NANAIMO
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.
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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Peter and Marion from Australia
send their Best Wishes for the New Year to all their birding friends in Canada
Sunday, February 01, 2015:
The
Sunday bird walk went to Nanoose Bay. The morning was cloudy with a strong wind
off the Strait of Georgia but we did get a little sunshine near the end of the
walk. The highlights included seeing a Northern Shrike
perched on a short bush near the estuary. We spotted three Eurasian Widgeons in
with a large flock of American Widgeon. There was a large number of Green-wing
Teal and Northern Pintail close by the shore. Several Bufflehead and Common
Goldeneye was seen further off shore.
Northern Shrike: Ralph
Hocken Photo.
Twelve
birders saw and heard the following thirty-two species:
Canada
Geese
Mallard
American
Widgeon
Eurasian
Widgeon
Green-wing
Teal
Northern
Pintail
Surf
Scoter
Bufflehead
Common
Goldeneye
Common
Merganser
Red-breasted
Merganser
Horned
Grebe
Red-necked
Grebe
Common
Loon
Double-crested
Cormorant
Pelagic
Cormorant
Killdeer
Bald
Eagle
Northern
Shrike
Thayer’s
Gull
Mew Gull
California
Gull
Glaucous-winged
Gull
Northern
Flicker
Northwestern
Crow
Common Raven
Bewick’s
Wren
Chestnut-backed
Chickadee
American
Robin
Spotted
Towhee
Red-winged
Blackbird
Song
Sparrow
The Rough-legged
Hawk is still being seen at the Nanaimo River Estuary in south Nanaimo.
Saturday,
January 31:
A Harris' Sparrow was seen along the hedgerow that is east of the large Oak Tree at the Nanaimo River Estuary. It was in with a group of Golden-crowned and White-crowned Sparrows.
A Harris' Sparrow was seen along the hedgerow that is east of the large Oak Tree at the Nanaimo River Estuary. It was in with a group of Golden-crowned and White-crowned Sparrows.
The Rough-legged Hawk
is still present, along with two Northern Harriers and at least thirteen
Western Meadowlarks at the Nanaimo River Estuary in south Nanaimo.
Friday,
January 30:
Sixty Evening Grosbeaks were seen in a field
at the corner of Lowery Road and Hodge Road in French Creek.
Thursday,
January 29:
A
Yellow-billed Loon and three Western Grebes were seen on the Strait of Georgia
off the Plummer Road side of the Englishman River Estuary in Parksville.
About
sixty Pine Siskins were seen at feeders and resting in a plum tree in a garden
near Fairview School and the Cat Stream in Nanaimo.
Tuesday,
January 27:
The Tuesday bird walk went to the Shelly Road side of the
Englishman River in Parksville. The morning was cloudy with sunny periods and
the winds were calm. Ruby-crowned and Golden-crowned Kinglets were seen
feeding high up in the trees. Many large flocks of Common Mergansers,
Red-breasted Mergansers, Pacific Loons, Common Loons and Common Murre's were
seen off shore. Several flocks of Surf Scoters were heading up and down the
Strait of Georgia. A large flock of Pine Siskins flew over and landed in a tall
tree, giving us great views. A flock of Bushtits joined the Siskins in feeding
on the tree.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet: Ralph Hocken Photo..
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Golden-crowned Kinglet: Ralph Hocken Photo
Twenty-two birders including visiting birders from Chicago, Red Deer and Edmonton saw and hear the following fifty-three species:
Brant
Canada Geese
Mallard
American Wigeon
Northern Pintail
Green-wing Teal
Gadwall
Greater Scaup
Surf Scoter
White-wing Scoter
Bufflehead
Long-tailed Duck
Barrow’s Goldeneye
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Ancient Murrelet
Common Murre
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Bald Eagle
Belted Kingfisher
Great Blue Heron
Mew Gull
Thayer’s Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Anna's Hummingbird
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Steller’s Jay
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Bewick's Wren
Pacific Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Pine Siskin
Sunday, January
25:
One Sandhill crane and over one hundred Trumpeter Swans were seen
off Sahilton Road in Duncan.
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Tofino-Shorebird –Festival
18th Annual May 1-3, 2015
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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 February 03, 2015 will be going to Rathtrevor Provincial Park in Parksville. Meet
at the parking lot near the Lions Club Playground in Parksville Community Park at 9:00 a.m. or at the main parking lot in Rathtrevor Park at about 9:10 a.m.
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The Sunday bird walk on February 08, 2015 will be going to Buttertubs Marsh in Nanaimo. Meet at the Bird Store at 9:00 a.m. or at the parking lot at Buttertubs off Bowen Road at about 9:15 a.m.
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 February 03, 2015 will be going to Rathtrevor Provincial Park in Parksville. Meet
at the parking lot near the Lions Club Playground in Parksville Community Park at 9:00 a.m. or at the main parking lot in Rathtrevor Park at about 9:10 a.m.
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The Sunday bird walk on February 08, 2015 will be going to Buttertubs Marsh in Nanaimo. Meet at the Bird Store at 9:00 a.m. or at the parking lot at Buttertubs 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.
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
THE AMAZING STRAIT OF GEORGIA
RICHARD BEAMISH AND GORDON McFARLANE
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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: thebackyard@shaw.ca
Blog: www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com
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