BIRD
REPORT “EXPLORE NATURE---GO BIRDING”
To report your sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at
thebackyard@shaw.ca
Please remember, when reporting a sighting, to leave your name and phone
number along with the date, the species and location of your sighting.
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Sunday, January 18, 2015:
To report your sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 or e-mail us at
thebackyard@shaw.ca
Please remember, when reporting a sighting, to leave your name and phone
number along with the date, the species and location of your sighting.
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Sunday, January 18, 2015:
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The Sunday bird walk went to the Plummer Road side of the
Englishman River in
Parksville. The morning was cloudy with sunny periods and the
wind was calm. The
highlights included seeing a Long-tailed Duck not far from
shore. Several flocks of
Common Murre flew up the Strait of Georgia. We spotted a
Pigeon Guillemot further
off shore. Many Pacific Loons and Common Loons were seen
throughout
the morning.
There were three Killer Whales ( Orcas) heading up the strait.
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Fifteen birders saw and heard the following
forty-one Species:
American
Wigeon
Mallard
Northern
Pintail
Green-winged
Teal
Harlequin
Duck
Gadwall
Surf
Scoter
Long-tailed
Duck
Bufflehead
Common
Goldeneye
Red-breasted
Merganser
Common
Merganser
Pacific
Loon
Common
Loon
Red-necked
Grebe
Horned
Grebe
Double-crested
Cormorant
Pelagic
Cormorant
Great
Blue Heron
Bald
Eagle
Mew Gull
Thayer's
Gull
Glaucous-winged
Gull
Common
Murre
Pigeon
Guillemot
Lesser
Yellowlegs
Northern
Flicker
Pileated
Woodpecker
Steller’s
Jay
Northwestern
Crow
Common
Raven
Anna’s
Hummingbird
Chestnut-backed
Chickadee
American
Robin
Spotted
Towhee
Fox
Sparrow
Song
Sparrow
Golden-crowned
Sparrow
Dark-eyed
Junco
House
Finch
Purple
Finch
Friday,
January 16:
A
Peregrine Falcon was spotted at top of a tall conifer overlooking the marshland
at the Little Qualicum River Estuary north of Qualicum Beach.
A
White Hummingbird is visiting backyard feeders in Qualicum Beach
White Hummingbird: Friend
of Dauna’s Photo.
Tuesday,
January 13:
The
Tuesday bird walk went to Columbia Beach. The morning was cloudy with calm
winds and a smooth Strait of Georgia.
The
highlight sighting of the morning was the exciting showing of a pod of four
Killer Whales heading up the Strait near the far horizon.
Killer
Whales or Orcas are the
largest of the dolphins and one of the world's most powerful predators. They
feast on marine mammals such as seals, sea lions and also on fish, squid, and
seabirds.
Watching
the whales blow as they travelled along the horizon and then dove below the
surface, only to rise again in a few moments was awesome!!!
Harlequin
Ducks, Common Goldeneye, Barrows Goldeneye, Common Mergansers, Red-breasted
Mergansers, Pacific Loons, Common Loon and Horned Grebes were see just off
shore throughout the morning. A Pigeon Guillemot, several Marbled Murrelets and
Ancient Murrelets along with hundreds of Common Murre were seen further off
shore. A Greater Yellowlegs was roosting on the gravel bar with two
Black-bellied Plovers. A Black Oystercatcher was resting on a big rock giving
us good views and a flock of six Black Turnstones flew low over the water. Along
the road we spotted a large number of singing House Finch, White-crowned
Sparrows,
Golden-crowned Sparrows, Dark-eyed Juncos and Pine Siskins.
Golden-crowned Sparrows, Dark-eyed Juncos and Pine Siskins.
Common Goldeneye: Ralph Hocken Photo.
Seventeen
birders saw and heard the following forty- seven bird species:
Mallard
Harlequin
Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black
Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrows
Goldeneye
Common
Merganser
Red-breasted
Merganser
Pigeon
Guillemot
Marbled
Murrelet
Ancient
Murrelet
Common
Murre
Pacific
Loon
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Pelagic
cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Belted
Kingfisher
Greater
Yellowlegs
Black-bellied Plover
Black Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Black Oystercatcher
Black
Turnstone
Mew Gull
Mew Gull
California
Gull
Thayer's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Eurasian-collared Dove
Thayer's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Eurasian-collared Dove
Rock
Pigeon
Northern
Flicker
Pileated
Woodpecker
Northwestern Crow
Northwestern Crow
Common
Raven
Anna’s
Hummingbird
Chestnut-backed
Chickadee
Spotted
Towhee
Song Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Fox
Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
House
Finch
Dark-eyed Junco
Dark-eyed Junco
Pine
Siskin
House
Sparrow
Three
mammal species:
Killer
Whale
Harbour
Seals
Sea Lions
Greater
Yellowlegs: Ralph Hocken Photo.
Saturday, January 10:
Thirty
California Quail were seen feeding in a backyard in the 3000 block of
Barrington Road in Nanaimo.
The Snow
Goose and two Greater White-fronted Geese are still feeding on the grass at the
Parksville Community Park in Parksville.
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Monday,
January 26:
Arrowsmith
Naturalists meet at Knox United Church in Parksville at 7.30 pm. Members
Night when members share their photos. All welcome.
Information
at 752-7588.
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18th Annual Tofino Shorebird Festival
May 1-3, 2015
For information please contact----
http://raincoasteducation.org/events/tofino-shorebird-festival
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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
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The Tuesday bird walk on January 20, 2015 will be going to the Plummer Road side of the Englishman River Estuary. Meet at the parking lot near the Lions Club Playground in Parksville
Community Park at 9:00 a.m. or at the corner of Plummer Road and Shorewood Drive in Parksville. at about
9:10 a.m.
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The Sunday bird walk on January 25, 2015 will be going to Bowen Park in Nanaimo. Meet at the Bird Store at 9:00 a.m. or at the main parking lot at Bowen Park(near the lawn bowling green) off Bowen Road at about 9:15 a.m.
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British Columbia Rare Bird Alert link--- http://www.bcbirdalert.blogspot.ca/
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A must read for those of us who live along the Strait of Georgia.
THE SEA AMONG US
THE AMAZING STRAIT OF GEORGIA
RICHARD BEAMISH AND GORDON McFARLANE
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Neil Robins
THE BACKYARD WILDBIRD & NATURE STORE
6314 Metral Drive
Nanaimo B.C.
V9T-2L8
Phone: 250-390-3669
Fax: 250-390-1633
Email: thebackyard@shaw.ca
Blog: www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com
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