Nanaimo bird report, April 22, 2018

Nanaimo bird Report,April 22, 2018

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 bird walk, April 22, 2018

The Sunday bird walk went to Legacy Marsh in upper Lantzville. The morning was sunny with calm winds. We saw two Townsend’s Warblers feeding in a tall Big Leaf Maple Tree just off the trail.  A Wilson’s Snipe was spotted near the marsh.  A Red-breasted Sapsucker was seen in a conifer tree just off the trail giving us great views.  We heard  a Hutton’s Vireo and then spotted him.  Orange-crowned Warblers, Common Yellowthroat and Yellow-rumped Warblers were heard and seen all morning.  A Rufous Hummingbird was perched in a short bush for a long period of time giving us great views.  Turkey Vultures, a Bald Eagle and a Cooper’s Hawk were seen high overhead during the walk.

                                         

Townsend’s Warbler:

Sixteen birders including visiting birders from Red Deer saw and heard the following forty-six species:

 Ring-neck Duck

 Wood Duck

 Bufflehead

Pied-billed Grebe

Hooded Merganser

Wilson’s Snipe

Great Blue Heron

 Turkey Vulture

 Bald Eagle

Cooper’s Hawk

 Band-tailed Pigeon

 Rufous Hummingbird

Anna’s Hummingbird

                                                                Northern Flicker

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Steller’s Jay

 Northwestern Crow

 Common Raven

 Bewick's Wren

Pacific Wren
Marsh Wren

Varied Thrush

American Robin

Hermit Thrush

Violet-green Swallow

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Bushtit

Brown Creeper

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Hutton’s Vireo

 Orange-crowned Warbler

 Common Yellowthroat

 Townsend’s Warbler

 Yellow-rumped Warbler

 Spotted Towhee

Fox Sparrow

 Song Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Golden-crowned Sparrow

 Dark-eyed Junco

 Red-winged Blackbird

Brown-headed Cowbird

House Finch

Purple Finch

American Goldfinch

Hutton’s Vireo: Ralph Hocken Photo:

Thursday, April 19:

Two Evening Grosbeaks were seen along Avonlea Road and Cavendish Road in Nanaimo.

Wednesday, April 18: 

Four Ruddy Ducks were seen at Pilot Bay, Twin Beach on Gabriola Island.

Parksville/Qualicum Beach Tuesday Bird Walk, April 17, 2018 
The Tuesday bird walk went to the Shelly Road side of the Englishman River in Parksville. The morning was cloudy with calm winds.  A Hermit Thrush was spotted just off the trail.  A Trumpeter Swan and three Canada Geese were seen along the river.  Two Townsend’s Solitaires were seen perched in a berry bush not far from the trail. A Sharp-shinned Hawk was seen high up in a tall tree.  White-crowned Sparrows and Golden-crowned Sparrows were heard singing all morning.  A Chipping Sparrow was spotted just off the trail. We watched a Lincoln’s Sparrow preening itself in a bush near the trail. A Barred Owl was perched next to the trail giving us great views.

Chipping Sparrow: Ralph Hocken Photo.

Twenty-four birders including visiting birders from Chicago and Red Deer  saw and heard the following sixty- four species:

Trumpeter Swan

Canada Geese

Brant

American Wigeon

Eurasian Wigeon

Gadwall

Northern Pintail

Mallard

Common Goldeneye

Bufflehead

Green-wing Teal

Horned Grebe

Red-necked Grebe

Surf Scoter

Common Loon

Killdeer

Bald Eagle

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Barred Owl

Turkey Vulture

Virginia Rail

Great Blue Heron
Bonaparte’s Gull

Mew Gull

Iceland (Thayer’s )Gull

California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull

Band-tailed Pigeon

Eurasian-collared Dove

Killdeer

Northern Flicker

Pileated Woodpecker

Common Raven

Northwestern Crow

California Quail

Steller’s Jay

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler

European Starling

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Anna’s Hummingbird

Rufous Hummingbird

Brown Creeper

Bushtit

Pacific Wren

Bewick’s Wren

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Golden-crowned Kinglet

American Robin

Hermit Thrush
Varied Thrush

Townsend’s Solitaire

Spotted Towhee

Dark-eyed Junco

Chipping Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Lincoln’s Sparrow

Song Sparrow

House Finch

Purple Finch

Red Crossbill

Pine Siskin

An American Goldfinch was seen on Protection Island.

A Black-headed Grosbeak was seen at a backyard feeder near Tempre Road and Pry Road in Parksville.

Monday, April 16:  

An American Goldfinch was seen Along Lancewood Road in Lantzville.

Tuesday, April 10

A Rufous Hummingbird was seen in a backyard feeder in the 3300 block of Barrington Road in Nanaimo.

Townsend’s Solitaire: Ralph Hocken Photo:

Please Note
Check this site (www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com) early Tuesday and Sunday on stormy mornings to see if the walks have been cancelled!

The Tuesday Bird Walk on April 24, 2018 will be going to the Plummer Road side of the Englishman River in Parksville.  Meet at the Parksville Community Park (near the Lions Club playground parking lot) in Parksville at 9:00 am, or at the corner of Plummer Road and Shorewood Drive on the oceanside of Highway 19a at about 9:10 am.

The Sunday Bird Walk on April 29, 2018 will be going to Morrell Wildlife Sanctuary in Nanaimo.  Meet at the Bird store at 9:00 am or at parking lot at Morrell Sanctuary at 787 Nanaimo Lakes Road in Nanaimo at 9:20 am.

Good birding

Neil Robins

THE BACKYARD WILDBIRD & NATURE STORE

314 Metral Drive

Nanaimo B.C.
V9T-2L8

Phone: 250-390-3669
Fax: 250-390-1633

Email: thebackyard@shaw.ca

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