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Nanaimo bird report, May 12, 2016
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<blockquote data-quote="Neil Robins" data-source="post: 3413717" data-attributes="member: 69"><p>BIRD REPORT</p><p>“EXPLORE NATURE”---GO BIRDING:</p><p>To report your sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at <a href="mailto:thebackyard@shaw.ca">thebackyard@shaw.ca</a></p><p>Please remember, when reporting a sighting, to leave your name and phone number along with the date, the species and location of your sighting.</p><p>********************************************************************</p><p>Sunday, June 12, 2016: </p><p>The Sunday bird walk went to Legacy Marsh in upper Lantzville. The morning was sunny and warm with calm winds. A House Wren greeted us with his song from the top of a very tall conifer tree at the start of the walk. Two Willow Flycatchers was seen near the marsh. Tree Swallows, Violet-green Swallows, Barn Swallows, Purple Martins, Bald Eagles and Turkey Vultures were flying overhead throughout the morning. We head a Cassin’s Vireo singing. A young Western Tanager was perched on a short bush close to the trail giving us time to study her.</p><p>Twenty-one birders including visiting birders from Seattle, Kingston and Ladysmith saw and heard the following forty-eight species:</p><p>Wood Duck</p><p>Mallard</p><p>Hooded Merganser</p><p>Bald Eagle</p><p>Turkey Vulture</p><p>Rufous Hummingbird</p><p>Anna’s Hummingbird</p><p>Northern Flicker</p><p>Pileated Woodpecker</p><p>Red-breasted Sapsucker</p><p>Pacific-slope Flycatcher</p><p>Willow Flycatcher</p><p>Warbling Vireo</p><p>Cassin’s Vireo</p><p>Common Raven</p><p>Northwestern Crow</p><p>Tree Swallow</p><p>Violet-green Swallow</p><p>Barn Swallow</p><p>Purple Martin</p><p>Chestnut-backed Chickadee</p><p>Red-breasted Nuthatch</p><p>Brown Creeper</p><p>Bushtit</p><p>House Wren</p><p>Marsh Wren</p><p>Bewick’s Wren</p><p>Pacific Wren</p><p>European Starling</p><p>Swanson’s Thrush</p><p>American Robin</p><p>Yellow-rumped Warbler</p><p>MacGillivray’s Warbler</p><p>Orange-crowned Warbler</p><p>Black-throated Gray Warbler </p><p>Wilson's Warbler</p><p>Common Yellowthroat</p><p>Western Tanager</p><p>Black-headed Grosbeak</p><p>Red-winged Blackbird</p><p>Spotted Towhee</p><p>White-crowned Sparrow</p><p>Chipping Sparrow</p><p>Song Sparrow</p><p>Dark-eyed Junco</p><p>American Goldfinch</p><p>Purple Finch </p><p>House Finch </p><p></p><p>Tuesday, June 07: </p><p>The Tuesday bird walk went to Springwood Park in Parksville. The morning was sunny and very warm, but cooler in the forest. A pair of colorful Western Tanagers was spotted playing in the tall trees just above the trail. We watched a Hairy Woodpecker feeding in the tall snags. Three Willow Flycatchers were singing near the road as we walked by. We had great views of a MacGillivray’s Warbler feeding on the short bushes along the road. The best sighting of the morning was a young fledgling Common Yellowthroat feeding not far from the road. </p><p>Twenty birders, including three visiting birders from Tuscany, Italy and one from Kingston, Ontario saw and hear the following thirty-six species: </p><p>Canada Geese</p><p>Turkey Vulture</p><p>Bald Eagle</p><p>Eurasian-collared Dove</p><p>Anna's Hummingbird</p><p>Rufous Hummingbird</p><p>Northern Flicker</p><p>Hairy Woodpecker</p><p>Willow Flycatcher</p><p>Pacific-slope Flycatcher</p><p>Northwestern Crow</p><p> Common Raven</p><p>Violet-green Swallow</p><p>Chestnut-backed Chickadee</p><p>Red-breasted Nuthatch</p><p>Brown Creeper</p><p>Bewick's Wren</p><p>Pacific Wren</p><p>Bushtit</p><p>Swainson's Thrush</p><p>American Robin</p><p>Orange-crowned Warbler</p><p>McGillivray's Warbler</p><p>Common Yellowthroat</p><p>Warbling Vireo</p><p>Cassin’s Vireo</p><p>Western Tanager</p><p>Spotted Towhee</p><p>Brown-headed Cowbird</p><p>Song Sparrow</p><p>White-crowned Sparrow</p><p>Dark-eyed Junco</p><p>Black-headed Grosbeak</p><p>Purple Finch</p><p>American Goldfinch</p><p>House Finch</p><p></p><p>A Common Nighthawk was spotted flying over Departure Bay in Nanaimo.</p><p>*************************************************************</p><p>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.</p><p>******************************************************************************</p><p>The Tuesday bird walk on June 14, 2016 will be going to the Beaver Ponds in Nanoose Bay. Meet at the Parksville Community Park near the Lions Club Kids playground parking lot at 9:00 a.m. or at the parking area off Fairwinds Drive (follow Power Point Road off Northwest Bay Road to the four way stop and go about 100 yards to the parking area on the left) in Nanoose Bay at about 9:20 a.m.</p><p>**********************************************************************************</p><p>The Sunday bird walk on June 17, 2016 will be going to Beck Creek in south Nanaimo. Meet at the Birdstore at 9:00 a.m. or at parking area at the entrance to Living Forest R.V. Campground on Maki Road on the ocean side of highway one in south Nanaimo at about 9:30 a.m.</p><p>**********************************************************************************</p><p></p><p>Good birding</p><p>Neil Robins</p><p></p><p>THE BACKYARD WILDBIRD & NATURE STORE</p><p>6314 Metral Drive</p><p>Nanaimo B.C.</p><p>V9T-2L8</p><p>Phone: 250-390-3669</p><p>Fax: 250-390-1633</p><p>Email: <a href="mailto:thebackyard@shaw.ca">thebackyard@shaw.ca</a></p><p>Blog: <a href="http://www.thebirdstore.blogspot" target="_blank">www.thebirdstore.blogspot</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Neil Robins, post: 3413717, member: 69"] BIRD REPORT “EXPLORE NATURE”---GO BIRDING: To report your sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at [email]thebackyard@shaw.ca[/email] Please remember, when reporting a sighting, to leave your name and phone number along with the date, the species and location of your sighting. ******************************************************************** Sunday, June 12, 2016: The Sunday bird walk went to Legacy Marsh in upper Lantzville. The morning was sunny and warm with calm winds. A House Wren greeted us with his song from the top of a very tall conifer tree at the start of the walk. Two Willow Flycatchers was seen near the marsh. Tree Swallows, Violet-green Swallows, Barn Swallows, Purple Martins, Bald Eagles and Turkey Vultures were flying overhead throughout the morning. We head a Cassin’s Vireo singing. A young Western Tanager was perched on a short bush close to the trail giving us time to study her. Twenty-one birders including visiting birders from Seattle, Kingston and Ladysmith saw and heard the following forty-eight species: Wood Duck Mallard Hooded Merganser Bald Eagle Turkey Vulture Rufous Hummingbird Anna’s Hummingbird Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Red-breasted Sapsucker Pacific-slope Flycatcher Willow Flycatcher Warbling Vireo Cassin’s Vireo Common Raven Northwestern Crow Tree Swallow Violet-green Swallow Barn Swallow Purple Martin Chestnut-backed Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Bushtit House Wren Marsh Wren Bewick’s Wren Pacific Wren European Starling Swanson’s Thrush American Robin Yellow-rumped Warbler MacGillivray’s Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Black-throated Gray Warbler Wilson's Warbler Common Yellowthroat Western Tanager Black-headed Grosbeak Red-winged Blackbird Spotted Towhee White-crowned Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Song Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco American Goldfinch Purple Finch House Finch Tuesday, June 07: The Tuesday bird walk went to Springwood Park in Parksville. The morning was sunny and very warm, but cooler in the forest. A pair of colorful Western Tanagers was spotted playing in the tall trees just above the trail. We watched a Hairy Woodpecker feeding in the tall snags. Three Willow Flycatchers were singing near the road as we walked by. We had great views of a MacGillivray’s Warbler feeding on the short bushes along the road. The best sighting of the morning was a young fledgling Common Yellowthroat feeding not far from the road. Twenty birders, including three visiting birders from Tuscany, Italy and one from Kingston, Ontario saw and hear the following thirty-six species: Canada Geese Turkey Vulture Bald Eagle Eurasian-collared Dove Anna's Hummingbird Rufous Hummingbird Northern Flicker Hairy Woodpecker Willow Flycatcher Pacific-slope Flycatcher Northwestern Crow Common Raven Violet-green Swallow Chestnut-backed Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Bewick's Wren Pacific Wren Bushtit Swainson's Thrush American Robin Orange-crowned Warbler McGillivray's Warbler Common Yellowthroat Warbling Vireo Cassin’s Vireo Western Tanager Spotted Towhee Brown-headed Cowbird Song Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Black-headed Grosbeak Purple Finch American Goldfinch House Finch A Common Nighthawk was spotted flying over Departure Bay in Nanaimo. ************************************************************* 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. ****************************************************************************** The Tuesday bird walk on June 14, 2016 will be going to the Beaver Ponds in Nanoose Bay. Meet at the Parksville Community Park near the Lions Club Kids playground parking lot at 9:00 a.m. or at the parking area off Fairwinds Drive (follow Power Point Road off Northwest Bay Road to the four way stop and go about 100 yards to the parking area on the left) in Nanoose Bay at about 9:20 a.m. ********************************************************************************** The Sunday bird walk on June 17, 2016 will be going to Beck Creek in south Nanaimo. Meet at the Birdstore at 9:00 a.m. or at parking area at the entrance to Living Forest R.V. Campground on Maki Road on the ocean side of highway one in south Nanaimo at about 9:30 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]thebackyard@shaw.ca[/email] Blog: [url]www.thebirdstore.blogspot[/url] [/QUOTE]
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