Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday birdwalk, October 11,
2016
The Tuesday bird walk went to the Shelly Road side of
the Englishman River Estuary in Parksville. The morning was sunny and warm. We
saw and heard a large number of Golden-crowned Kinglets at the start of the walk. A Barred
Owl was perched on a snag not far from the trail, giving us great
long views. We had six sightings of Northern Shrike perched at the top of
shrubs on the meadows. A large flock of Black Turnstones landed on a log next to the
shoreline near American
Wigeons, Mallards, a
Northern
Shoveler, Northern Pintails
and Harlequin Ducks. We watched in fascination as a Bald Eagle
swooped in and chased a Mallard for a about 10 minutes before catching
him. The Eagle held the Mallard under the water until
the Mallard broke free, with the Eagle in hot pursuit. The
Mallard escaped to the cheering birders! A Sharp-shinned Hawk and a Red-tailed Hawk were seen high
overhead.
Barred Owl: John Purves
Photo:
Sixteen birders saw and
heard the following fifty-eight species:
Canada Geese
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Harlequin Duck
Green-wing Teal
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Barred Owl
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Merlin
Killdeer
Black Turnstone
Northern Shrike
Mew Gull
Bonaparte’s Gull
California Gull
Thayer's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Anna's Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
Pileated
Woodpecker
Northwestern
Crow
Common Raven
American Pipit
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Pacific Wren
Bewick's Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Yellow-rumped Warbler
American Robin
Townsend’s
Solitaire
European
Starling
Spotted Towhee
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
House Finch
Purple Finch
Red Crossbill
American Goldfinch
Northern Shrike: Ralph Hocken Photo.
The Tuesday bird walk on October 18, 2016 will be
going to Lot Ten north of Qualicum Beach. Meet at the Parksville Community Park
at the parking lot near the Lions Club Kids playground at 9:00 a.m. Or at the
Brant Viewing platform in north Qualicum Beach at about 9:20 a.m.
Good birding
Neil Robins
Parksville
thebackyard@shaw.ca
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