feeders in South Wellington.
Monday March 27:
"RARE BIRD ALERT"
A PAINTED BUNTING has been seen at 906 Damelart Way in Brentwood Bay for the last seven Days.
Two NORTHERN SHOVELERS, two YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS and ten VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS were seen at Brookwood Marsh east of Rutherford Road, in north Nanaimo.
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS were seen today in 2600 block of Pylates Drive in Ladysmith, in the 4700 block of Gertrude Street in Port Alberni and in the 3000 block of Raymur Place in Qualicum Beach.
BAND-TAILED PIGEONS and AMERICAN GOLDFINCH were seen at the end of Kaye Road in Parksville.
Two BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS, 25 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and two DUNLIN were seen at Parksville Bay.
A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was spotted hawking insects in the 2500 block of Cameo Drive on Gabrolia Island.
Sunday March 26:
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS are visiting feeders in the 4100 block of Gulfview, along Aulds Road and in the 400 block of Walton Heath Place in Nanaimo.
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS have returned to feeders in the 1300 block of Saturna Drive at Craig Bay.
The Sunday Bird Walk went to Buttertubs Marsh, twenty-seven birders found the following thirty-eight species:
Pied-billed Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Hooded Merganser
Cooper's Hawk
Virginia Rail
American Coot
Common Snipe
Glaucous-winged Gull
Rock Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
Steller's Jay
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Marsh Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Song Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Purple Finch
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Saturday March 25:
"RARE BIRD ALERT"
A CLARK'S NUTCRACKER was seen near the trailer park just before the turn off to the Hospital in Port Alberni.
A RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER was seen near Cooper's Place in Parksville.
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS are coming to feeders in the 100 block of Meridian Way in Parksville
RED CROSSBILLS, one SAW-WHET OWL and two BARRED OWLS were seen and heard at Colliery Dam Park in Nanaimo.
Five RED CROSSBILLS, and one RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER were seen along Kaye Road in Parksville.
Friday March 24:
An AMERICAN KESTRAL was seen near the Airport in south Nanaimo.
Fifteen TRUMPETER SWANS were seen over French Creek.
Thursday March 23:
An AMERICAN KESTRAL was seen along highway 19 near the Arbutus Meadows Stables.
Six EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen in the 2300 block of Gomerich Road in South Wellington.
Wednesday March 22:
BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS were seen on the beach at Departure Bay in Nanaimo.
An albino AMERICAN ROBIN was spotted along East Wellington Road in Nanaimo.
Tuesday March 21:
24 to 36 VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS were seen flying over the marshes at Paldi Road in Duncan.
A second year GLAUCOUS GULL, three EURASIAN WIGEONS and one MERLIN were seen at French Creek.
Three PILEATED WOODPECKERS, one HUTTONS VIREO, five AMERICAN COOTS, one PIED-BILLED GREBE, several AMERICAN GOLDFINCH and three TURKEY VULTURES were seen at Craig Bay in Parksville.
Monday March 20:
A RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD was seen coming to feeders in the 6500 block of Lost Lake Road in Nanaimo.
Saturday March 18:
An AMERICAN GOLDFINCH were spotted at feeders in the Chartwell area of Qualicum Beach.
For further information on these sightings or for help in identifying a
bird please call:
The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store
@ (250) 390-3669
Toll Free @ 1-888-249-4145
e-mail: [email protected]
www.thebirdstore.ca
*************************************
The Nanoose Naturalists
Monthly Meeting
Thursday, April 13, 7:00 pm
Nanoose Library,
Nanoose Bay
********************************
Arrowsmith Naturalists
Monthly Meeting,
Springwood School Parksville
Monday, April 24, 7:30 pm.
*********************************
Nanaimo Field Naturalists
Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, April 26, 7:30 PM,
Bowen Park Activity Centre,
Nanaimo.
**********************************
"PLEASE NOTE NEW TIME-- 8:30 AM"
This Sunday Bird Walk, April 02, 2006 will be going to the Nanoose Bay Estuary. Meet at the store at 8:30 am or at the beach behind the Pentacostal Church Camp off highway19 and Arlington Road at about 8:45 am.
**************************************
Good Birding!
Neil Robins
Nanaimo
British Columbia
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