The Tuesday bird walk went to Springwood Park in Parksville. The morning
was mostly sunny with cloudy periods and calm winds.
We spotted a Townsend's Warbler feeding high up in a Big Leaf Maple tree.
We saw and heard several Orange-crowned Warblers and Yellow-rumped Warblers
throughout the morning. Four Common Yellowthroats kept us entertained singing
and moving through the scotch broom next to the road. A Red-tailed Hawk was
being mobbed by a Common Raven high up in the sky. A Great Horned Owl flew in
and perched on a tree giving us great views. A second Great Horned Owl was
being mobbed by a flock of American Robins nearby giving us more great views of
the owls. We saw a Barred Owl near the end of the walk. The owl was perched on
a limb out in the open which made for more great views and a great finish to our
walk.
Common Yellowthroat: Ralph Hocken Photo.
Great Horned Owl: Hans Laue
Photo.
Sixteen birders saw and heard the following thirty-five species:
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Violet-green Swallow
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
European Starling
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Spotted Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
House Finch
Purple finch
American Goldfinch
The Tuesday bird walk on April 22, 2014 will be going to the Top Bridge
Trail in Parksville.
Barred Owl: John Purves Photo.
Many of the birders saw the eclipse of the moon early this morning. Thanks
for the heads-up, David.
Good birding
Neil Robins
Parksville
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