The Backyard's Weekly Bird Walk locations are found in the Backyard Bird Report at the very end of the most recent report. Any cancellations will be posted by 8am the day of the walk.

Tuesday 25 May 2010

Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday bird walk, May 25, 2010


Orange-crowned Warbler: Ralph Hocken Photo.

The Tuesday bird walk went to the Beaver Ponds in Nanoose Bay. The morning started with light showers and calm wind but cleared up as the morning progressed. We had great looks at a Hairy Woodpecker near the top of a snag. We heard an Olive-sided Flycatcher, a Willow Flycatcher, several Pacific-slope Flycatchers and a Cassin's Vireo singing throughout the morning. We heard a Yellow Warbler, Townsend's Warbler and a Black-headed Grosbeak singing from high up in the canopy. We managed close looks at several Orange-crowned Warblers, several Yellow-rumped Warblers, a Black-throated Gray Warbler and a Wilson's Warbler.

Seven birders saw and heard the following thirty-five species of birds;
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Band-tailed Pigeon
Black Swift
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Hairy Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Cassin's Vireo
Hutton's Vireo
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
European Starling
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Black-headed Grosbeak
Purple Finch
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin

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