The Tuesday bird walk went to Springwood Park in Parksville. The morning
was sunny and warm making for a pleasant bird walk. A Pileated Woodpecker flew
in and began drumming on a snag off the trail putting on quite a show for us.
Many Orange-crowned Warblers and several Yellow-rumped Warblers sang for most of
the morning. We also had some great views of the Warblers during the walk.
Violet-green Swallows were flying near the Bald Eagle’s nest on the far side of
the meadows. We spotted a Red-tailed Hawk perched on top a snag looking over the
meadow. A Peregrine Falcon flew in near the eagle’s nest and then landed in a
tall snag further away on the far side of the meadow. Two calling Evening
Grosbeaks were perched on a tree branch in the forest giving us good views of
these colorful birds.
Twenty-one birders, including a visiting birder from Whitecourt Alberta,
saw and heard the following thirty-four species.
Canada Geese
Mallard
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Downy Woodpecker
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
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
Varied Thrush
European Starling
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Evening Grosbeak
Dark-eyed Junco
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Pine Siskin
The Tuesday bird walk on April 14 will be going to the Shelly Road side of
the Englishman River in Parksville.
Good birding
Neil Robins
Parksville
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